Background
This course is based on the common 2-day CiviCRM User and Administrator Trainings offered in various cities around the world. Joe Murray of JMA Consulting and Sheila Burkett of Spry Digital provided the two day training in the two days prior to CiviCon Colorado, with Sheila leading an introductory group and Joe a more advanced group.
Objectives
- Understand how the CiviCRM community works and where you can find further information and support
- Know how to use CiviCRM as a day to day staff user
- Understand what's involved in planning and configuring CiviCRM installations
- Understand the different CiviCRM Components and how they interact with each other
- Work through practical examples and exercises relating to the course material
Previous knowledge assumed
- Learners are familiar with using online software applications / Office based software
Materials and equipment required
- Each learner will be given a copy of the Course Timetable, details of each session with the exercises, details on how they access support and access online resources.
- Session leaders use a projector and computer to demonstrate the session materials.
- Each learner has access to a computer which can connect to a CiviCRM installation. These computers are used by the learner to complete the session exercises.
- JMA Consulting arranged for each learner to have a demo instance of CiviCRM available to do exercises on a different subdomain of civicrm.org.
Programme
Day 1
08:30-08:45 | Arrival with coffee |
08:45-09:15 | Introductions & Course Overview |
09:15-10:00 | Session 1 - Introduction to CiviCRM |
10:00-11:00 | Session 2 - Contribute |
11:00-11:15 | Break |
11:15-12:15 | Session 3 - Profiles |
12:15-13:15 | Lunch |
13:15-14:15 | Session 4 - Organizing Data |
14:15-15:00 | Session 5 - Activities |
15:00-15:15 | Break |
15:15-16:15 | Session 6 - Duplicates (and include general admin) |
16:15-16:30 | Discussion, CiviCRM Ecosytem and feedback |
Day 2
08:00-9:00 | Arrival with breakfast |
09:00-09:15 | Recap of Day 1, choose topic(s) for Session 12 |
09:15-10:15 | Session 7 - Events |
10:15-11:15 | Session 8 - Communications |
11:15-11:30 | Break |
11:30-12:30 | Session 9 - Membership |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:30 | Session 10 - Searches |
14:30-15:30 | Session 11 - Reports |
15:30-15:45 | Break |
15:45-16:45 | Session 12 - One or two of: Website Integration, Cases, Grants Accounting Integration (no exercises) |
16:45-17:00 | Discussion and feedback |
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