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By michaelmcandrew Filed under CiviCon

CiviCon London happened almost a month ago now so I thought it was about time for a quick review. 2014 was our biggest year yet.  As in the previous years, we had a roughly 50:50 split between people new to CiviCRM and CiviCon and people coming back from previous years.  We also had a fairly even split between developers, implementors and users.

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By SarahGladstone Filed under CiviContribute, Extensions

This extension has been unpublished from the CiviCRM extensions directory, as it is obsolete. The source code is still at GitHub (https://github.com/sgladstone/com.pogstone.paymentprocessorhelper), but is not maintained, nor recommended. 

 

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By Stoob Filed under Make it happen

"Sort Name" is used by CiviCRM for tabular search results.

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By Dave Greenberg Filed under Release announcements

Every software project is faced with the challenge of balancing the need to innovate and introduce new features, with the interest of many users in minimizing their maintenance costs and avoiding the risks that inevitably come with software upgrades. One way to meet this challenge is to provide a Long-term Support (LTS) release with an extended release cycle.

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By cividesk Filed under Training

Cividesk is offering four different on-line training sessions in November focusing on Contacts, Events, Membership and Contribution Management.  Click here for more information on class curriculum, specific dates/time and cost for each session.  Classes are designed for new users or those who are in need of a refresher course.  Email Susan@cividesk.com with any specific questions. 

 

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By lwupagano Filed under Case studies and user stories, Community

BackOffice Thinking has created a Giving Tuesday campaign for CiviCRM.  We are inviting you to join us so that the world sees the unity of the CiviCRM community.

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By Slovak Filed under Drupal 7
BADCamp (Bay Area Drupal Camp) will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts, November 6-9.
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By alejandro_salgado Filed under Case studies and user stories, CiviCon, Marketing and Promotion, Meetups, Sprints

20+ Sessions were recorded during last CiviCon London 2014 and are now available in CiviCon official website.

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By ErikHommel Filed under Case studies and user stories, Community

My name is Erik Hommel, 51 years old. I live in the Netherlands in a small village called Brummen(between Apeldoorn and Arnhem) with my wife Floor, our 2 youngest children and four Siamese cats. Our 2 oldest kids have either left home or are in the process of doing so. My working career in ICT started in 1988 as an RPG programmer on the IBM S/38.

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By sean@musicnovascotia.ca Filed under Case studies and user stories
(adapted from “Jumping to Civi Under The Gun”, CiviCon 2014 presentation)   Music Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization that has worked since 1989 with a mandate to encourage the creation, development, growth and promotion of Nova Scotia’s music industry. Music Nova Scotia exists to grow and nurture the Nova Scotia music industry, to retain our own natural resource and promote investment, by:
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