CiviCRM User Training Seattle September 22, 2010

This full day hands-on training session - conducted by Gregory Heller of CivicActions - is aimed at non-profit staff and consultants who want to learn how to configure, administer and use CiviCRM.
The training program is equally applicable to people who are already using CiviCRM and want to become "power users", as well as people who are interested in evaluating CiviCRM for their organization or clients.
The agenda will be finalized based on participant mix. Topics may include:

* Introduction to CiviCRM - what does it do and how can it help you?
* CiviMember, CiviEvent, CiviReport, CiviMail

* Installation Overview

* Configuring CiviCRM - site preferences, dedupe rules, mapping

* reCAPTCHA, payment processors

* Using the Contribution, Event and Membership modules

* Collecting and exposing data to constituents (custom data, profiles)

* Advanced features - price sets for events, CiviMail and message templates

* Customizing CiviCRM - custom data, custom templates

* Integrating CiviCRM with Drupal, including user/contact synchronization, Profiles, Organic Groups, Views2

* Debugging - tips and tricks

* Participating in the CiviCRM Community

Requirements:

* Participants should bring a laptop

* Participants are STRONGLY encouraged to have a working installation of CiviCRM locally on their laptop

* If not locally, than on a webhost, though internet speeds at the training location will not support all participants working on their own remote installation simultaneously.

* There will be an opportunity in the week prior to the training to get assistance installing CiviCRM locally on Linux or Mac OS X machines. CiviCRM installs in a similar fashion to other Drupal Modules, though at CivicActions we do recommend installing CiviCRM into a separate database from your Drupal Installation.

Space is limited to a maximum of 20 people in order to ensure that all participants have an opportunity to ask questions.

Early Bird Pricing Available Until September 10th

Individual/Corporate will increase to $395 and Nonprofit Pricing to $345 (without lunch, lunch is $15 extra).