I've just released the stable 2.0 version of the Drupal Webform CiviCRM Integration module and wanted to share some of the cool new things you can do with it.
Version 1, which I wrote earlier this year, was basically built for a single purpose: you could have a user fill out a webform, and their contact record (name, address, email, etc.) would be created/updated and an activity of the form submission would be logged. That alone is pretty darn useful, but suggestions from users, the advent of API v3, and a commission from the core team got me setting sights higher for the next release.
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oktober 16, 2011
By colemanw Filed under CiviCampaign, CiviCase, CiviEvent, Case studies and user stories, Drupal, ExtensionsRead more
oktober 15, 2011
By jeff porter Filed under CiviContribute, API, Case studies and user stories, CiviCRMAs most non-profits know, driving revenue exclusively off of events can be a hit or miss adventure. Revenues YOY are not consistent, and its difficult to find those supporters who will organize and host fundraising events to support your cause. Many are intimidated by hosting large fundraisers or simply don't have the time or resources to pull it off. So to sum up our problem: we needed a broader more consistent source of revenue to fund our programs. To expand our source of revenue, we looked to our community of donors, families, and fundraisers to raise money on our behalf through their own social networks. The average user on facebook has 30 friends [http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics] which means that we could exponentially increase our reach through online social networking interaction. All we needed was to setup the campaign pages platform and get people started.
oktober 14, 2011
By Dave Greenberg Filed under CiviCon, CiviCRMFor those of you who are thinking about ways you can promote your business as well as help support and grow the CiviCRM community :-) ...
oktober 11, 2011
By gibsonoliver Filed under CiviContribute, CiviCRMOur idea is that a Room Booking Module would be a fantastic addition to CiviCRM.
oktober 7, 2011
By ElietHenderson Filed under Case studies and user stories, MeetupsSan Francisco Baykeeper's case study of moving from Blackbaud Raiser's Edge to CiviCRM was the featured topic at this month's San Francisco meetup. I previously wrote about our transition in this blog and wanted to provide an up-to-date look at that process, plus our latest advances and ongoing challenges. Baykeeper has now been successfully using CiviCRM for almost a year.
There were around 15 people at the meetup, and we had a lively discussion with lots of Q and A during the presentation.
oktober 7, 2011
By bgm Filed under Internationalization and Localization, MeetupsJoin us on 19 October 2011 in Montreal (QC, Canada) for a meetup on the state of the fr_CA CiviCRM translation. Location: at the Brulerie Saint-Denis (near the Berri-UQAM metro station) starting at 19h (7 PM).
oktober 7, 2011
By arif Filed under CiviCampaign, ExtensionsTexting - sending short messages via sms to cell phones is a powerful but untapped tool for community organizing. Recent Pew Internet studies have shown that young people of color use texting far more than other demographic groups, and increasingly access the internet and communicate solely through their mobile devices. Given this, texting has tremendous potential to help community organizing groups in the US communicate with their members.
oktober 6, 2011
By ErikHommel Filed under SprintsThere will be a CiviCRM Euro code sprint in The Netherlands from 12 - 16 December 2011, and you can register here
The idea is to have as many community members present so we can achieve lots and make all of us happy!
oktober 3, 2011
By lcdweb Filed under ExtensionsFor Joomla users out there, you may be interested in a few new and updated 3rd party extensions that provide integration with CiviCRM. A semi-complete list of available extensions with their descriptions can be found here: http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Joomla%21+Extensions+for+CiviCRM+%283rd+party%29
Of particular interest are a few for Joomla 1.6+ users:
september 28, 2011
By totten Filed under API, ArchitectureCiviCRM 3.4.x and 4.0.x introduced API v3, a more consistent set of interfaces for integrating with CiviCRM using PHP, Smarty, Javascript, and REST. Building on this consistent core API, recent CiviCRM updates have introduced even more ways to manipulate your data -- such as chaining and CSV batch importing.
Thus, functions implemented according to the API v3 conventions can be invoked several different ways. If you would like to leverage this infrastructure for use with a new or customized API call, then download the latest release. With 3.4.6/4.0.6, external developers can expose API functions for new entities, new actions, and even generic actions.
