CiviCRM.org Blog Feed
Explore
Find out more about how CiviCRM is being used in Canada and elsewhere.
Tips for Maintaining Workflow templates
Since the middle of last year there have been some tools in CiviCRM core to help with maintaining workflow templates that have not been well publicised … Notably Site Tokens (worked on at the South Carolina Sprint by Allen Shaw of Joinery) and some tweaks for easier editing in the Message Admin extension (which ships as part of CiviCRM but which you may need to enable).
CiviCRM 6.2 Release
CiviCRM version 6.2.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
CiviCon 2025: Schedule of Sessions
SYSTOPIA Extension of the Month #16: Twingle API
In this blog series, we introduce useful extensions for CiviCRM. Each month, we showcase one of the many extensions we have developed at SYSTOPIA over the years. This time, we're looking at the Twingle API Extension – a practical solution to automatically transfer donations from Twingle to CiviCRM.
PSA: Getting ready for extension-upgrades
TLDR: Site-builders who manage CiviCRM extensions in the web UI should install the Hotfix: Extension Upgrades or upgrade to v6.1. Similarly, site-builders who manage extensions with cv CLI should update to v0.3.63+.
MotivationExploring CivCRM 6's new theme framework, River Lea
After 17 years of shipping with the Greenwich theme, the release of CiviCRM 6 last month brought to new installs a new default theme, Minetta, named after the river running under Greenwich, New York. But Civi 6 didn't mark the arrival of just one new theme; it shipped with four themes: Minetta, Walbrook, HackneyBrook and Thames.
CiviCon 2025 Admin Training: Agenda and Presenters Announced
CiviCon 2025 kicks off with a two-day Admin Training, May 19th and 20th, aimed at folks much like yourself, who need to manage CiviCRM on a day-to-day basis.
CiviCRM 6.1 Release
CiviCRM version 6.1.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
CiviCRM 6.0 Release
CiviCRM version 6.0.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
CiviCRM Needs Your Voice: UK Charity CRM Survey 2025
Every year, Fundraising Magazine—the UK’s only printed magazine for professional charity fundraisers—conducts a major survey to rank the best charity CRMs. This report is widely used by charities looking for a new system and provides valuable insights into CRM trends in the sector.
SYSTOPIA Extension of the Month #14: Advanced Newsletter Management
Internet Archive tour: Kick-off for the CiviCon 2025 Sprint
CiviCon 2025 Request for Presentations
CiviCon 2025 is now in the process of finalizing the program, and we still have openings for additional presenters! Submit your proposal today.
Save the Date: CiviCamp and Sprint in The Netherlands October 2025
As you might know CiviCRM celebrates it's 20th birthday this year. On top the CiviCon 2025 at San Fransisco (USA) in May there will be a CiviCamp and CiviSprint in The Netherlands (Europe). CiviCamp will be on Monday 20 October 2025 with a CiviSprint from Tuesday 21 October 2025 up to Friday 24 October 2025.
More news will follow, watch this space.
CiviCRM 5.82 Release
CiviCRM version 5.82.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
2025 CiviCRM end user survey: share your thoughts, shape the future
There’s many ways the CiviCRM project continuously gets feedback: from clients working with CiviCRM partners, people posting GitLab issues, or conversations in the Mattermost chat.
But right now, we’d like to step back and revisit with a more holistic angle of where end user organizations are at via a short 5-10 minute survey.
Register now for CiviCon 2025
Join us in May for CiviCon San Francisco 2025, a grand celebration of CiviCRM's 20 years of serving non-profits, back in the town where it all started!
CiviCon 2025 will bring together professionals from organizations that use CiviCRM, agencies that support these organizations, and developers who create CiviCRM-related software.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn about exciting new developments in CiviCRM, and get connected with others in the community. Come learn, share, and connect!
Centered around the 2-day, 3-track conference itself, this series of events covers a 9-day period from May 19-27, including optional trainings plus a multi-day working retreat on ...