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Cloud for Good Awarded Salesforce.org Nonprofit Consulting Partner of the Year for Second Year in a Row

October 12, 2020 [Asheville, NC] –Cloud for Good was awarded the Salesforce.org 2020 AMER Consulting Partner of the Year – Nonprofit award at the Salesforce.org Virtual...

Getting Over Raiser’s Edge with Salesforce + Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Taking a strategic approach to transforming their technology, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary partnered with Cloud for Good in their migration from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce Nonprofit...

How My Hispanic Heritage Empowered My Salesforce Journey

As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and cherish Hispanic culture year-round, I find myself reflecting on the journey that brought me to Cloud for...

Predicting Summer Melt with Salesforce Einstein

The term “summer melt” is used to describe students who apply, get admitted, and then commit to a college but never actually show up to their...

Are Our Schools Built For Continued Engagement?

NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. Technology is changing the way we interact with our favorite brands. In order to build...

Creating a Culture of Care

I have been working in the Salesforce ecosystem for 10+ years, but my entire career has been dedicated to the mission of various nonprofit organizations like...

Top 10 Moments at Cloud for Good

2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Cloud for Good’s founding! While we celebrated the momentous anniversary earlier in the year, we can’t help but look back...

Celebrating National Dog Day: American Kennel Club Goes Live with Service Cloud and Community Cloud

Salesforce has enabled American Kennel Club to serve its dog-loving constituency through technology like never before....

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Salesforce.org Elevate

Salesforce.org’s Elevate is an innovative new addition to the Salesforce ecosystem of technology solutions, released in Spring 2020. The suite of integrated offerings made available through...

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Utilizing Technology in the Fight for Press Rights

The Reporters Committee defends American journalists, scaling their efforts through Salesforce to meet an unprecedented rise in need....

Take Note! Migrating Notes to New Content Notes in Salesforce

The Notes & Attachments related list is on the way out. Content Notes and Files will replace these features, and both have major advantages over the...

Why Chatter is Great for Nonprofits

Chatter is a social networking tool that lives inside Salesforce and helps people collaborate with colleagues. Here are some ideas for how you can start using...

Pre-Checking: Good for Baggage, Bad for Email Opt-In

In the case of email opting-in, it pays to hold off on pre-checking any opt-in actions. The theory behind this restraint is that constituents should take...

Salesforce Analytics 101: Report Types

When you’re creating a Salesforce report, the first thing you have to choose, before you even get to the report builder, is the Report Type. The...

Is a Salesforce Community the Right Fit for Your Nonprofit?

If you can find value in sharing your Salesforce data with constituents, a Salesforce Community might be right for you! Salesforce Communities expand your database beyond...

Planned Gifts: Tips and Tricks for Managing in Salesforce

Planned gifts, or legacy gifts, are something we often discuss with clients who use or are looking to use Salesforce to manage fundraising data and processes....