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PCI Compliance_ Why You Should Know What This Means

PCI Compliance: Why You Should Know What This Means

The Payment Card Data Industry Security Standard - PCI Standard for short - is a baseline of technical and operational requirements to help you protect your
Cloud for Good is Sponsoring Circles of Success on July 13, 2016

Cloud for Good is Sponsoring Circles of Success on July 13, 2016

We are excited to announce on July 13, 2016 Cloud for Good will be sponsoring the Salesforce Bay Area Nonprofit User Group Meeting for Circles of
Improvements to Your Salesforce - Documenting Database Changes

Improvements to Your Salesforce – Documenting Database Changes

Making improvements to your Salesforce platform is a process. We have provided some best practices to help you establish clear database improvement policies for your organization.
Salesforce Analytics 101: Organizing Your Reports and Dashboards

Salesforce Analytics 101: Organizing Your Reports and Dashboards

Salesforce Analytics (reports and dashboards) are awesome tools to help you view and work with your data, as well as present your data to your supporters.
Content Builder Adds Pizazz to Marketing Cloud

Content Builder Adds Pizazz to Marketing Cloud

Content Builder is Marketing Cloud’s new cross-channel content app. It’s been in beta for over a year and it will be fully released this July. If
Dreamforce 2016 Registration is Open!

Dreamforce 2016 Registration is Open!

Registration for Dreamforce 2016 is now open! Take advantage of the discounted registration rate for nonprofits and higher education institution.! Learn, network, and develop your Salesforce
Stages of CRM Adoption

Stages of CRM Adoption

Through my work as a Salesforce consultant I believe there are three key levels or “energy states” an organization can potentially occupy. They run from low-adoption,
Data Validation for Your Salesforce Project

Data Validation for Your Salesforce Project

It's time for data validation. Here are some tips and tricks to making sure that you get your data looking exactly like you want it.
Data Proofing Your Salesforce Data

Data Proofing Your Salesforce Data

Data is a nonprofits best friend and should be treated as one of it's most powerful tools. Consider the information your organization may be recording on
Leveraging NPSP's Employer Gift Match Functionality to Take Your Fundraising to the Next Level

Leveraging NPSP’s Employer Gift Match Functionality to Take Your Fundraising to the Next Level

We all know that managing matching gifts can be a frustrating process for nonprofits, but it is becoming a far simpler and more worthwhile endeavor. The

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Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Admissions Connect

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Admissions Connect

Written by Cloud for Good Team Admissions Connect is a comprehensive new tool from Salesforce.org poised to transform the way recruiting and admissions departments engage with

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5 Stumbling Blocks to Migrating Recurring Donors and How to Overcome Them

Written by Cloud for Good Team Nonprofit organizations rely on recurring donors to help them deliver ontheir mission. Not only do they provide consistent monthly revenue

Resilience, Recovery, Reimagining: How Salesforce Can Help Hospitals Survive COVID-19

Resilience, Recovery, Reimagining: How Salesforce Can Help Hospitals Survive COVID-19

Written by Cloud for Good Team The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the incredible weaknesses that currently exist in the American public health system. While the strengths

Cloud for Good is Great Place to Work Certified for the 7th Year in a Row- Press Release- Cloud for Good

Cloud for Good is Great Place to Work Certified for the 7th Year in a Row

Written by Cloud for Good Team Asheville, North Carolina – February 23, 2021 – Cloud for Good has been certified as a Great Place to Work for

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Salesforce Spring ’21 Release Recap

Written by Cloud for Good Team One of my favorite things about Salesforce is that it is constantly evolving, with regular releases three times a year.

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An Interview with Omatic: Connecting Accounting + Fundraising Departments with Salesforce Integration

Written by Cloud for Good Team Accounting and fundraising are two connected, yet disparate, departments found within most nonprofit organizations. While the departments are intrinsically linked,

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The Complete Picture of Alumni and Donors with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator

Written by Cloud for Good Team As a continuation of our Gift Processing with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator blog published last month, I wanted to

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Keeping Your Data Safe: Finding Peace of Mind With Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Security has been one of the most prevailing through-lines of 2020 and 2021.  Through taking donor information over the phone

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Crafting A Constituent-Centric Experience In The Post-Pandemic World

Written by Cloud for Good Team NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. There’s no denying the profound impact COVID-19 has had

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Gift Processing With Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator

Written by Cloud for Good Team As outlined in Tal Frankfurt and Kestryl Lowrey’s illuminating examination on Salesforce Advancement for Higher Education, the Nonprofit Success Pack

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Igniting Education Reform Through Salesforce

The Salesforce platform is great for organizations who are working to reform education. Implementing Salesforce allows your organization to develop a strategic plan to manage your
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Advocacy Tools for Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Advocacy organizations and organizations that are working to influence policy can choose from a number of cloud-based technology options to

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Making Sense of the Marketing Cloud

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce is an excellent tool for tracking information about constituents, programs, fundraising, and so much more. But when you want

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Hundreds of Nonprofits Attended Salesforce World Tour in NYC

On November 18, Cloud for Good attended the Salesforce World Tour in NYC and had the opportunity to meet with hundreds of local nonprofits utilizing Salesforce
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Chili for a Cause: Volunteer Time Off

The Hanover Chili Cookoff may look like just another festival or fair but at its core is a group of extremely dedicated volunteers who organize an
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Receipting Canadian Tax Receipts

Written by Cloud for Good Team Are you recording your donations in Salesforce? Yes, that’s great! You’re probably using the Opportunities object to do so. But how