CiviCRM on Drupal 7: Are You Prepared for End-of-Life? January 7, 2025 by Paul Keogan Thinking in: CMS/Websites, Non Profit TipsHave you prepared for Drupal 7 EOL? Security updates for Drupal 7 are no longer being released due to end-of-life after January 5th, 2025. It’s crucial to understand your options and take action to ensure your CiviCRM on Drupal 7 has updated security and functionality. Your site could soon become vulnerable to threats and potentially… Read More
CiviCRM Security for the Long-Term September 1, 2022 by admin Thinking in: CRM/AMSYour technology systems are comprised of many different software components, each with their own expected upgrade cadence. These updates can be about adding new features or functionality, but often it’s more straightforward than that: Updates are released to address serious security risks! That means falling behind on updates is a risky proposition; even if things… Read More
CiviCRM Functionality and Features Evaluation June 1, 2022 by Lesley A. Carter Thinking in: CRM/AMS, Strategy, Support TipsMany of us wander through our day not thinking too much about why we do routine tasks, whether they still work or if we might be able to save time with an adjustment or two. Life is busy, so we just do it. Then down the line we find out that because of our routine… Read More
Proactive Cybersecurity Action for Your Website and CiviCRM April 26, 2022 by Linda Wu Pagano Thinking in: CMS/Websites, CRM/AMS, StrategyAnyone who owns a home finds themselves doing some kind of maintenance. Tuning up the heating & air conditioning, cleaning off the siding, replacing roof tiles that come off in storms, and more. We all know that keeping up with these ongoing tasks helps prevent bigger problems later. It’s exactly the same when it comes… Read More
From Manual to Automatic: A Nonprofit integration of CiviCRM & MobileCause February 23, 2022 by Kevin Stanek Thinking in: CRM/AMS, StrategyWhen we talk about manual vs. automatic, usually cars come to mind. A lot of people love a manual transmission because they feel more in control and they like the feeling of shifting gears. There’s just something about that rev of the engine that’s fun. When it comes to our technology systems, “manual” processes are… Read More
CiviCRM Flags of Importance February 2, 2022 by Lesley A. Carter Thinking in: CRM/AMS, DesignHave you ever looked at your summary screen in CiviCRM and wondered where a donor is in the cycle? Do you want to know, at a quick glance, the status of a member? We have a small, easy, dream come true, enhancement just for you. You can include global CiviCRM flags of importance for everyone.… Read More
Nonprofit Tech Time Waster or Saver? January 10, 2022 by Kristen Beireis Thinking in: CRM/AMSEvery day, there are way too many nonprofit professionals staring at their computer screens for hours on end. Are you one of them? Clicks with different times in a pile. Technology is a necessary piece of infrastructure for any nonprofit. It can be a wonderful time saver. It can also become a big time waster.… Read More
Connecting CiviCRM to Trackers and Data Tools (guest post by Harlem Lacrosse) October 22, 2021 by Lesley A. Carter Thinking in: CRM/AMS[We’re delighted to present this guest post by Jill Rodde, Chief Operating Officer at Harlem Lacrosse. Jill came up with a great solution for getting her team more engaged with their CiviCRM database, and we suggested sharing it here for other organizations to consider adopting. Enjoy!] While Civi is our system of record for all… Read More
Importing CiviCRM Contributions October 16, 2019 by Lesley A. Carter Thinking in: CRM/AMSWe get questions about importing contributions fairly often, so we thought we’d walk you through the steps we typically follow to ensure that the contributions are a) imported correctly and b) attached to the correct contacts. Does it take a bit longer? Perhaps – but we believe accuracy is well worth the few extra steps.… Read More
