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What Can Marketing Cloud Do For Nonprofits?

Cloud for Good helps nonprofits leverage Marketing Cloud to bring constituent data together and automate cross-channel communications....
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Salesforce Spring ’22 Release: What You Need To Know

The Spring ’22 Release has arrived! Key updates in this release are focused on security and updates to the Flow Builder....
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Recapping the 1st Annual Higher Education Dreamin’

On January 27, the Salesforce.org Higher Education Advisory Council put on the first-ever Higher Education Dreamin’ virtual conference....

Graham Nelson, Director of Managed Services

The Cloud Team SEE HOW CLOUD FOR GOOD CAN HELP YOU CREATE MORE VALUE WITH SALESFORCE. Graham nelson, director, managed services Vicotria, British Columbia As a...

Nick LaGarde, Director, Professional Services

The Cloud Team SEE HOW CLOUD FOR GOOD CAN HELP YOU CREATE MORE VALUE WITH SALESFORCE. Nick Lagarde, director, professional services Vancouver, British Columbia Nick enjoys...

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What is Salesforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?

The new multi-factor authentication requirement for internal Salesforce users goes into effect on 2/1/22. Here's all you need to know......
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Meet The First Talent For Good Cohort

We are thrilled to formally introduce the first Talent for Good cohort on January 31, 2022. The first cohort consists of fifteen individuals who will spearhead...
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Why Salesforce Outpaces the Marketing Automation Competition

There is a multitude of marketing automation tools on the market today, but none come more highly recommended from Cloud for Good than Salesforce Marketing Cloud....
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Cloud for Good at Higher Education Dreamin’

Cloud for Good is excited to announce our sponsorship of the first annual Higher Education Dreamin’ conference....
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Shining a Spotlight on the Cloud for Good Staff

The results of our 2021 staff engagement survey were our best yet, with most levels seeing positive increases over our 2020 and 2019 surveys....
Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Roll-up summaries are a powerful tool within Salesforce to help you analyze your data without running a summary report. They can give you data specific to...
Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Let’s say you’re already tracking donations in Salesforce, and everything is going smoothly. But now a donor wants to make an in-kind gift to your organization....
Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Though we’d all love for all vendors to have seamless integrations with Salesforce, the truth is some of the vendors nonprofits works with do not. When...
Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

Moves management is the process of moving a prospective donor from cultivation to solicitation. Learn how your Salesforce database can provide an essential backbone for your...
What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?

What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?

At Cloud for Good, we have our own version of what is called a M & M Conference in the healthcare industry (Morbidity and Mortality Conference-...
Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin

Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin

As a solo administrator, you’re a lone wolf, but it’s a big, dangerous world out there. The time to get smarter about managing your organization’s data...