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5 Thoughts about Salesforce Lightning Experience

The Salesforce universe was introduced to the Salesforce Lightning Experience, a gigantic change encompassing the framework, design, administration and use of Salesforce. Here are five key

Meet Us at Dreamforce

Meet with us at Dreamforce. We will have Cloud for Good team members presenting at multiple sessions discussing great Salesforce topics. We can't wait to see

Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce: 10 Reasons to Make the Switch

The ongoing development of the Salesforce Foundation’s tools for nonprofits has encouraged more and more nonprofits to consider a switch from their legacy system to Salesforce.

Force Off- Online Donation Tools for Salesforce Recap

To help you evaluate the various online donation tools available on the Salesforce platform, we hosted a Force Off featuring iATS Payments/ Brickwork, Click&Pledge and Network

Merchant Accounts, Payment Gateways, Virtual Terminals, Oh My!

It’s a digital age and you’re behind the times if you’re not accepting online donations from your donors. So you start to weigh the options, researching

Tal Frankfurt Nominated to the Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board

Cloud for Good has nominated its founder and CEO, Tal Frankfurt, to the Salesforce Foundation Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board. Please vote for him today.

Recipes for Success: Salesforce and IFTTT

Automate Salesforce and Social Media with IFTTT. Work smarter, not harder by automating common tasks.

What Nonprofits Don’t Know About Salesforce Data Loss Can Hurt Them (And Their Mission)

What would happen to a nonprofit that uses Salesforce and loses donor information or program evaluation data? At best, it would mean a loss of team

We Are A Great Place to Work ®

Cloud for Good today was Reviewed by its employees and Great Place to Work®. The Review highlights what makes its workplace culture great in areas like

Just Do It! : Tips for Passing a Salesforce Certification Exam

I encourage everyone to take a certification exam. They are not only a stamp in your Salesforce passport, but they expose you to parts of Salesforce

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A Beginner’s Roadmap to OmniStudio

OmniStudio is a powerful solution offering skill-building and automation options included in the new Nonprofit and Education Clouds.

Goodies Give Back: Fighting Food Insecurity

During this time of reflection, we would like to highlight a new initiative we’re particularly proud of: Goodies Give Back.

Marketing Made Easy With Engagement Studio in Account Engagement

The real workhorse – the bread and butter – of Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (MCAE, formerly known as Pardot) is Engagement Studio.

Museum Membership Management, Ticketing, and Fundraising: A Journey from Blackbaud to Salesforce with the Guggenheim Museum

Migrating from Blackbaud to Salesforce has made a profound impact on Guggenheim Museum's membership management, ticketing, and fundraising. Learn more in this customer success story.

All Treats, No Tricks: 5 Cloud for Good Partners Sweetening the Nonprofit and Education Spaces

These five Cloud for Good partners offer solutions as sweet as candy for your nonprofit and education needs.

Salesforce Data Cloud for Higher Education Advancement

Data Cloud for higher education advancement unlocks invaluable insights and analytics that can help drive data-driven decisions.

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.

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

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

Cloud for Good breaks down the exciting new features, key highlights, and most impactful enhancements of Salesforce’s Winter ‘24 release!

Where Are We Growing and How Are We Going to Get There? You Need a Roadmap.

Implementing a roadmap helps us to properly set expectations and follow a strategic path in order to get to those places we are growing. Here are

Choosing a Salesforce Consulting Partner

A little over a year ago I wrote “To CRM or not to CRM: Is that the Question?” with the purpose of providing nonprofit organizations with

Publish or Perish: The Promise and Pitfalls of Publisher Actions

Using the Salesforce Publisher Actions can help speed up how your users enter data, all while keeping it clean. Be careful, though--you'll want to think your

New Salesforce Visual Workflow Features

With a drag and drop user interface, Salesforce Visual Workflow allows you to automate a series of business process steps. Read why we are excited about

Handling Anonymous Donors With Salesforce

Respecting a donor’s request for anonymity is critical to your relationship with your donors but your organization should retain the donor’s name and contact information when

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Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

5 Thoughts about Salesforce Lightning Experience

Meet Us at Dreamforce

Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce: 10 Reasons to Make the Switch

Force Off- Online Donation Tools for Salesforce Recap

Merchant Accounts, Payment Gateways, Virtual Terminals, Oh My!

Tal Frankfurt Nominated to the Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board

Recipes for Success: Salesforce and IFTTT

What Nonprofits Don’t Know About Salesforce Data Loss Can Hurt Them (And Their Mission)

We Are A Great Place to Work ®

Just Do It! : Tips for Passing a Salesforce Certification Exam

Latest Posts

A Beginner’s Roadmap to OmniStudio

Goodies Give Back: Fighting Food Insecurity

Marketing Made Easy With Engagement Studio in Account Engagement

Museum Membership Management, Ticketing, and Fundraising: A Journey from Blackbaud to Salesforce with the Guggenheim Museum

All Treats, No Tricks: 5 Cloud for Good Partners Sweetening the Nonprofit and Education Spaces

Salesforce Data Cloud for Higher Education Advancement

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

Cloud for Good Response to the Israel – Hamas War

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

Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Where Are We Growing and How Are We Going to Get There? You Need a Roadmap.

Choosing a Salesforce Consulting Partner

Publish or Perish: The Promise and Pitfalls of Publisher Actions

Introducing Social Customer Service

New Salesforce Visual Workflow Features

Handling Anonymous Donors With Salesforce