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Putting Predictions Into Your Alumni Sustainer Program

The Salesforce Einstein Analytics tool provides organizations with the ability to visualize the activity taking place within their unique Salesforce environment, offering invaluable insights and health checks on their...

The Latest NPSP Releases for Summer ’20

The highly-anticipated Summer ’20 Release is finally here! This new NPSP release introduces timely enhancements for user experience and features several innovations to the Lightning Flow...

Why Donating to Higher Education Still Makes a Difference

I have a number of connections to the higher education industry: I’m on an EDA team at Cloud for Good; my mom is an admissions counselor...

New Salesforce Education Cloud Release Provides Connection in Times of Separation

The need for creative solutions and progressive thinking within the world of higher education has never been greater. While the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic...

How Calbright College is Withstanding a Pandemic Without Compromise

Through Salesforce, Calbright College is offering invaluable education to the underserved and underemployed in their time of need....

5 Ways to Prepare for Your Salesforce Migration

When it comes to migrating your organization from one Salesforce instance to another, there are 5 key points of preparation to keep in mind before moving...

National Aquarium: Using Technology to Traverse Turbulent Waters with National Aquarium

Learn how Salesforce helped National Aquarium navigate the turbulent waters of COVID-19 and prepare for a post-pandemic world....

Fundraising During a Crisis is All About Relationships: The Human Rights Watch Story

Human Rights Watch is navigating the changing market to bring in funds and find new donors with Salesforce....

5 Tips for Higher Education Institutions and Nonprofit Organizations Working Remotely

The Rise of Remote Workers When the internet was born in the 1980s, employers began allowing employees to work from their own home offices. As technology...

5 Tips to Become a Successful Online Student

Colleges and Universities nationwide are moving their curriculums online as a result of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. While this sudden wave of change washing over our...

How Grant Management in Salesforce Can Improve Your Fundraising Strategy

Grant Management in Salesforce A grant is a sum of money given to an organization or individuals for a specific purpose. Securing grant funding can be...

Helping Veterans, Military and Their Families Connect with Their Communities Through Salesforce

Happy Veterans Day! Veterans Day was originally created as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in service of our country. Today,...

Giving (Tues)Days: 24 Hour Fundraising Campaigns

Giving Day Campaigns A positive trend in the world today is the rise of charitable giving & altruism. In fact, in the US alone, we are...

Spooky Data Migrations: Demystified

With Halloween today, and all of the haunted houses, scary costumes, and horror nights at Theme Parks, I have already had my share of fright overload....

BEST OF SALESFORCE WINTER ’19 LIGHTNING FEATURES FOR NONPROFITS

While it’s hard to believe it’s been nearly one year since my Winter ’18 post highlighting some of my favorite elements of the latest Salesforce release,...

State of Salesforce: Where Organizations are Looking to Take the Platform Over the Next Year

Organization’s Goals Salesforce is constantly growing and evolving as the needs of organizations change. Over the next twelve months, organizations surveyed in Cloud for Good’s State...