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3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’ - Cloud for Good

3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’

Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’ Chicago 2022 was a brand-new opportunity for the Salesforce DevOps community to connect and share expertise at a designated conference.
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Cloud for Good Certified as Great Place to Work for the 8th Year in A Row

For the 8th straight year in the United States, and the very first time in Canada, Cloud for Good has been certified by Great Place to
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10th Annual Salesforce Education Summit: What You Need to Know

Join Cloud for Good at the 10th Annual Salesforce Education Summit. This completely virtual summit is free to attend and packed with 40+ sessions to inspire
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Taking Your Marketing Automation To New Heights: Marketing Cloud vs. HubSpot

Marketing Cloud and HubSpot are both great tools, but Marketing Cloud stands out as the more powerful, dynamic, and all-encompassing tool.
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Cloud for Good Recognized as a Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Department of Labor

Talent for Good has been recognized as a Registered Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Department of Labor, the first in the Salesforce ecosystem.
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Why Cloud for Good Is Excited About Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC22)

The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) will be holding its annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) on March 23-25, 2022.
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Introducing Cloud for Good Campaign Services

Introducing Campaign Services allows Cloud for Good to become an even greater full-service provider for our valued nonprofit clients.
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Exploring the Reporting Advantages of Salesforce Over Blackbaud CRM (BBCRM)

If you’ve just migrated from Blackbaud CRM onto Salesforce, you’ve made the right choice, and we’re here to help ease your transition.
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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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Empowering Latino Families with Hispanic Scholarship Fund + Salesforce: From Luminate CRM to Nonprofit Success Pack

Empowering Latino Families with Hispanic Scholarship Fund + Salesforce: From Luminate CRM to Nonprofit Success Pack

Salesforce integrations have allowed the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to stay flexible and greatly enhance digital marketing capabilities.
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Happy Holidays from Cloud for Good: Reflecting on 2020

Written by Cloud for Good Team Here at Cloud for Good, we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt and overcome any hurdle we might face.

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Human Rights Watch: Migrating From Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce for a Global Fundraising Perspective

Human Rights Watch entered a partnership with Cloud for Good to leverage Salesforce and evolve past their previous Raiser’s Edge system.
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The Latest NPSP Releases for Winter ’21

Written by Cloud for Good Team As you’re wrapping up end of the year fundraising campaigns and appeals, don’t forget to fine-tune your Salesforce org with

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Using Marketing Cloud as a Lead Funnel Tool, Part 1

Written by Cloud for Good Team You are presumably reading this article because you are considering utilizing Marketing Cloud as a lead funnel (wow, article title

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Recapping #GivingTuesday 2020 with Salesforce Social Studio

Written by Cloud for Good Team Giving Tuesday, a globally recognized day of giving, falls on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In 2020, the day fell

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Salesforce Announces Retirement of NGO Connect & Why You Should Be Excited

Written by Cloud for Good Team In January 2019, Salesforce made the decision to acquire roundCorner, bringing NGO Connect (NGOC), Foundation Connect, and roundData into their

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Cloud for Good Accepted As A Salesforce Commerce Cloud B2C Partner

Written by Cloud for Good Team December 1, 2020 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good, a certified B Corp and Salesforce.org 2020 Nonprofit Consulting Partner of

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Happy Thanksgiving from Cloud for Good

Written by Cloud for Good Team Cloud for Good has much to be thankful for this year.  Considering the challenges 2020 has thrown everyone’s way, we want to take a moment

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Trailblazers Together: The Future of Events

Written by Cloud for Good Team 2020 has been a year of massive change, and for marketing that has meant finding new, creative ways to engage

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Less Admin, More Impact: How Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Transforms Grantmaking

Through empowering grantmakers to streamline operations, enhance transparency, and make data-informed decisions that amplify impact, Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking is transforming grantmaking processes for organizations.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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