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SUMMARY:CiviCRM Contact Imports
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p class="
 wp-block-paragraph">Importing contact data is a ro
 utine part of managing a nonprofit CRM\, but it’s 
 also an opportunity for things to go wrong. Import
  the wrong way\, and you could end up with duplica
 te contacts\, outdated information overwriting acc
 urate records\, or existing contact information be
 ing unintentionally changed.</p>\n \n <p class="wp
 -block-paragraph">The good news? CiviCRM provides 
 tools to help you avoid these problems. Understand
 ing how they work can make importing data easier\,
  safer\, and more useful for your organization.</p
 >\n \n <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In this train
 ing session\, we’ll walk through the CiviCRM conta
 ct import process and explore how to use deduplica
 tion rules and import settings to manage your data
  effectively.</p>\n \n <h2 class="wp-block-heading
 ">What You’ll Learn</h2>\n \n <p class="wp-block-p
 aragraph">Whether you’re importing a new contact l
 ist or updating information for people already in 
 your database\, this session will help you make mo
 re informed decisions about how CiviCRM handles yo
 ur data.</p>\n \n <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We
 ’ll cover:</p>\n \n <ul class="wp-block-list">\n 	
 <li><strong>Importing contacts into CiviCRM:</stro
 ng> Learn how to prepare a spreadsheet\, upload a 
 CSV file\, map fields\, and complete an import.</l
 i>\n 	<li><strong>Understanding deduplication rule
 s:</strong> Explore how CiviCRM identifies potenti
 al duplicate contacts and the differences between 
 supervised and unsupervised rules.</li>\n 	<li><st
 rong>Choosing the right duplicate action:</strong>
  Understand when to use Skip\, Update\, or Fill an
 d why choosing the right option matters.</li>\n 	<
 li><strong>Making bulk updates safely:</strong> Di
 scover how to use the import interface to update e
 xisting records without overwriting valuable infor
 mation.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Improving your data ma
 nagement practices:</strong> Learn practical techn
 iques for tracking import activity and troubleshoo
 ting changes to your database.</li>\n </ul></body>
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DESCRIPTION:Importing contact data is a routine part of managi
 ng a nonprofit CRM\, but it’s also an opportunity 
 for things to go wrong. Import the wrong way\, and
  you could end up with duplicate contacts\, outdat
 ed information overwriting accurate records\, or e
 xisting contact information being unintentionally 
 changed.\n \n \n \n The good news? CiviCRM provide
 s tools to help you avoid these problems. Understa
 nding how they work can make importing data easier
 \, safer\, and more useful for your organization.\
 n \n \n \n In this training session\, we’ll walk t
 hrough the CiviCRM contact import process and expl
 ore how to use deduplication rules and import sett
 ings to manage your data effectively.\n \n \n \n W
 hat You’ll Learn\n \n \n Whether you’re importing 
 a new contact list or updating information for peo
 ple already in your database\, this session will h
 elp you make more informed decisions about how Civ
 iCRM handles your data.\n \n \n \n We’ll cover:\n 
 \n \n \n \n 	Importing contacts into CiviCRM: Lear
 n how to prepare a spreadsheet\, upload a CSV file
 \, map fields\, and complete an import.\n 	Underst
 anding deduplication rules: Explore how CiviCRM id
 entifies potential duplicate contacts and the diff
 erences between supervised and unsupervised rules.
 \n 	Choosing the right duplicate action: Understan
 d when to use Skip\, Update\, or Fill and why choo
 sing the right option matters.\n 	Making bulk upda
 tes safely: Discover how to use the import interfa
 ce to update existing records without overwriting 
 valuable information.\n 	Improving your data manag
 ement practices: Learn practical techniques for tr
 acking import activity and troubleshooting changes
  to your database.\n 
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LOCATION:Online (USA - Eastern Time)\n 
URL:https://aghstrategies.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=101
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