You may be reading reports in the news of a new software vulnerability nicknamed ‘Log4Shell’. It affects a software component, Log4j2 that manages logging for Java applications. Lamplight isn’t written in Java and so does not use this application directly; and the version on our servers (used by some server management tools) is not affected …
newly discovered software flaw doesn’t affect Lamplight Read More »
We’ve added a new personal setting to allow you to customise the information shown when you print a diary from the home page or a profile. Your print version can now show more or less info, depending on what you need. In personal settings scroll down to ‘Template to use when printing diary items’ Here …
We’re delighted to introduce seven new members of the Lamplight team who join us to support you, and more vital charities like you, as you reach those who need you most. We always have and always will take great inspiration from the impact you have on society by making people’s lives better and campaigning for …
This week was Living Wage Week 2021 when the Living Wage Campaign celebrated its 20th year. We’re pleased to have raised awareness and to have shared ways for others to find out more. What is the real Living Wage? The real Living Wage is a wage rate that is higher than the minimum wage set …
We wanted to share some of the ways that we have seen charities successfully overcome some of the challenges that can occur when moving to a new digital system. Change brings challenge and company culture is part of how we meet and overcome it. That’s why a shared vision is the crucial first step as …
Lamplight has today secured its first Fair Tax Mark certification, and joins the growing movement of responsible businesses who are proud to ‘say what they pay with pride’. Used by more than 600 charities, Lamplight is an online database system that allows organisations to effectively record work, measure impact and report to trustees and funders. A …
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Improvements on small screens We’ve made some small changes to the layout on smaller screens (phones and smaller tablets). Form items now align to the width of the screen, so there’s less sideways scrolling. Tables also switch, so that columns become rows, again to fit to the width of a smaller screen. You can create work …
Internet Explorer no longer supported Internet Explorer is being retired: Microsoft is in the process of ending support for it now. We’ve decided to stop supporting Internet Explorer because its support for modern cryptography standards is weak. Supporting Internet Explorer means our servers need to be able to communicate in less secure ways than they …
No more Internet Explorer; Change to reporting and groups in multi-project systems Read More »
Update to ‘My User’ restrictions on activity records We’ve updated Lamplight to make it clearer how Lamplight restricts access to activity records when you’re using the ‘my user’ restriction on profiles. System administrators may want to review global settings > security to check the restrictions. There was previously some ambiguity about whether an activity record …
