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By andrew.tombs@zingit.org.ukFiled under

Version 1.0 of CiviHR has now been released, and is available for download at http://civicrm.org/extensions/civihr or alternatively Compucorp  are already offering a hosted version for organisations that do not want to install and maintain CiviHR themselves.

The features in this first release include:

* Staff Directory

* Work and Home Contact details

* Job Positions / Job Roles

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By michaelmcandrew Filed under Tips

CiviCRM has a lot of clever functionality but it isn't always easy to find. I wanted to share with people a very useful feature that is hiding 'in plain sight' on the advanced search form.  I've pointed this out to folks a few times during trainings, and it seems to be something that quite a few people (even those that have been using CiviCRM for a while) have missed.  Maybe this is because there are many other buttons competing for your attention on the advanced search page.

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By jchester Filed under Documentation

At the recent Dalesbridge sprint, members of the documentation team updated the user and administration book.

We included new features for 4.4, expanded on some previously under-documented areas and re-organised some content to make things easier to find.

The new version of the book has now been published at http://book.civicrm.org/user/.

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By colemanw Filed under Release announcements, Security Releases

A moderately critical security issue has just been fixed in CiviCRM. We recommend you immediately upgrade to one of the following newly released versions:

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By xavier Filed under Architecture, Interface and design

Fair warning, this post is intended to the technical part of our community, if you don't care about the architecture of civi, please skip this one, I'll come back to you soon with awesome datavisualisation and an interview of Micah about ssl (you'll like it). And if you read anyway, I'm a bit of a drama queen and some of the mountains I describes are probably hills, at best.

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By Life Cycle UK Filed under Community

Life Cycle UK is a small, innovative, UK charity which aims to transform lives and the environment through cycling. We run a range of practical services and projects designed to help people to overcome the barriers stopping them from cycling – anything from confidence boosting cycle training for adults who haven’t ridden a bike for 20 years and want to ditch the car and cycle to work – to a range of "inclusive cycling" projects which target specific disadvantaged groups.

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By colemanw Filed under Release announcements

The CiviCRM community of developers and partners are proud to announce the stable release of CiviCRM 4.4 - the fastest and most powerful version yet. Download it now.

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By meberly Filed under Community, Drupal 7
The Trinity Forum (TTF) is a nonprofit organization that engages leaders with the great ideas of civilization in the context of faith for personal and societal renewal.   
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By LindseyM Filed under Case studies and user stories, Community

Theatre groups, political organisations, environmental charities... CiviCRM is used by organisations of all shapes and sizes and the faith-based sector is a growing part of that. Here's a snapshot of our own Civi journey at Woodlands Church in Bristol, UK.  

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By lynndanzig Filed under Sprints

Hello to all who were at the Dalesbridge Sprint

Remember the garden?

Dalesbridge

A few more pix  here 

I greatly appreciated the opportunity to attend the sprint and learnt a great deal. Many thanks to all who helped.

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