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Ideas and strategies to help purpose-driven organizations create greater, lasting impact.

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?

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

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

12 Ways Dreamforce is Hard

Read 12 reasons why Dreamforce is hard to wait for. See you at Dreamforce 2013.

Best (of the Best) Practice with Salesforce

There’s a lot of talk about Best Practice in the nonprofit sector, and having consulted on projects large and small, I want to take moment to

Better Living Through Training and Documentation

As a system administrator, it’s not only your job to ensure that reports are created, data is kept clean, and new fields and workflows are created.

Ensuring Training Success

Whether you arrange for training from a consultant, manage it yourself, or use some combination of the two, there are a few techniques you can employ

Using Salesforce to Cultivate Donor Relationships

From finding new donors, growing gifts from existing supporters, or managing the back-end fundraising efforts, Salesforce helps organizations establish and grow donor relationships in addition to

Ready To Start With Your Implementation? Think Again

You choose a platform, signed with an awesome implementation partner who can translate your needs into technology, and you are extremely excited to get started. Wait…

The Power of US Hub

Are you sometimes confused about where to go to get the answers you need in using Salesforce at your nonprofit? As you may have discovered there

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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

Helping Veterans, Military and Their Families Connect with Their Communities Through Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Happy Veterans Day! Veterans Day was originally created as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died

Giving (Tues)Days: 24 Hour Fundraising Campaigns

Written by Cloud for Good Team Giving Day Campaigns A positive trend in the world today is the rise of charitable giving & altruism. In fact,

Spooky Data Migrations: Demystified

Written by Cloud for Good Team With Halloween today, and all of the haunted houses, scary costumes, and horror nights at Theme Parks, I have already

BEST OF SALESFORCE WINTER ’19 LIGHTNING FEATURES FOR NONPROFITS

Written by Cloud for Good Team While it’s hard to believe it’s been nearly one year since my Winter ’18 post highlighting some of my favorite

State of Salesforce: Where Organizations are Looking to Take the Platform Over the Next Year

Written by Cloud for Good Team Organization’s Goals Salesforce is constantly growing and evolving as the needs of organizations change. Over the next twelve months, organizations

Why Training is an Important Part of your User Adoption Strategy

Written by Cloud for Good Team Your Salesforce Journey I remember my first time walking through IKEA. It was magical. Every room was staged and decorated

Nonprofit Cloud Keynote Highlights from Dreamforce 2018

Written by Cloud for Good Team Nonprofit Cloud Keynote Highlights from Dreamforce 2018 Nonprofit organizations are learning the power of connecting their fundraising, programs and marketing

Education Cloud Highlights from Dreamforce 2018

Written by Cloud for Good Team #BREAKING – Education Cloud Highlights from Dreamforce 2018 Today at Dreamforce 2018, Salesforce.org kicked off the annual conference with a

The Future of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education

Written by Cloud for Good Team What is Predictive Analytics? We’ve all heard about artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and other forms of technology being the way of the

Six Reasons to Attend the Salesforce Higher Ed Summit 2017

As we approach the 5th Annual Higher Ed Summit in Austin, Texas, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share just a few of

Spring, Summer and Winter Cleaning

Data cleanliness in Salesforce is important. Explore these tips to keep your data clean throughout the year and kick-off your spring cleaning with the most recent

Improving Advancement with HEDA

Colleges and universities implementing the Salesforce platform have a wealth of options for building a system that supports every department on campus. The Higher Education Data

Meet Cloud for Good at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, come meet Cloud for Good at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC. We'll be in the Customer Success Expo to

Webinar Recap: Unboxing the Nonprofit Success Pack with Lightning

On March 9, 2017, Cloud for Good hosted a webinar covering the Nonprofit Success Pack with Lightning. This post offers resources to help your organization get

Create Emails That Gain Traction With Your Constituents

Get more traction with emails and communications to your constituents. Learn how to create emails that will get higher conversions rates and improve the actions your

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

Custom Code: Are you ready?

At Project’s End: Separation Anxiety and User Adoption

12 Ways Dreamforce is Hard

Best (of the Best) Practice with Salesforce

Better Living Through Training and Documentation

Ensuring Training Success

Using Salesforce to Cultivate Donor Relationships

Ready To Start With Your Implementation? Think Again

The Power of US Hub

Latest Posts

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

Helping Veterans, Military and Their Families Connect with Their Communities Through Salesforce

Giving (Tues)Days: 24 Hour Fundraising Campaigns

Spooky Data Migrations: Demystified

BEST OF SALESFORCE WINTER ’19 LIGHTNING FEATURES FOR NONPROFITS

State of Salesforce: Where Organizations are Looking to Take the Platform Over the Next Year

Why Training is an Important Part of your User Adoption Strategy

Nonprofit Cloud Keynote Highlights from Dreamforce 2018

Education Cloud Highlights from Dreamforce 2018

The Future of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education

Six Reasons to Attend the Salesforce Higher Ed Summit 2017

Spring, Summer and Winter Cleaning

Improving Advancement with HEDA

Meet Cloud for Good at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC

Webinar Recap: Unboxing the Nonprofit Success Pack with Lightning

Create Emails That Gain Traction With Your Constituents