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Going to Dreamforce? Let's Meet! -Cloud for Good

Going to Dreamforce? Let’s Meet!

Are you going to Dreamforce? Let's schedule a time to meet!
Don't Be a Fish Out of Water: Preparing for a Salesforce Migration - Cloud for Good

Don’t Be a Fish Out of Water: Preparing for a Salesforce Migration

Each Salesforce organization is housed at one of Salesforce’s data centers. Salesforce calls these groupings of clients instances and it is a good practice as a

Winter ’14 Release: My Favorite Features for Nonprofits

Check out Trish Perkins top new features in the Salesforce Winter '14 release.
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Audit Trail – A Hidden Gem

The Audit Trail helps you track the recent Setup changes that you and other administrators have made to your organization. Learn more.
Salesforce Administrators and Puppies - Cloud for Good

Salesforce Administrators and Puppies

Too often, in my experience, I’ve had clients treat a Salesforce implementation as a discrete moment in time: “We wanted Salesforce, we got Salesforce, we have
The Future is Now: Taking your Chatter Publisher Actions Mobile - Cloud for Good

The Future is Now: Taking your Chatter Publisher Actions Mobile

Chatter Publisher Publisher actions allow you to perform simple tasks such as creating child records from within the record’s Chatter feed. Read more about publisher.
To CRM or not to CRM: Is that the question? - Cloud for Good

To CRM or not to CRM: Is that the question?

When evaluating your needs and choosing to implement a CRM solution, I recommend starting by asking the five W’s: Who, What, Where, When and Why.
Custom Code: Are you ready? - Cloud for Good

Custom Code: Are you ready?

It is an interesting dichotomy that while writing custom code allows you to manipulate the system in very sophisticated ways, every bit of custom code that
At Project's End: Separation Anxiety and User Adoption - Cloud for Good

At Project’s End: Separation Anxiety and User Adoption

Some of the biggest angst for my clients comes at the end of a project. Wrapping up an implementation brings all sorts of mixed feelings: pride
12 Ways Dreamforce is Hard - Cloud for Good

12 Ways Dreamforce is Hard

Read 12 reasons why Dreamforce is hard to wait for. See you at Dreamforce 2013.

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End-Of-Year Strategies: Keeping Donors Engaged & Giving Featuring CARE

We all know end-of-year giving reigns supreme, so let’s dive into the key strategies you need to maximize fundraising this time of the year.
CFG2023_Blog_Cloud-for-Good-Response-to-the-Israel-–-Hamas-War

Cloud for Good Response to the Israel – Hamas War

Cloud for Good has and will always stand for the human rights of the innocent. As such, we wanted to provide resources on how you can
Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: What You Need to Know About Fundraising & Outcome Management

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: What You Need to Know About Fundraising & Outcome Management

The Winter '24 Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud release features highly anticipated updates to Fundraising and Outcome Management apps. Learn more here.
Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Cloud for Good breaks down the exciting new features, key highlights, and most impactful enhancements of Salesforce’s Winter ‘24 release!
Cultivating Care with CK Family Services Through Salesforce Program and Case Management

Cultivating Care with CK Family Services Through Salesforce Program and Case Management

Cloud for Good has helped CK Family Services leverage Salesforce to create a reliable system that can scale alongside the organization's mounting needs.
Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Cloud for Good brings you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 public sector keynote address from industry expert Kristin Kiester.
Dreamforce 2023: Nonprofit Keynote Instant Reactions

Dreamforce 2023: Nonprofit Keynote Instant Reactions

Cloud for Good and four nonprofit Salesforce representatives bring you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 nonprofit keynote address.
Dreamforce 2023: Education Keynote Instant Reactions

Dreamforce 2023: Education Keynote Instant Reactions

Cloud for Good brings you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 education keynote address from three of our education experts.
Why Cloud for Good Clients Are Choosing the New Education Cloud

Why Cloud for Good Clients Are Choosing the New Education Cloud

Hear from Cloud for Good clients on why the new Education Cloud is creating innovations leading to quantifiable progress.
Salesforce1 Mobile App

Salesforce1 Mobile App

The possibilities are endless with Salesforce1, the Salesforce mobile app which gives you access to your data allowing you to continue to add and improve upon
Salesforce Nonprofit Dashboards: Not Just For Fundraising

Salesforce Nonprofit Dashboards: Not Just For Fundraising

If you’ve made the jump to Salesforce, your fundraisers are probably already using dashboards to quickly evaluate the health of their donation pipeline, track the progress
NPSP and NGO Connect Product Roadmaps

NPSP and NGO Connect Product Roadmaps

Dreamforce 2014 was filled with lots of exciting announcements of new Salesforce products, features, and functionality. I'm greatly looking forward to what's in store for both
Lightning Strikes Dreamforce - What It Means for Your Organization

Lightning Strikes Dreamforce – What It Means for Your Organization

What is Salesforce Lightning, and why is it important? Fundamentally, Lightning is a set of tools that allow organizations to customize the way they use Salesforce
Clicktools Surveys: Collecting Constituents Feedback in Salesforce

Clicktools Surveys: Collecting Constituents Feedback in Salesforce

Clicktools is an online survey creating/capturing solution available through the Salesforce AppExchange. Offering organizations the ability to integrate customer feedback into their Salesforce database. Considered one
Integrating Google Apps and Salesforce: A Bridge Between Clouds

Integrating Google Apps and Salesforce: A Bridge Between Clouds

Since most of us spend a large percentage of our day in our email boxes, bridging your Salesforce and Google Apps accounts in imperative. Doing so