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Nearly every client with whom we’ve worked over the years has wrestled with how to manage duplicate contacts in their Civi.  Although it’s impossible to eliminate duplicates completely, we do have some tried-and-true suggestions for minimizing them with as little risk as possible.

Creating effective duplicate rules is often more art than science.  You want to hit the sweet spot between removing the possibility that contacts are overwritten incorrectly, and setting the rule so restrictively that contacts are more frequently duplicated than not.

It's time to take your CiviCRM skills to the next level! Join us for two days of intensive hands-on learning, individual attention from CiviCRM experts and networking with nonprofit peers.

• Dig into all the major components of CiviCRM with the guidance of experienced trainers.

• Learn and practice on an actual database: we give each trainee their own CiviCRM site to work on.

• Ask questions: you'll have plenty of opportunities.

Get an early-bird discount if you register by March 12.

Our San Francisco Bay Area CiviCRM community had a fantastic 2018 CiviCamp.  The feedback we received has shaped our 2019 offering.  (Thank you!)  So this year, CiviCamp Oakland is a 2-Day event! 

Are you looking to get started using CiviMember to mange your non-profit's membership? 

This 2-hour online course brought by Cividesk is designed to teach the basics of using the membership module. We start by configuring membership types and discussing the rules that CiviCRM uses to manage membership status. We'll also cover adding new memberships, searching and reporting on memberships, the basics of setting up an online membership sign-up page and how to send out automated membership renewal emails. 

Restoring the Foundations Ministry (RTF) is an integrated approach to biblical healing, with over 200 teams around the globe providing training and personal ministry to churches and people seeking help. The mission of the organization is to offer “hope for healing, freedom from life’s deepest struggles, and renewed purpose for living.” Jaque Orsi, office administrator at RTF, recently spoke with Cividesk to share her experiences of using CiviCRM. 

First meetup of 2019, a workshop style session discussing challenges submitted by attendees in advance. 

This session will focus on 'Membership' - we invite participants to 'lead' on a topic, and share your experiences with the group.  Suggested topics from the following items across the event lifecycle:

There has been a security release for CiviCRM. We recommend you immediately upgrade to one of the following versions:

• CiviCRM v5.10.3
• CiviCRM v5.7.4 ESR

In addition to the security fixes, this release includes two regression fixes. 

Below are the security advisories details:

Put on your clogs: CiviCamp NW Europe will be held in the capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam in May 2019! Register now!

The event will take place on Monday, 13th of May, in Amsterdam at the Impact Hub, Linnaeusstraat 2C, 1092 CK Amsterdam.

Learn all the basics of CiviVolunteer 2.0 in this online training course, The Essentials of CiviVolunteer offered by Cividesk on Thursday, February 21st at 9 am PT / 10 am MT/ 12 pm ET.

Click here to register now for this informative class, since class size is kept small to allow for questions and classes do fill quickly.