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Lightning Strikes Dreamforce - What It Means for Your Organization

Lightning Strikes Dreamforce – What It Means for Your Organization

What is Salesforce Lightning, and why is it important? Fundamentally, Lightning is a set of tools that allow organizations to customize the way they use Salesforce
Clicktools Surveys: Collecting Constituents Feedback in Salesforce

Clicktools Surveys: Collecting Constituents Feedback in Salesforce

Clicktools is an online survey creating/capturing solution available through the Salesforce AppExchange. Offering organizations the ability to integrate customer feedback into their Salesforce database. Considered one
Integrating Google Apps and Salesforce: A Bridge Between Clouds

Integrating Google Apps and Salesforce: A Bridge Between Clouds

Since most of us spend a large percentage of our day in our email boxes, bridging your Salesforce and Google Apps accounts in imperative. Doing so
Top 5 Favorite Salesforce Announcements at Dreamforce

Top 5 Favorite Salesforce Announcements at Dreamforce

After months of planning and anticipation, Dreamforce ’14 has come and gone. We were inspired by keynotes, learned new things at hands-on training sessions, danced to
Dance Me To The End - 5 Tips for After Dreamforce

Dance Me To The End – 5 Tips for After Dreamforce

As with all good things, Dreamforce inevitably comes to an end, we all find our way back home, and for the briefest of moments, we have
4 Steps to Become Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ready

4 Steps to Become Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ready

This new Salesforce Analytics Cloud helps “everyday users” (not trained analysts) make informed decisions. However, implementing this technology would require a significant commitment from your organization.
Lessons Learned: Great Customer Service Through Humanity

Lessons Learned: Great Customer Service Through Humanity

There are some calls that go sour, some meetings where obstreperousness is abundant, and some that happen to fall on everyone’s bad day. These are key
How Dreamforce Changed Me

How Dreamforce Changed Me

For me, 2013 was the first year I was able to attend Dreamforce and I must say I had no clue what to expect. Sure I
White Paper: Becoming a Connected Organization

White Paper: Becoming a Connected Organization

Wondering about the Nonprofit Starter Pack or NGO Connect? We have done all the leg work for you! Download this free white paper to navigate the
How Dreamforce Changed Me

10 Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Attend Dreamforce

You may be asking yourself, “But why should my nonprofit attend? Isn’t it just another tech conference?” To answer this question I’ve put together the following

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State of Salesforce Findings: Online Giving in the Nonprofit Sector- Cloud for Good

State of Salesforce Findings: Online Giving in the Nonprofit Sector

Written by Cloud for Good Team In the 2020 – 2021 State of Salesforce in the Nonprofit Sector Report, Cloud for Good outlined how nonprofit organizations

Dreamforce 2021 and the Future of Events- Cloud for Good

Dreamforce 2021 and the Future of Events

Written by Cloud for Good Team Have you heard the news? Dreamforce 2021 is going to be a (partially) in-person event this year! But before you

Recapping the 8th Annual Education Summit- blog- Cloud for Good

Recapping the 8th Annual Education Summit

Written by Cloud for Good Team On June 16, 2021, Salesforce and their co-sponsoring school, The University of Colorado, brought together an international Education Community for

Blackbaud Announces End of Life For Luminate CRM: What's Next For Nonprofits?- blog- Cloud for Good

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

Written by Cloud for Good Team It’s official: Blackbaud will shut down and cease all support for Luminate CRM (LCRM) on June 30, 2022. While this

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

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

Written by Cloud for Good Team June 3, 2021 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good has been recognized as the 2021 Salesforce.org Premium Partner of the

What Can Salesforce Do for Education?- blog- Cloud for Good

What Can Salesforce Do for Education?

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce technology is the engine of innovation for over 150K companies across industries and sectors.  For the education space, specifically,

How to Get the Most From the Education Summit- blog- Cloud for Good

How to Get the Most From the Education Summit

Written by Cloud for Good Team For the second year in a row, Salesforce’s Education Summit is being brought to you in a completely virtual environment

Modern Day Advancement on Salesforce- Cloud for Good

Modern Day Advancement on Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Download the Modern Day Advancement on Salesforce whitepaper to learn more about how there is no platform better suited to

What to Expect from the Summer '21 Release-blog- Cloud for Good

What to Expect from the Summer ’21 Release

Written by Cloud for Good Team There are several new, exciting tools for Salesforce Administrators in the Salesforce Summer ’21 Release, such as Learning Paths and

Recapping the First Salesforce Nonprofit Summit Sessions- blog- Cloud for Good

Recapping the First Salesforce Nonprofit Summit Sessions

Written by Cloud for Good Team On April 21, 2021, Salesforce.org brought together an international Nonprofit Community for the very first Nonprofit Summit.  Held virtually, this

Hand touching AI chip interface with digital technology - Cloud for Good

7 Key Advancement Insights From CASE Drive 2025

The importance of being data-driven, AI, enhancing fundraising efforts, the need for innovative solutions, strategic planning, and more took center stage at CASE Drive 2025, and
Woman facing AI humanoid robot exploring human-AI interaction - Cloud for Good

Why Salesforce Outpaces the Marketing AI Competition: Marketing Cloud vs HubSpot

In this post, we compare Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s AI for marketing with HubSpot’s AI for marketing, diving deep into their features, performance, scalability, and results.
Smiling business team giving thumbs up in modern office - Cloud for Good

Where Purpose Meets Excellence: A Certified Great Place to Work

By continuing to elevate our people, listening and adapting, collaborating, and creating experiences that resonate, we remain dedicated to not only being a great place to
Hand using smartphone with digital marketing app icons - Cloud for Good

Five Ways Managed Services Can Improve User Engagement

By enhancing user experiences, providing tailored support, and driving continuous improvements, Managed Services fosters a culture of adoption within your organization that maximizes the value of
Data Models and DeLorean's_ How Salesforce Beats Microsoft in the Nonprofit Space

Data Models and DeLoreans: How Salesforce Beats Microsoft in the Nonprofit Space

Microsoft can learn from the success of fellow technology giant Salesforce in creating a bold, powerful data model that has lived up to its name. Here’s
The Future of Student Information Systems with Salesforce Education Cloud

The Future of Student Information Systems with Salesforce Education Cloud

Cloud for Good CEO and Founder Tal Frankfurt shares his thought leadership and expert insights on the future of Student Information Systems (SIS) with Salesforce Education