Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # AGH Strategies data for people ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://aghstrategies.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [When should I upgrade? Navigating issues, release candidates, and the cost of change](https://aghstrategies.com/2017/05/18/when-should-i-upgrade-navigating-issues-release-candidates-and-cost-change/) - How to take control of your organization's upgrade cycle. The slides below can be advanced by clicking or using the right arrow key. A new version of CiviCRM is released each month. Each release brings improved features and fixes bugs, but it also may introduce new bugs. Upgrading CiviCRM takes time, so it isn't cost-effective - [How to Create a Great Support Request](https://aghstrategies.com/2026/05/06/how-to-create-a-great-civicrm-support-request/) - Overview A strong support request will save time and money Focus on how to reproduce the issue, not describing what is broken Include clear, step-by-step instructions so a support technician can quickly see the problem firsthand Describe both what you expected to happen and what actually happened Provide environmental context such as whether the issue - [CiviMail versus external email services](https://aghstrategies.com/2015/01/15/civimail-vs-external-service/) - Deciding whether to use CiviMail or another service like MailChimp or Constant Contact with your CiviCRM system? We support both, and we put together the following comparison table. (MailChimp, Constant Contact, etc.) The following is a comparison of various factors of bulk email delivery between the built-in CiviMail system and external email marketing services for - [How to create one-click personalized links in CiviCRM emails](https://aghstrategies.com/2015/03/21/how-create-one-click-personalized-links-civicrm-emails/) - One of the real advantages of CiviCRM is having an integrated donation, event registration, membership, and email system where information is already in the system. One of the best features is among the least-publicized: personalized links in emails that auto-populate the contribution, petition, event registration, or other form for the recipient. The result is that - [CiviCRM Profiles - Beyond Contributions & Registrations](https://aghstrategies.com/2015/07/02/civicrm-profiles-beyond-contributions-registrations-part-1/) - Profiles are ubiquitous in CiviCRM. Most people are familiar with using them in Event Registrations and Contribution Forms. Using profiles on these forms allows you to gather useful information, but that limits when you can collect and update this information. Profiles can also be used outside these forms. We've used Drupal for the screenshots, if - [CiviCRM 101 Webinar](https://aghstrategies.com/2016/11/18/civicrm-101-webinar/) - Mika Weinstein led a CiviCRM 101 webinar introducing CiviCRM's capabilities and interface. Watch the webinar for free here: Contact us, and let's continue the conversation about your group’s needs. - [Managing volunteers with CiviVolunteer](https://aghstrategies.com/2015/02/05/managing-volunteers-with-civivolunteer/) - CiviVolunteer is one of several tools within CiviCRM that you can use to manage and cultivate volunteers for your nonprofit. Our team of experts at AGH Strategies knows CiviVolunteer inside and out, from helping you decide whether and how to use the extension to enhancing it with custom code to meet your needs. Organizations that ## Pages - [Comprehensive hosting and support for CiviCRM and the websites it powers](https://aghstrategies.com/) - AGH Strategies helps organizations build and strengthen relationships with their supporters using industry-leading open-source software. What We Offer With CiviCRM experience since 2006, our team can help you implement, maintain, customize, and optimize, this powerful tool — and building on open-source tools means that anything is possible. Support & Hosting Training Development Implementation Who We - [CiviEvent Widget for WordPress](https://aghstrategies.com/civievent-widget/) - Updated Approach Recommendation This plugin was built before searchkit and afform. Today, we recommend using searchkit/afform to do this. These tools are included in core civicrm. They are more reliable and flexible than this plugin. To that end we have created an extension that creates two event listings "Upcoming Events" and "Past Events", the readme - [About Us](https://aghstrategies.com/team/) - We are CiviCRM specialists, and we support Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress sites. We regularly assist organizations implement their first CRM, as well as migrate CiviCRM installations among different sites and between different content management systems. In addition to the technical skill to diagnose bugs and manage hosting configuration, our strength lies in understanding the real-world - [CiviCRM Implementation](https://aghstrategies.com/implementation/) - CiviCRM is an open-source tool for tracking and connecting with your organization’s supporters. It includes tools for storing and searching for this information, but unlike many tools, it features easy-to-build donation forms, event registration, bulk email, and data collection form built right into your Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress site. Don’t have one of those content - [Comprehensive CiviCRM Support & Hosting](https://aghstrategies.com/support/) - AGH Strategies offers different levels of training, support, and development, depending on your needs, experience and goals, and we often work with in-house developers, or other outside web vendors to help build new solutions, or maintain your existing workflows. Our comprehensive support & hosting plans start at just $250 per month, with options to include - [CiviCRM](https://aghstrategies.com/civicrm/) - [US County Loader Extension](https://aghstrategies.com/counties/) - We're happy to introduce the US Counties extension for CiviCRM, allowing an easy method to load all the counties in the United States. Using the Extension Enabling the extension runs the county loader, which loads all the counties in each state if they aren't already in your database. From that point, the extension does nothing. - [Event Additional Signup Extension](https://aghstrategies.com/event-additional-signup-extension/) - This extension provides the ability to offer an additional event registration or membership when registering for an event. Usage is simple: When creating or editing a price option (a radio or checkbox option for a price field), you may select "Other sign up" as Participant or Membership.Select the membership type or event that the membership - [Contact Us](https://aghstrategies.com/contact/) - We’d love to speak with you about your needs. Just send us an email using this form. However, if you need prompt assistance on your CiviCRM site, please use our Civi911 service. It will go directly to a specialist who can help you with your specific issues. - [Recent Updates](https://aghstrategies.com/updates/) - [How Much Does CiviCRM Cost?](https://aghstrategies.com/how-much-does-civicrm-cost/) - While CiviCRM does not come with a price tag, there are costs to installing and maintaining the software. Learning to use such a powerful system will also require an investment of time and/or professional support. For most organizations, hiring a CiviCRM partner like AGH Strategies can be the most affordable and efficient way to get - [Access Denied](https://aghstrategies.com/access-denied/) - You must be authorized to access this page. ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://aghstrategies.com/category/uncategorized/) ## Tags - [training-support](https://aghstrategies.com/tag/training-support/) - [civicrm-implementation](https://aghstrategies.com/tag/civicrm-implementation/)