Articles

A collection of articles to help inform on a range of subjects from accessibility to SEO.

iCal not respecting Daylight Saving Times

We have had a few clients talk to us that the iCal sent from CiviCRM is incorrect. So we investigated this and we couldn't find any problems. When we opened the iCal in a Text Reader the time matched...

Spam and Block lists

We are seeing a large increase in emails getting flagged as Spam by the recipient, especially from Microsoft. All it can take is a few people marking an email as Spam and you can get blocked across...

Why do IT Projects Fail?

In an article, back in 2017, the Project Management Institute did a survey of it's members and it found that 14 percent of projects fail completely. However, that number only represents the total...

For peace of mind: Log4j vulnerability

A few of you may be aware of the Log4j vulnerability that has been discussed over the last few days and are worried about this impacting the servers that your CiviCRM and website are hosted on....

What is the Open Source Security Foundation?

The Open Source Security Foundation, also known as OpenSSF, is a collaboration which is backed by Microsoft, Google, GitHub, NCC Group, OWASP Foundation and more.  This foundation is...

WordPress: 8 Free Online Learning Resources

WordPress is one of the most popular and well-known content management systems (CMS) as nearly 45% of websites are WordPress sites.  If you’re new to using the CMS there are several free...

What is the Contract for the Web?

Creator of the internet, Tim Berners-Lee created the “Contract for the Web” as a global plan of action to make the internet safer and more accessible for everyone.  The contract was created...

Volunteer Management with CiviVolunteer

Built especially for membership and non-profit organisations, CiviCRM has several functions that make volunteer management simpler and easier. CiviVolunteer’s features allow for the recruitment and...

How Sustainable is your Website?

The internet contributes to 2% of the world’s greenhouse gases, and this is predicted to double by 2025. This may come as a surprise as digital is seen as the eco-friendly alternative to pen and...

Top CiviCRM Learning Resources for Developers

We’ve rounded up the best CiviCRM learning resources for complete beginners, but here’s one for the devs with specialist sites to solve more technical problems. If you are a Drupal or WordPress...

Mailchimp vs. Mosaico

Mailchimp is well-known for its simple drag and drop email builder, and is popular with small and large businesses. However, Mosaico is a lesser-known, but just as powerful drag and drop email...

Latest Charity Tech Trends

As the pandemic has driven many charitable organisations to adopt a digital-first strategy, what are the emerging trends that have come from this?  Take a read of our tech trend roundup to...

Grant Management in CiviCRM

CiviGrant is one of CiviCRM’s many functions which is designed to track outgoing funds from your organisation. This makes it a useful tool for grant-giving organisations, such as foundations....

What is a Digital Inclusion Strategy?

You may have heard the term ‘digital inclusion’ thrown around lately and wondered if this is just another corporate buzzword. In fact, digital inclusion is what it sounds like, making sure that...

Top 5 CiviCRM Learning Resources for Complete Beginners

Whether you’re learning the ropes with a new CiviCRM set up at your organisation, or are looking to fill an appetite for learning, we have gathered the top five most useful resources to get to grips...

Caldera Forms: What they are and how to use them with WordPress and CiviCRM

Caldera Forms is a WordPress plugin that needs to be installed and activated to use with your WordPress site. Once installed, you can create forms to set up automated marketing communications and...

Why Digital Fundraising is Important

Digital fundraising, also known as “online fundraising” is what it says on the tin. Fundraising online encompasses all of the great benefits of the internet, such as a worldwide reach and low cost,...

Wix vs. WordPress: CiviCRM Edition

Wix, a popular low-cost CMS, has been under fire recently for running a controversial marketing campaign that impersonates WordPress unfavourably. As part of the campaign, WordPress influencers...

Battle of the CRMs: CiviCRM vs Salesforce

As one of the most well-known CRM systems in the world, Salesforce has been a go-to for many companies for digital transformation.  However, CiviCRM, an open-source customer relationship...

GDPR: What still applies post-Brexit?

As GDPR is an EU regulation it technically doesn’t apply to the UK anymore. We say “technically” because UK companies must still follow UK data protection laws, and GDPR is incorporated into this....

Marketing Tools for Nonprofits

In 2021 it is more important than ever to have an online presence, particularly if you're a nonprofit organisation that depends on volunteers, members, and donations from the public....

Setting up Webinars in CiviCRM

Although remote working can come with many positives, it presents challenges in running your events calendar as usual. Luckily there is still a way to bring people together for events through online...

Website Development Trend Predictions for 2021

The new year is here, and, as well as finally seeing the back of 2020 (!), we will see the emergence of new website development trends.  Only time will tell what will reign supreme, but for...

Preparing for the end of the eCommerce Directive

From the 1st January 2021, the transition period will be over, and Brexit will be in place.  This means that there will be changes to the way that online UK businesses can operate with EU...