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The Ethical Consultant - Cloud for Good

The Ethical Consultant

I got into a discussion with a client recently about ethical consulting. I’ve had this discussion with colleagues, co-workers, friends and mentors through the years, but
Going to Dreamforce? Let's Meet! -Cloud for Good

Going to Dreamforce? Let’s Meet!

Are you going to Dreamforce? Let's schedule a time to meet!
Don't Be a Fish Out of Water: Preparing for a Salesforce Migration - Cloud for Good

Don’t Be a Fish Out of Water: Preparing for a Salesforce Migration

Each Salesforce organization is housed at one of Salesforce’s data centers. Salesforce calls these groupings of clients instances and it is a good practice as a

Winter ’14 Release: My Favorite Features for Nonprofits

Check out Trish Perkins top new features in the Salesforce Winter '14 release.
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Audit Trail – A Hidden Gem

The Audit Trail helps you track the recent Setup changes that you and other administrators have made to your organization. Learn more.
Salesforce Administrators and Puppies - Cloud for Good

Salesforce Administrators and Puppies

Too often, in my experience, I’ve had clients treat a Salesforce implementation as a discrete moment in time: “We wanted Salesforce, we got Salesforce, we have
The Future is Now: Taking your Chatter Publisher Actions Mobile - Cloud for Good

The Future is Now: Taking your Chatter Publisher Actions Mobile

Chatter Publisher Publisher actions allow you to perform simple tasks such as creating child records from within the record’s Chatter feed. Read more about publisher.
To CRM or not to CRM: Is that the question? - Cloud for Good

To CRM or not to CRM: Is that the question?

When evaluating your needs and choosing to implement a CRM solution, I recommend starting by asking the five W’s: Who, What, Where, When and Why.
Custom Code: Are you ready? - Cloud for Good

Custom Code: Are you ready?

It is an interesting dichotomy that while writing custom code allows you to manipulate the system in very sophisticated ways, every bit of custom code that
At Project's End: Separation Anxiety and User Adoption - Cloud for Good

At Project’s End: Separation Anxiety and User Adoption

Some of the biggest angst for my clients comes at the end of a project. Wrapping up an implementation brings all sorts of mixed feelings: pride

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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

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Raiser’s Edge – And Here’s Why

Written by Cloud for Good Team In today’s world, no one has a phone with only one installed application and there is a good reason for

Make it Awesome: Salesforce and Eventbrite

Make it Awesome: Salesforce and Eventbrite

Eventbrite is an ideal solution for nonprofit events. So why do nonprofit orgs with Salesforce shy away from it? Here's four ways to make it awesome.
Work.com: Time for Another Look

Work.com: Time for Another Look

One of the biggest obstacles to using Work.com to effectively manage goals was that it wasn’t integrated with Salesforce.com, so there was no automated way to
Salesforce Scheduled Unit Tests

Salesforce Scheduled Unit Tests

One of the simplest steps you can take to maintain the integrity of your Salesforce data is to implement automated unit tests. The up-front work is
Investing in Salesforce Success

Investing in Salesforce Success

Roll out is often considered the end of a software or systems project, but the end of every Salesforce project is really just the beginning. Investing
The 360 on roundCause

The 360 on roundCause

Even on a powerful platform like Salesforce, we’ve all had moments where we need a little bit more. Maybe your nonprofit is using the Non-Profit Starter
Let it Flow: Salesforce Visual Flows

Let it Flow: Salesforce Visual Flows

A simple, streamlined process can improve data quality and reduce user frustration. Visual Flows are a powerful tool for streamlining and simplifying data entry. After you