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How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies- Cloud for Good

How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies

Keeping donors engaged during uncertain times can feel like a challenge, but new technologies are available to keep us centered.
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Salesforce Winter ’23 Release: What You Need to Know

The Salesforce Winter '23 Release is loaded with features sure to make your user experience easier and enhance your Salesforce instance.
Why All Companies Must Explore the Role of Ethics in Technology- Cloud for Good

Why All Companies Must Explore the Role of Ethics in Technology

The widespread adoption of technology has made the continued role of ethics in technology all the more important.
For the 9th Time, Cloud for Good Appears on the Inc. 5000- Cloud for Good

For the 9th Time, Cloud for Good Appears on the Inc. 5000

For the 9th straight year, Cloud for Good appears on the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of growing private companies in America.
7 Ways to Get Ready for End-Of-Year Giving Today- Cloud for Good

7 Ways to Get Ready for End-Of-Year Giving Today

Getting your Salesforce org ready for end-of-year giving is an essential part of being prepared for success.
Marketing Cloud Multi-Factor Authentication Security Options- Cloud for Good

Marketing Cloud Multi-Factor Authentication Security Options

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is required for Salesforce Marketing Cloud as of August 9, 2022. Here's what you need to know about the latest security updates.
How Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Help Prepare Nonprofits and Higher Education for a Recession- Cloud for Good

How Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Help Prepare Nonprofits and Higher Education for a Recession

Learn how the lessons we've learned during the pandemic can help prepare your nonprofit or higher education institution for the impending recession.
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Salesforce Summer ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

The Salesforce Summer ’22 Release is packed with intuitive new features, updates, and functionalities sure to enhance your instance.
Understanding the New Vision + Vocabulary of Marketing Cloud- Cloud for Good

Understanding the New Vision + Vocabulary of Marketing Cloud

Salesforce recently shared its vision for the next generation of Marketing Cloud, including many commonly used products being rebranded.

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Happy Holidays from Cloud for Good

Happy Holidays from Cloud for Good

Written by Cloud for Good Team Cheers to a Great Year: Client Successes in 2018 Throughout the year, I have had the privilege of witnessing hundreds

Blockchain Is Reestablishing Trust In Nonprofits

Blockchain Is Reestablishing Trust In Nonprofits

Written by Cloud for Good Team NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here.  Bitcoin and hundreds of other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies are on the

Understanding Our Clients Through Volunteering

Understanding Our Clients Through Volunteering

Written by Cloud for Good Team Being part of the Cloud for Good team means that helping nonprofits is an everyday part of our job. We

Top 5 Reasons to attend the NYC World Tour

Top 5 Reasons to attend the NYC World Tour

Still on the fence about attending the World Tour in NYC on December 13th? Think no more, and read on for 5 fantastic reasons to attend!
What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean For Nonprofit Organizations?

What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean For Nonprofit Organizations?

Written by Cloud for Good Team NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here.  Artificial Intelligence is an area of computer science that

A New Year for Salesforce Resolutions

A New Year for Salesforce Resolutions

Written by Cloud for Good Team This is my favorite time of the year. The holidays are bringing families together, and as the year ends it

Change Management_ Understanding the Type and Drivers of Change

Change Management: Understanding the Type and Drivers of Change

Change is inevitable and one of the main forces behind improvement, strength and progress. For nonprofits, change, especially in technology, can be a game-changer. I’m a

Cloud for Good Ranked Number 418 on Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500™

Cloud for Good Ranked Number 418 on Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500™

Written by Cloud for Good Team Asheville, NC, August 15, 2018 – Cloud for Good today announced it ranked 418 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of

How Grant Management in Salesforce Can Improve Your Fundraising Strategy

How Grant Management in Salesforce Can Improve Your Fundraising Strategy

Written by Cloud for Good Team Grant Management in Salesforce A grant is a sum of money given to an organization or individuals for a specific

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs: Creating Efficient Prospecting Through Salesforce- Customer Story- Cloud for Good

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs: Creating Efficient Prospecting Through Salesforce

Using Salesforces Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP), Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs were both able to alleviate bottlenecks, improve collaboration, and ultimately raise more funds to
Blazing Trails Beyond Dreamforce

Blazing Trails Beyond Dreamforce

Dreamforce 2016 was the year of the trail blazer. Cloud for Good has put together a summary of the highlights from this year's Dreamforce.
Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Object Overkill

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Object Overkill

The key to the success of your Salesforce implementation is moderation and this is especially true when it comes to custom object creation. Even if an
Right or Wrong: How Do I Decide?

Right or Wrong: How Do I Decide?

When there’s more than one way to get something done, how do you make the best choice? Consistency is the key. If you’ve used Salesforce for
Change Doesn’t Always Have To Be Scary

Change Doesn’t Always Have To Be Scary

Change is all about how you manage the process. Implementing a new CRM like Salesforce can certainly lead to unintended consequences if you don’t manage the
Meet Us at Dreamforce 2016

Meet Us at Dreamforce 2016

Join the Cloud for Good team at Dreamforce! Fill out our form to schedule a meeting and pick up your copy of the State of Nonprofit
FREEZE!!!  What's a Data Freeze and How to Come Out of It in One Piece

FREEZE!!!  What’s a Data Freeze and How to Come Out of It in One Piece

You're ready for the data migration, but now it's time to manage the data freeze. Here are some tips to work through shutting down your old