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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....

Defending American Dreamers with New York Immigration Coalition + Salesforce

New York Immigration Coalition has delivered unprecedented crisis assistance to its most under-supported immigrant groups through Salesforce....

Apsona Mail Merge for Salesforce

Running monthly or yearly statements for your households can be a daunting task, from creating a report in your Salesforce instance --to exporting the data to...

4 Steps to Integrate Social Media Into Your Campaigns

4 Steps to Integrating Social Media into Successful Campaigns, is a helpful guide for understanding and using social media to meet your campaign goals....

Salesforce Sandbox and How To Use It

Who doesn’t like the idea of a sandbox? You can get creative, get dirty, and get better at what you’re looking to accomplish. Salesforce has some...

Volunteer Management in Salesforce

There are a handful of Salesforce apps that specialize in volunteer management, three of which stood out for me; HandsOn Connect, Volunteers for Salesforce, and Skillanthropy....

5 Ways to Get Staff on Board with Chatter

Learn how Kids Included Together implemented a social chatter approach across their organizations. Read more to learn about their 5 tips for keeping it social....

You Can Do Anything With Salesforce

Implementing Salesforce so that it can do “anything” requires leadership, capacity, and lots of expectations management. Learn why....