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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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Simplify Salesforce Requirements Gathering With Discovery

Simplify Salesforce Requirements Gathering With Discovery

A comprehensive Discovery phase including mindful gathering and documenting requirements is the key to a successful Build and implementation.
Changemakers: Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Changemakers: Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Salesforce.org recently highlighted Cloud for Good and CARE as part of the Changemakers video series discussing technology in times of crisis.
How Talent for Good Can Help You Hire Your Next Salesforce Role

How Talent for Good Can Help You Hire Your Next Salesforce Role

Cloud for Good has developed Talent for Good to truly transform the way organizations find, hire, and retain Salesforce staff. Learn how Talent for Good can
What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education- Cloud for Good

What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education

Here are a few of the key takeaways I walked away from Dreamforce 2022 with and what I think they will mean for the future of
Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce- Cloud for Good

Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce

Shifts within the education sector continually change how we define student success. Here's how to stay ahead of the curve.
Highlights + Takeaways from the Dreamforce ‘22 Nonprofit Keynote- Cloud for Good

Highlights + Takeaways from the Dreamforce ‘22 Nonprofit Keynote

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the Dreamforce '22 Nonprofit Keynote and was so inspired. Here are some of my favorite highlights.
How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies- Cloud for Good

How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies

Keeping donors engaged during uncertain times can feel like a challenge, but new technologies are available to keep us centered.
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Salesforce Winter ’23 Release: What You Need to Know

The Salesforce Winter '23 Release is loaded with features sure to make your user experience easier and enhance your Salesforce instance.
Why All Companies Must Explore the Role of Ethics in Technology- Cloud for Good

Why All Companies Must Explore the Role of Ethics in Technology

The widespread adoption of technology has made the continued role of ethics in technology all the more important.
Preparing for Your Data Import: Some Useful Excel Tips and Tricks

Preparing for Your Data Import: Some Useful Excel Tips and Tricks

Data migration is often referred as the most painful part of the implementation process. This blog post includes many tips and tricks for cleaning your data
Using Salesforce for Performance Monitoring and Program Evaluation-blog-Cloud for Good

Using Salesforce for Performance Monitoring and Program Evaluation

Salesforce can be a powerful tool that can enable an effectively implemented evaluation. However, there are ways to use Salesforce for program evaluation successfully, and some
Idealware Report: The Landscape of Salesforce for Nonprofits- Cloud for Good

Idealware Report: The Landscape of Salesforce for Nonprofits

When our friends at Idealware approached us with their plans to research and write a new report, The Landscape of Salesforce for Nonprofits: A Report on
Salesforce Peer to Peer Fundraising: Click and Pledge- Cloud for Good

Salesforce Peer to Peer Fundraising: Click and Pledge

Click & Pledge has pioneered the trend toward individual “peer-to-peer” fundraising. Watch this webinar to learn about their Salesforce integration.
Where Is My Salesforce Data?- Cloud for Good

Where Is My Salesforce Data?!

One of the most common complaints on the various forums that serve the nonprofit community is that data has somehow either mysteriously disappeared, or that it
You CAN Do It: Moving Metadata Between Production Instances- Cloud for Good

You CAN Do It: Moving Metadata Between Production Instances

When implementing a new Salesforce instance from an existing one, sometimes it’s not just the data you need to move. It’s the heavy stuff: Metadata. Without