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The Digital Government Imperative: Why Salesforce is Transforming State and Local Services

State and local agencies are at an inflection point. Citizens expect Amazon-grade experiences. Budgets are shrinking. Legacy systems are holding progress hostage.

Why Long-Term Salesforce Partnerships Matter More Than Fragmented Integrations

Digital transformation has led many organizations to adopt a growing number of tools to support their operations.

Salesforce SIS: The Future of Student Information Systems Prioritizes User Experience and AI, No Record Keeping

Salesforce SIS connects admissions, advising, financial aid, and student success in one platform, helping institutions deliver better outcomes and experiences.

Salesforce Winter ‘26 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce’s Winter ‘26 release is here, and it brings enhancements to reporting, simplifies org management, and helps you and your team get even more out of

Education Leadership Summit 2026: Advancing the Future-Ready Institution with Data and AI

Higher education continues to evolve under increasing pressure to deliver better outcomes with greater efficiency. From enrollment challenges to rising expectations around the student experience, institutions

Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: Key Updates for Admins

It’s that time of year, the Salesforce Spring ’26 Release. In this release, there are a number of updates to support Admins to enhance user experience, update

7 Reasons We Love Salesforce Security (And You Should Too!)

Show your org some love: Strengthen your Salesforce security strategy.

Evolving the Power of Us: From NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit

Salesforce is evolving the Power of Us program, guiding nonprofits from NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit. Cloud for Good CEO Tal Frankfurt shares the history, strategy, and

How AI Is Transforming Salesforce Migrations: What’s Next in the Stratus Roadmap

AI-powered Salesforce migration is redefining modernization. Explore how Stratus automates configuration, code, and UI migration to reduce risk and technical debt.

Technology Alone Won’t Transform Your Fundraising – People Will

Technology doesn’t transform fundraising—people do. During CRM implementations and data migrations, trust, confidence, and readiness determine whether Salesforce delivers real impact or becomes just another system.

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Cloud for Good Recognized as a Salesforce Summit Partner

Cloud for Good announced its acclaimed recognition as a Salesforce Summit Partner, the highest tier a Salesforce partner can achieve.

Julie Laurie, Director of Professional Services

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Cloud Team SEE HOW CLOUD FOR GOOD CAN HELP YOU CREATE MORE VALUE WITH SALESFORCE. Julie Laurie, Director of

Salesforce Education Cloud Winter ’22 Release: What You Need To Know

The Salesforce.org Winter ’22 Education Cloud Release features several updates and optimizations designed to help make institution operations more efficient.

Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Blackbaud recently announced the end of support of a few applications hosted in their Citrix environments, including Crystal Reports (CT). Find out how Salesforce Tableau can

Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

The NPSP Winter '22 release is introducing the Elevate Power of Us Edition, offering new ways to manage undeliverable addresses track Change Logs for Recurring Donations,

Migrating from Blackbaud Luminate CRM and Luminate Online to Salesforce

When harmony is created through technology systems like Nonprofit Cloud and Pardot, so too is it created for the diverse allies of the Rainforest Alliance as

Giving Thanks with Cloud for Good

Hear from Cloud for Good’s Executive Vice President of Services and Managing Directors on what they are most thankful for as we enter the 2021 holiday

The Power of Us Hub Has Moved to the Trailblazer Community

On November 15th, 2021, the Power of Us Hub moved over to the Trailblazer community. This migration is a great step for the entire ecosystem.

Cloud for Good Announces Talent for Good Dallas Hub

Cloud for Good, alongside the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) and Dallas College, today announced a partnership to provide an apprenticeship pathway to

Building a Better Recruitment and Admissions Funnel with UMBC

Cloud for Good has helped UMBC implement a technology foundation that has changed the way they think about their systems.

Connecting the Clouds with Marketing Cloud Connect

The newest update of Marketing Cloud Connect allows organizations to seamlessly connect their constituent data from Salesforce CRM with the communication, automation, and analytics tools in

The Secret to A Successful Nonprofit EcoSystem

Integration is when your cloud apps can seamlessly share data between each other. When this happens, there is no need to log in and out of

Fundraising with Amazon Wish Lists

Does your nonprofit have a wish list of things they need donated? If you do then you’ll want to keep reading. It’s time to set up

Introducing the Salesforce Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA)

Salesforce.org recently released a new tool for colleges and universities, the Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA) package. HEDA aims to offer a core architecture package for

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour Boston

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Salesforce World Tour is rolling into Boston, Massachusetts next week on April 7, and several of our team members

5 Pitfalls To Avoid When You Integrate Salesforce and Accounting Apps

One of the most common integration requests from Salesforce users is syncing Salesforce with accounting apps likes Intacct, QuickBooks, and Xero. There is no shortage of

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Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

The Digital Government Imperative: Why Salesforce is Transforming State and Local Services

Why Long-Term Salesforce Partnerships Matter More Than Fragmented Integrations

Salesforce SIS: The Future of Student Information Systems Prioritizes User Experience and AI, No Record Keeping

Salesforce Winter ‘26 Release: What You Need to Know

Education Leadership Summit 2026: Advancing the Future-Ready Institution with Data and AI

Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: Key Updates for Admins

7 Reasons We Love Salesforce Security (And You Should Too!)

Evolving the Power of Us: From NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit

How AI Is Transforming Salesforce Migrations: What’s Next in the Stratus Roadmap

Technology Alone Won’t Transform Your Fundraising – People Will

Latest Posts

Cloud for Good Recognized as a Salesforce Summit Partner

Julie Laurie, Director of Professional Services

Salesforce Education Cloud Winter ’22 Release: What You Need To Know

Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

Migrating from Blackbaud Luminate CRM and Luminate Online to Salesforce

Giving Thanks with Cloud for Good

The Power of Us Hub Has Moved to the Trailblazer Community

Cloud for Good Announces Talent for Good Dallas Hub

Building a Better Recruitment and Admissions Funnel with UMBC

Connecting the Clouds with Marketing Cloud Connect

The Secret to A Successful Nonprofit EcoSystem

Fundraising with Amazon Wish Lists

Introducing the Salesforce Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA)

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour Boston

5 Pitfalls To Avoid When You Integrate Salesforce and Accounting Apps