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How Nonprofits Can Get Past Technology Culture Shock

We are in the midst of a major technology revolution and succeeding in this revolution does not mean consuming additional technology, or as many of our
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MS Excel Tools for Salesforce

As a Salesforce Admin, you have to be responsible for creating Salesforce data, maintaining that data and even extracting it so it can be analyzed and
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Tahoe Dreamin’ –  The Advent of User Group Led Conferences

I had the pleasure of attending Tahoe Dreamin' – a Sacramento User Group sponsored event that took place at Lake Tahoe. This event was a jammed
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#BestTeamEver: A True Story of Virtual Working

“So what does that mean that your company is virtual? Is your paycheck virtual too?” Those were the first questions my dad asked me when I
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Before You Build the House: Preparing to Implement Salesforce

Start with a budget! With Salesforce, a lot of functionality is available right “out of the box” for the base price. There are some things, like
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Seeing vs Doing: Understanding Learning Styles for Successful Training

Identifying learning styles among your users doesn’t need to involve having each user take a quiz or survey. You can likely identify some personality traits or
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A Nonprofit Guide to the Salesforce AppExchange

We have been hosting Apps for Good webinars over the last couple of years and we have written many great articles about the different apps that
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Creating a Data Map When You’re Lost in Data!

A data map is a great way to document the process of uncovering the secrets of a data set. We use them for so many different
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Volunteer Time Off: Engineering the Future

Everyone at Cloud for Good is passionate about nonprofits. I love hearing about all the different organizations everyone is involved with - the variety allows us
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Salesforce Trailhead Guides You to Success

Are you looking for training resources for your users? Check out Salesforce's free, fun interactive learning path, Trailhead.
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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

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Cloud for Good Ranks on Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT List as the #1 Small Business

Cloud for Good Ranks on Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT List as the #1 Small Business

Written by Cloud for Good Team June 18, 2019 [Asheville, NC] – IDG’s Computerworld announces Cloud for Good, a leading technology consulting firm for nonprofit and

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Cloud for Good Becomes Global Premium Partner in Nonprofit & Higher Education

Cloud for Good Becomes Global Premium Partner in Nonprofit & Higher Education

Written by Cloud for Good Team April 11, 2019 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good has announced that it has become a Salesforce.org Premium Partner in

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Cloud for Good Named a Great Place to Work® for 5th Year

Cloud for Good Named a Great Place to Work® for 5th Year

Written by Cloud for Good Team  Asheville, North Carolina – January 28, 2019 – Cloud for Good has again earned Great Place to Work Certification for

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Making the Most of Your End-User Training

Making the Most of Your End-User Training

Written by Cloud for Good Team If you are responsible for coordinating your organization’s Salesforce User training, you’ve probably already read many articles, including from our

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Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Hunger Problem In America, 1 in 6 individuals struggle to put food on their tables. This isn’t because we’re

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Salesforce.Org Acquired roundCorner, What’s Next?

Salesforce.Org Acquired roundCorner, What’s Next?

Written by Cloud for Good Team Nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions continue to choose Salesforce to manage their programs, admission, fundraising, marketing and everything in

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Cloud for Good Secures Spot on 100 Top Impact Companies 

Cloud for Good Secures Spot on 100 Top Impact Companies 

Written by Cloud for Good Team Asheville, NC, January 8, 2019 – on January 7, Cloud for Good was ranked 51 on Real Leaders, Big Path

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What Does GDPR Mean For U.S.-Based Nonprofits?

What Does GDPR Mean For U.S.-Based Nonprofits?

Written by Cloud for Good Team NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. It has been on the top of news feeds for

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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.
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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

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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
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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.
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Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) Winter '22 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

The NPSP Winter '22 release is introducing the Elevate Power of Us Edition, offering new ways to manage undeliverable addresses track Change Logs for Recurring Donations,
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Migrating from Blackbaud Luminate CRM and Luminate Online to Salesforce- Customer Story- Cloud for Good

Migrating from Blackbaud Luminate CRM and Luminate Online to Salesforce

When harmony is created through technology systems like Nonprofit Cloud and Pardot, so too is it created for the diverse allies of the Rainforest Alliance as
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