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Voices at the Table: Who are the Internal Stakeholders for Your Salesforce Implementation Project?

You just signed off on a Salesforce implementation project, and you’re about to schedule your kick-off call with your consultant. When you sit down to look

Is it Time to Spring Clean Your Fundraising Database?

Is it Time to Spring Clean Your Fundraising Database?

Written by Cloud for Good Team Data Cleanliness Since many nonprofits rely on fundraising to support their cause, the accuracy and cleanliness of all donor and

Relieving the Pain of a Data Migration to Salesforce

Relieving the Pain of a Data Migration to Salesforce

Making the move from a legacy system, like Raiser's Edge? We have shared tips and tools to help you relieve the pain that many face during

Navigating Change Management From a Non-Leadership Role

Let’s face it, change is hard. Sometimes it can be fun and exciting, but changes that involve a person’s day-to-day routine are typically very challenging. When

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Top Ten Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Consultants and Administrators

We've shared our list of the top 10 Chrome extensions for Salesforce Administrators. These extensions can help save you time and energy.
Engaging Staff to Use Salesforce

Engaging Staff to Use Salesforce

You're organization has chosen Salesforce as your Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Engage your users to be active with the platform by following these tips.
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7 Ways Salesforce Einstein Makes Your Nonprofit or University Smarter

Einstein Analytics provides additional insights into the data you are storing in Salesforce. We've presented seven ways that Einstein can make your organization smarter!
Streamline Your Merge Documents with Conditional Logic

Streamline Your Merge Documents with Conditional Logic

Acknowledgment letters and other documents are key to making sure your donors and other supporters feel recognized. Streamline your merge documents with conditional logic in Salesforce.
Your Board of Directors and Salesforce

Your Board of Directors and Salesforce

Your Board of Directors (BoD) is made up of key constituents and stakeholders. We share ideas so you can to track their activities and interactions in
International Women's Day: Recognizing Members of the #BestTeamEver

International Women’s Day: Recognizing Members of the #BestTeamEver

On International Women's Day 2018, Cloud for Good recognizes eight women who make up the #BestTeamEver. We celebrate your successes and are glad to have you

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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.
Putting Predictions Into Your Alumni Sustainer Program- blog- Cloud for Good

Putting Predictions Into Your Alumni Sustainer Program

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Salesforce Einstein Analytics tool provides organizations with the ability to visualize the activity taking place within their unique Salesforce environment, offering

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The Latest NPSP Releases for Summer ’20

Written by Cloud for Good Team The highly-anticipated Summer ’20 Release is finally here! This new NPSP release introduces timely enhancements for user experience and features

Why Donating to Higher Education Still Makes a Difference- blog- Cloud for Good

Why Donating to Higher Education Still Makes a Difference

Written by Cloud for Good Team I have a number of connections to the higher education industry: I’m on an EDA team at Cloud for Good;

Does the Way You Migrate Your Data to Salesforce Matter?

In an effort to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of technology, nearly every nonprofit organization and higher education institution has undertaken or will need to

How Technology Can Help Your Organization Combat Crises

Springtime typically signals regrowth: bright green grass, scattered rainstorms, and time spent with family provide us with a sense of renewal, of new beginnings.  It goes

New Salesforce Education Cloud Release Provides Connection in Times of Separation

New Salesforce Education Cloud Release Provides Connection in Times of Separation

Written by Cloud for Good Team The need for creative solutions and progressive thinking within the world of higher education has never been greater. While the

How Calbright College is Withstanding a Pandemic Without Compromise

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.
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5 Ways to Prepare for Your Salesforce Migration

Written by Cloud for Good Team When it comes to migrating your organization from one Salesforce instance to another, there are 5 key points of preparation

Shining a Spotlight on the Cloud for Good Staff- Cloud for Good

Shining a Spotlight on the Cloud for Good Staff

The results of our 2021 staff engagement survey were our best yet, with most levels seeing positive increases over our 2020 and 2019 surveys.
Cloud for Good Year in Review: 2021

Cloud for Good Year in Review: 2021

As we close 2021, we’d like to take a moment to review, recap, and reminisce a few of Cloud for Good’s most memorable highlights.
Cloud for Good Recognized as a Salesforce Summit Partner

Cloud for Good Recognized as a Salesforce Summit Partner

Cloud for Good announced its acclaimed recognition as a Salesforce Summit Partner, the highest tier a Salesforce partner can achieve.

Julie Laurie, Director of Professional Services

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Cloud Team SEE HOW CLOUD FOR GOOD CAN HELP YOU CREATE MORE VALUE WITH SALESFORCE. Julie Laurie, Director of

Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?- Cloud for Good

Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Blackbaud recently announced the end of support of a few applications hosted in their Citrix environments, including Crystal Reports (CT). Find out how Salesforce Tableau can
Salesforce Education Cloud Winter ’22 Release: What You Need To Know- Cloud for Good

Salesforce Education Cloud Winter ’22 Release: What You Need To Know

The Salesforce.org Winter ’22 Education Cloud Release features several updates and optimizations designed to help make institution operations more efficient.