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Moving House: Steps for a Successful Data Migration

It doesn't matter if8ixn547AT you have 100 records or 1 million records, the data import phase of a project can seem like a daunting task. It's
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Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP) Data Importer Tool Deep Dive

Does the thought of migrating data make you want to run screaming? Is your organization using the NonProfit Starter Pack (NPSP)? Do you have data you
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Diversity at Dreamforce – A Promising Start, But Challenges Remain

Last week was Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual customer conference, which basically takes over the city of San Francisco for a week of keynotes, educational sessions and parties.
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Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries: An Admin’s Must-Have Tool

Rollup summaries are great things to have in your admin toolkit. With a rollup summary, you can summarize information about child records on a parent record
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A Recap of Dreamforce – Day 3

Thursday was Product Keynote day at Dreamforce ‘15 and the Cloud for Good team spread out to cover them all. The Cloud for Good team left
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A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 2

Written by Cloud for Good Team DREAMFORCE: DAY TWO Another day has come and gone, and we are at the halfway mark of the 2015 edition

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A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 1

Day one is coming to a wrap here at Dreamforce 2015, and what a day it has been! Many (including the Cloud for Good team) were
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Simplify Salesforce Requirements Gathering with Use Cases

Defining system requirements and grouping them into a usable format is often a daunting task, but is a key component to successful Salesforce implementation. Utilizing use
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NPSP 3.0 Feature Overview

The Nonprofit Starter Pack 3.0 (NPSP 3.0) is a set of managed packages installed on Salesforce to customize the platform for some common nonprofit use cases.
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5 Thoughts about Salesforce Lightning Experience

The Salesforce universe was introduced to the Salesforce Lightning Experience, a gigantic change encompassing the framework, design, administration and use of Salesforce. Here are five key

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What Is My Salesforce Instance and When Will I Need It?

What Is My Salesforce Instance and When Will I Need It?

Written by Cloud for Good Team Much like knowing how many and what kind of licenses you have, whether you’re on Salesforce’s Sales or Service Cloud,

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

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

As a leader at your nonprofit - whether you are the Executive Director, Chief Information Officer, Salesforce Administrator, or motivated staff member, it’s up to you
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Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the 3rd annual Salesforce Higher Education Summit at the University of Miami. I was joined by our
Migrating from Common Ground to NGO Connect: Tips for Migration

Migrating from Common Ground to NGO Connect: Tips for Migration

Switching between two systems is always a tough process. The data migration, getting used to something new, having to change the way you and your team
Talk To Your Data

Talk To Your Data

Every day there should be a conversation that happens between you and the data inside of your Salesforce instance. Starting that conversation is not always easy
Top 5 Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Administrators

Top 5 Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Administrators

If you’re a Salesforce admin or power user, listen up! There are some great community-developed Chrome extensions meant specifically to enhance the Salesforce user experience. Have
Making it Seamless: Autolaunched Flows and Custom Settings

Making it Seamless: Autolaunched Flows and Custom Settings

How autolaunched flows can help your users, and how you can combine them with custom settings to make your life as an administrator easier.