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december 6, 2013
By parvez Filed under Community

So I though I'd share a personal experience that reminded me of what Open Source, and therefore CiviCRM, means to me. Over the past year or so a lot of conversations have been taking place about the direction of CiviCRM, how we should fund the project to ensure its sustainability etc. More recently the partner program has come about and we've all been drawn into the mya that comes with it, thinking about the bigger picture. Why mya you may ask?

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december 6, 2013
By andrew.tombs@zingit.org.uk Filed under CiviHR

Version 1.1 of CiviHR is now ready for release. The main features added have been three workflows (based on CiviCase) to record and manage individuals who are:

1. Joining an organisation

2. working their Probation period

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december 5, 2013
By colemanwFiled under

By popular demand, here it is: another exciting release of CiviCRM, with maintenance and stability improvements to give you the best possible CRM. Download CiviCRM 4.4.3 now.

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december 4, 2013
By jamie Filed under Extensions

Have you ever completed a training a wondered whether usage of your CiviCRM database changed as a result? Have you ever wondered who were the major database users in your organization and who might need more prodding?

The Progressive Technology Project is please to announce that now, with the Database Health Report, you can find out.

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december 2, 2013
By Dave Greenberg Filed under CiviCRM, Community

The holiday season is almost upon us. So we thought we’d round up a top ten of 2013 to highlight what we have achieved as a community this year.  Of course, this is just the tip of the CiviCRM iceberg! We’d love to hear about your achievements in the comments below.

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december 2, 2013
By capo Filed under Extensions
The Need of Data Integration Tools
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december 1, 2013
By totten Filed under CiviCase, API, Extensions

CiviCase is generally described as "a container for activities". As a container, it's well-suited to two scenarios:

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december 1, 2013
By Ruchi Filed under CiviHR

 

The Purpose of CiviHR Recruitment

To me, the effort put in to build any system is worthwhile when it allows organizations to deliver better experiences all around. The CiviHR Recruitment function aims to deliver just that by:

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november 28, 2013
By ChrisChinchilla Filed under CiviCRM, Extensions

This may be a blog post I expand upon later…

I've seen mentions around the interwebs of socialCRM tools for CiviCRM and what I want to know is… Has anyone started any kind of code or prototyping this idea? If not, I may make a start and anyone else interested in lending a hand… Let me know.

Slightly vague in terms of feature set right now, but take a read through the following links to get an idea:

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november 28, 2013
By Ruchi Filed under Interface and design
India has over 3.3 million registered non-profits (one for every 400 people!), many of which are growing and looking for better solutions to manage their fundraising efforts. There is an immense and exciting opportunity at hand.   
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