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In case you haven't noticed, the security landscape for the Internet has changed in the last few weeks.

The big news out there was about Claude Mythos, and if you've been paying attention to AI and Internet security in any way, this is now a "shit hitting the fan" kind of thing.

CiviBRM is a practical user focused conference for everyone who uses CiviCRM in Birmingham on 9th June.

Tis the season to think about Drupal upgrades, and this year we prepare for Drupal 12 and upgrades to Drupal 11. Drupal 12 is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2026 and when it is released, Drupal 10 will be deprecated and will no longer receive security updates.

Wednesday, day 3 of Toronto's CiviCamp, is the full-day event in the style of a BarCamp or "Unconference". It's a chance for everyone involved or interested in CiviCRM to spend the day together, sharing experiences, ideas and contact information, and generally getting inspired.

CiviCamp Birmingham (CiviBRM) is a user-focused event. It’s not about highly technical deep dives - it’s about real experiences.

This week is your last chance to sign up to present a talk at the event on the 9th June -  and there are only a few slots left. So, if you’ve been thinking about sharing something, get in touch!

This October, the CiviCRM community is gathering in Paris for a full week of conferences, trainings and collaborative sprint. Five days right by Montmartre to dive deep into CiviCRM, share real‑life use cases and meet the people who build and use the platform every day.

A two day training for administrators of CiviCRM.

The aim of the administrator training is to help users become more advanced in utilising what the CiviCRM database has to offer. The first day will cover some of the core topics, focusing on understanding the infrastructure of the database and key ways to tailor it to individual needs. This is followed by modular exercises on topics such as Membership, Case Management, Contributions and CiviRules.

CiviCamp Toronto kicks off with a two-day Admin Training, May 25th and 26th, aimed at folks much like yourself, who need to manage CiviCRM on a day-to-day basis.

We're happy to announce the lineup of speakers and topics for this training.

We’re excited to invite you to CiviCamp Birmingham (CiviBRM), a one-day, community-driven event for everyone using CiviCRM.

Thanks to the hard work of CiviCRM’s incredible community of contributors, CiviCRM version 6.13.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release that includes new features and bug fixes. Details are available in the monthly release notes.

Your are encouraged to upgrade now for the most stable, secure CiviCRM experience:

For the past 20 years, CiviCRM has been about human connection: engaging with your constituents in meaningful ways. Every contact in your database represents a real person with a genuine connection to your organization.

Doesn't that sound quaint and old fashioned?

There has been a security release for CiviCRM. Upgrades are available for:

From 5-9 October 2026, the CiviCRM community will gather in Paris for CiviConf & CiviSprint 2026, a five‑day event combining conference, trainings and sprint, and you’re invited.

May 25-31, 2026 - downtown Toronto

We’re excited to announce that we'll be gathering in Toronto, Canada for seven days of training, sessions and a sprint focussed on improving the user experience of CiviCRM.

Join us for two days of Admin and Developer training, a conference/camp day with sessions for all skill levels, and four days of sprint where you will work together with peers and core team members.

In this Meetup, Mads Mitchell of Pooka & Co will discuss how you can set up CiviCRM to handle day-to-day UK GDPR requirements - from recording consent to double opt-ins... and why using CiviCRM's GDPR extension might not be the best approach.

For new users, we'll give a short introduction to CiviMail - showing you what is possible "out of the box" in CiviCRM for bulk mailings, transactional email and Scheduled Reminders.

Thanks to the hard work of CiviCRM’s incredible community of contributors, CiviCRM version 6.12.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release that includes new features and bug fixes. Details are available in the monthly release notes.

Your are encouraged to upgrade now for the most stable, secure CiviCRM experience:

Every year, Fundraising Magazine—the UK’s only printed magazine for professional charity fundraisers—conducts a major survey to rank the best charity CRMs.

An increasing number of our customer organisations need an option to involve their constituents when providing services to them or asking constitutents to contribute or support them. For that purpose, we have been building portals and over the recent year have also included the file storage options that Nextcloud provides. One of our clients also considers adding Moodle to the set of applications to involve their supporters.

CiviCRM is growing and improving rapidly, ensuring that organizations around the world have access, more than ever, to an amazing open source CRM and that they have full control over their systems and data.

In fact, on February 1st, 2026, the number of known installations of CiviCRM hit 14,349, the highest in the history of the project!