It’s been on my tasklist to write about the CiviCRM community. Like most people it seems, my task list is longer than I care to admit, so I’ve put this off for some time. I had a moment of inspiration the other day when I was jogging about trying to visually represent some of the key elements of our community, however this was problematic for two reasons.
Blogs
An interview with the Organization for Transformative Works
Cividesk recently spoke with the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), a nonprofit run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fan work and fan cultures. OTW is an all-volunteer organization that is based entirely online. Volunteers from around the world work together via e-mail, chat, and cloud-based project management software, in most cases without ever meeting in person. Kristen Murphy is the membership data specialist for OTW’s Development and Membership committee and shared her experience using CiviCRM.
December 2016: Looking for the 4.7.14 / 4.6.24 release annoucement? Here it is!
The latest release of CiviCRM 4.6 and 4.7 includes security fixes. We recommend upgrading to 4.7.11 or 4.6.21 to ensure the security of your site and data. The latest releases include 9 security fixes and improvements. A number of other non-security issues have also been fixed in the latest releases.
Ever wanted to know Hebrew birthdays, yahrzeit dates, and other Hebrew dates for your contacts? Now you can track all these dates, search on them, prepare lists, and send reminders at the right time, and more. Since this is a native CiviCRM extension, it will work under Drupal, WordPress or Joomla.
Get the extension at: https://civicrm.org/extensions/hebrew-calendar
Enter CiviCon’s exclusive prize draw!
In only 7 weeks, more than 200 people will be gathering in London for Europe's biggest CiviCRM conference. And to build up the excitement, we have planned an exclusive competition to win 5 free tickets to the conference on the 6th and 7th October!
How does it work?
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My name is Pranay and I study Computer Science at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. I am a student developer working for CiviCRM as a part of the Google Summer of Code 2016 program.
CiviCON training (4th and 5th October)
The largest gathering in Europe for the CiviCRM community is back in London for its 5th year and as part of this gathering, we are offering 2 different training sessions for both new and long-term CiviCRM users: -
> CiviCON administrator training The administrator training course is targeted at administrators who want to learn more about configuring, customising and implementing CiviCRM into their organisation.
On the 8th of September, we will be hosting a special evening at the Google Campus London in celebration of CiviHR’s official launch!
From 6:00pm to 9:00pm, we will share with your our journey creating CiviHR and open the floor for ideas, discussion, and for you to become a part of our future.