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From the First Click to the Counter How AI Is Transforming DMV Operations

From the First Click to the Counter: How AI Is Transforming DMV Operations

The scale a DMV carries is hard to overstate. Federal figures put the number of licensed drivers in the United States at more than 237 million,
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Agentforce for Financial Services: What Credit Unions Need to Know

AI in credit unions is no longer a future conversation. At Dreamforce 2026, Salesforce reported Fulton Bank saved 80,000 hours with Agentforce. Nicole Johnson, Cloud for
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The Stack Explained: Claudeforce, Agentforce, AIforce, and Slackbot

Claudeforce, Agentforce, Headless 360, and Slackbot: how the Salesforce AI stack fits together for nonprofits, higher ed, credit unions, and government.
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Salesforce in Claude. Claude in Salesforce. 

A two-way road.  Claude brings the intelligence. Salesforce holds the foundation, the data, and the rules that govern who can touch what. The security comes from

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When Seconds Decide the Outcome: Why Emergency Response Cannot Run on a Blind System 

By Cloud for Good Emergency response coordination is one of the most consequential workforce problems in public service. The volume is staggering, the margin for error

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When Silence Is the System: Closing the Communication Gaps in Foster Care 

Silence has failed the foster care system on both ends.  On one end is the person who decided they might be ready to foster a child.

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Moving Beyond Point-to-Point Integration: Why Salesforce Is a Powerful Alternative to Lingk for Higher Education

Joy Asakawa, Director of Sales, EDU For years, higher education institutions have relied on integration platforms and middleware solutionslike Lingk to move critical data between their

Employee using Slack as an employee AI productivity tool in the flow of work

The AI Your Team Will Actually Use Is Already in Slack

AI adoption stalls when tools sit outside the workflow. Here is why Cloud for Good treats Slack as the employee AI productivity layer to start with.
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Agentforce for Higher Education: Every Student Deserves a Timely Answer 

An admissions officer managing hundreds of inquiries from prospective students.  An academic advisor carrying a caseload that makes genuine support nearly impossible.  An advancement officer trying to

Agentforce Nonprofit: Your Next Team Member Does Not Burn Out - Cloud for Good

Agentforce Nonprofit: Your Next Team Member Does Not Burn Out 

Agentforce Nonprofit brings purpose-built AI agents into your Salesforce CRM. See how Cloud for Good implements it around your mission, not a template.

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

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
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How My Hispanic Heritage Empowered My Salesforce Journey

Written by Cloud for Good Team As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and cherish Hispanic culture year-round, I find myself reflecting on the journey

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Predicting Summer Melt with Salesforce Einstein

Written by Cloud for Good Team The term “summer melt” is used to describe students who apply, get admitted, and then commit to a college but

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Are Our Schools Built For Continued Engagement?

Written by Cloud for Good Team NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. Technology is changing the way we interact with our

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Creating a Culture of Care

Written by Cloud for Good Team I have been working in the Salesforce ecosystem for 10+ years, but my entire career has been dedicated to the

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Top 10 Moments at Cloud for Good

Written by Cloud for Good Team 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Cloud for Good’s founding! While we celebrated the momentous anniversary earlier in the year,

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

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.
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Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Salesforce.org Elevate

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce.org’s Elevate is an innovative new addition to the Salesforce ecosystem of technology solutions, released in Spring 2020. The suite

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

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

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.
The Connected Nonprofit

The Connected Nonprofit

Good data leads to more self-awareness and an increasing ability to better steer the nonprofit organization toward its mission. Jeff Rule shares his insights on becoming
Make Donor Engagement Plans Work for You

Make Donor Engagement Plans Work for You

Put donor engagement plans to work for your organization. Utilize Engagement Plans in the Nonprofit Success Pack to assist with your fundraising efforts.
Seven Complaints From Accountants That Salesforce Can Solve

Seven Complaints From Accountants That Salesforce Can Solve

Fundraisers and accountants have different views at times. Salesforce can help solve the seven most common complaints from accountants and we explain how in this post.
Engagement Plans and Levels Make Moves Management Work for You

Engagement Plans and Levels Make Moves Management Work for You

Engagement Plans have been added to the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) and will provide an even more seamless experience in managing your moves to cultivate donors
Choosing the Best MailChimp to Salesforce Connector

Choosing the Best MailChimp to Salesforce Connector

Choosing the best MailChimp to Salesforce Connector will ensure that you deliver the right message at the right time to your constituents. Cloud for Good has
Lightning Experience: Winter 17 and Beyond

Lightning Experience: Winter 17 and Beyond

The Salesforce Winter '17 release brought many changes to the Lightning Experience. We cover some of those changes and what's to come in this post.