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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.

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

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.
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
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,
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
Giving Thanks with Cloud for Good

Giving Thanks with Cloud for Good

Hear from Cloud for Good’s Executive Vice President of Services and Managing Directors on what they are most thankful for as we enter the 2021 holiday
The Power of Us Hub Has Moved to the Trailblazer Community

The Power of Us Hub Has Moved to the Trailblazer Community

On November 15th, 2021, the Power of Us Hub moved over to the Trailblazer community. This migration is a great step for the entire ecosystem.
Cloud for Good Announces Talent for Good Dallas Hub

Cloud for Good Announces Talent for Good Dallas Hub

Cloud for Good, alongside the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) and Dallas College, today announced a partnership to provide an apprenticeship pathway to
Building a Better Recruitment and Admissions Funnel with UMBC- Customer Success Story- Cloud for Good

Building a Better Recruitment and Admissions Funnel with UMBC

Cloud for Good has helped UMBC implement a technology foundation that has changed the way they think about their systems.

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Salesforce: Managing Animal Welfare Constituents

Salesforce: Managing Animal Welfare Constituents

Organizations that help animals find forever homes are turning to Salesforce to track adopters, donors, volunteers, events and more in a central location. Managing all animal
Facebook Fundraising Trends and the Expanding Nonprofit Technology Landscape

Facebook Fundraising Trends and the Expanding Nonprofit Technology Landscape

Facebook's waived donation fees and expanded fundraising and disaster relief tools have implications for the crowded nonprofit technology landscape in 2018.
The Benefits of Triggers in Salesforce

The Benefits of Triggers in Salesforce

With Workflow Rules, Flows, and Process Builder at your fingertips, you may feel like code isn't necessary. However, there are times when code is needed over
Using Webforms for Useful and Actionable Data

Using Webforms for Useful and Actionable Data

The information your nonprofit gets out of Salesforce is only as good as the information your organization puts into it. Use webforms to collect useful and
#C4GGives - Cloud for Good Volunteer Week 2017

#C4GGives – Cloud for Good Volunteer Week 2017

Cloud for Good held it's first ever Volunteer Week in 2017. Members of our team gave their time at area food banks and pantries. We not
Creating Donor Journeys to Increase Fundraising

Creating Donor Journeys to Increase Fundraising

Significant changes to the digital communication landscape help savvy organizations pivot to better engage their supporters. Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s Journey Builder allow sophisticated, intelligent donor journeys
Having Fun and Playing Salesforce

Having Fun and Playing Salesforce

While a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) platform is a must for many organizations, Salesforce can also be fun. We provide tips so your nonprofit can have
How The Sausage Gets Made: Vetting Your Business Processes

How The Sausage Gets Made: Vetting Your Business Processes

If your organization sometimes feels like a rodent warren of haphazard business processes, there are some things you can do to make them better. Start by
Best of Salesforce Winter ’18 Lightning Features for Nonprofits

Best of Salesforce Winter ’18 Lightning Features for Nonprofits

Each Salesforce release brings new and updated features to the platform. We explore some of the best Lightning features for nonprofits in the Winter '18 Release.
Salesforce can Help with US Tax Receipts for Donors

Salesforce can Help with US Tax Receipts for Donors

Donors are crucial to your nonprofit's success. They are required to have a written acknowledgement of any single contribution over $250 to claim it on their
Celebrating What Makes Cloud for Good a Great Place to Work on National Certification Day

Celebrating What Makes Cloud for Good a Great Place to Work on National Certification Day

Written by Cloud for Good Team Today is Certification Nation Day, and for its tenth consecutive year Cloud for Good was recognized as a Great Place To

CFG2024_Blog_NPSP-to-Salesforce-Nonprofit-Cloud-Understand-the-Impact-of-Your-Data

Considerations for Migrating from NPSP to Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: Understand the Impact of Your Data

Written by Cloud for Good Team Another new iPhone model has arrived, and for many of us that means switching over all our data, applications, and

OPM or (N)OPM? How Salesforce Can Transform Your Approach to Online Program Management

OPM or (N)OPM? How Salesforce Can Transform Your Approach to Online Program Management

Written by Cloud for Good Team To OPM? Or n(O)PM? That is the question. No, that wasn’t the question that made it into Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, but

Dreamforce 2024_ Nonprofit Keynote Highlights_ Amplifying Your Mission and Impact with AI

Dreamforce 2024: Nonprofit Keynote Highlights: Amplifying Your Mission and Impact with AI

The Cloud for Good team at Salesforce’s highly-anticipated Dreamforce 2024 conference unpack the key insights, highlights, and product innovations on AI, data, and Nonprofit Cloud from
Dreamforce 2024_ Education Keynote Highlights_ Elevate Every Education Journey with AI + Data + Action

Dreamforce 2024: Education Keynote Highlights: Elevate Every Education Journey with AI + Data + Action

The Cloud for Good team at Salesforce's highly-anticipated Dreamforce 2024 conference unpack the key insights, highlights, and product innovations on AI, data, and Education Cloud from
Where to Find Cloud for Good: Dreamforce 2024

Where to Find Cloud for Good: Dreamforce 2024

Written by Cloud for Good Team Get ready for Dreamforce 2024! Salesforce’s flagship event is set to kick off on Tuesday, September 17th in San Francisco,