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Salesforce Sandbox and How To Use It

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

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

You Can Do Anything With Salesforce

Implementing Salesforce so that it can do “anything” requires leadership, capacity, and lots of expectations management. Learn why.
Three Ways To Make Sure that Your Next Big Software Project Is A Success

Three Ways To Make Sure that Your Next Big Software Project Is A Success

Buying a new fundraising CRM or replacing your finance and HR systems are big investments with critical outcomes. How can you make sure that big software
4.5 Great Ways to use Pinterest and Salesforce

4.5 Great Ways to use Pinterest and Salesforce

It hasn't exploded yet like the #askforce twitter channel, but it is gaining traction. Here are the top 5 ways Pinterest and Salesforce go together, like
Why Integrations and Clean Manageable Data Help Change the World

Why Integrations and Clean Manageable Data Help Change the World

For your non-profit, nothing can be more helpful than good, clean data. How to can you do that? Capitalize on integrations.
5 Key Items to Run a Successful Salesforce Implementation

5 Key Items to Run a Successful Salesforce Implementation

When implementing new technology into your organization or expanding your existing system, a little bit of planning can go a long way in ensuring the success
Questions to Ask Before Your Next Data Migration

Questions to Ask Before Your Next Data Migration

If your nonprofit is considering a data migration in the near future, you can start planning now by asking some preliminary question.
Security vs Convenience: Securing Your Salesforce Org

Security vs Convenience: Securing Your Salesforce Org

When implementing Salesforce, we rightly focus on designing the system; what data do we need to input and the reports and dashboards we want as output.

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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;

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

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

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.
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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

5 Tips for Higher Education Institutions and Nonprofit Organizations Working Remotely

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Rise of Remote Workers When the internet was born in the 1980s, employers began allowing employees to work from

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5 Tips to Become a Successful Online Student

Written by Cloud for Good Team Colleges and Universities nationwide are moving their curriculums online as a result of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. While this sudden

Celebrating B Corp Month: A Global Movement

Celebrating B Corp Month: A Global Movement

Cloud for Good has been a certified B Corporation since 2013. Read to learn more about how much our employees love being apart of a B
Testing Environment Strategies in Marketing Cloud- blog- Cloud for Good

Testing Environment Strategies in Marketing Cloud

Written by Cloud for Good Team Many Salesforce Marketing Cloud users look to create a testing environment much like what exists with Sales Cloud CRM. With

Don’t Drive a Rocketship to 7-11 - Implementing Salesforce for Small-to-Midsize Nonprofits

Don’t Drive a Rocketship to 7-11 – Implementing Salesforce for Small-to-Midsize Nonprofits

Whether you’re a tiny 2-person shop that provides lunch for the homeless, or a 30-staffed water safety watchdog growing from local to statewide in scope, Salesforce
Who is the Site Guest User?

Who is the Site Guest User?

The Site Guest User is a special type of user that you use in conjunction with a Force.com site or any application that utilizes a Force.com
Top 11 Salesforce Blog Posts You Should Read Again

Top 11 Salesforce Blog Posts You Should Read Again

The #BestTeamEver has been busy this year writing blog posts to share information with nonprofits and within the Salesforce ecosystem. Today, we want to share 11
Your Nonprofit Needs a Technology Vision

Your Nonprofit Needs a Technology Vision

Written by Cloud for Good Team Nonprofits are great at vision. It’s a strength of mission-driven organizations: picturing a better future comes naturally to the people

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Record Types

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Record Types

Creating a new, custom record type for everything is a mistake. Learn more about how to maximize your Salesforce investment while customizing only what you need.
Is the Fear of Failure Hurting Your Fundraising?

Is the Fear of Failure Hurting Your Fundraising?

Fear is a powerful thing. The fear of failure is something that most people struggle with because nobody wants to fail. Learn how the fear of