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How to Increase Conversion Rates Using Pardot

How to Increase Conversion Rates Using Pardot

Increasing website conversion rates is a perpetual priority for both higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. Considering the massive investments of both time and resources put...

Cloud for Good Honored as #2 on the 2021 list of 100 Best Small and Medium Places to Work in IT by IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld

Cloud for Good Honored as #2 on the 2021 list of 100 Best Small and Medium Places to Work in IT by IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld

July 12, 2021 [Asheville, NC] – IDG’s Insider Pro and Computerworld announce Cloud for Good as #2 on the 2021 Best Small and Medium Places to...

Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

You’ve implemented Salesforce – Congratulations! This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of...

State of Salesforce Findings: Online Giving in the Nonprofit Sector

State of Salesforce Findings: Online Giving in the Nonprofit Sector

In the 2020 – 2021 State of Salesforce in the Nonprofit Sector Report, Cloud for Good outlined how nonprofit organizations are currently harnessing the power of...

Dreamforce 2021 and the Future of Events

Dreamforce 2021 and the Future of Events

Have you heard the news? Dreamforce 2021 is going to be a (partially) in-person event this year! But before you pack up your Astro plushie, book...

Recapping the 8th Annual Education Summit

Recapping the 8th Annual Education Summit

On June 16, 2021, Salesforce and their co-sponsoring school, The University of Colorado, brought together an international Education Community for the 8th Annual Education Summit. For...

Blackbaud Announces End of Life For Luminate CRM: What's Next For Nonprofits?

Blackbaud Announces End of Life For Luminate CRM: What’s Next For Nonprofits?

It’s official: Blackbaud will shut down and cease all support for Luminate CRM (LCRM) on June 30, 2022. While this information might not come as a...

Cloud for Good is the Salesforce.org Partner of the Year

Cloud for Good is the Salesforce.org Partner of the Year

June 3, 2021 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good has been recognized as the 2021 Salesforce.org Premium Partner of the Year, Nonprofit AMER for the third...

What Can Salesforce Do for Education?

What Can Salesforce Do for Education?

Salesforce technology is the engine of innovation for over 150K companies across industries and sectors.  For the education space, specifically, Salesforce has revolutionized the way campuses are...

How to Get the Most From the Education Summit

How to Get the Most From the Education Summit

For the second year in a row, Salesforce’s Education Summit is being brought to you in a completely virtual environment – allowing for border-breaking networking and...

Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce

Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce

We reviewed the common email service providers who offer Salesforce integration including MyEmma, VerticalReponse, iContact, ExactTarget, and MailChimp....

Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

When you apply for the Power of Us grant you need to select between two trial configurations the EE + NPSP (“Pre-configured for Donor Management”) or...
Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

When you apply for the Power of Us grant you need to select between two trial configurations the EE + NPSP (“Pre-configured for Donor Management”) or...

Data Migration: Apsona for Salesforce

Apsona for Salesforce is another exceptionally useful ETL (Export Transform Load) app, with some unique advantages that make it an essential tool to keep in your...
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Winter 13 Release for Nonprofits – Sales Cloud

Winter ’13 has more surprises for us in the nonprofit community, the Sales Cloud are the ones aimed specifically at the development directors who help keep...
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How to Integrate Online Forms with Salesforce.com?

There are number of ways to integrate your online website forms with Salesforce. How do they compare? We did the leg work for you and below...