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CRM is Exactly What Your Nonprofit Needs

I recently had a conversation with a colleague about the advantages and disadvantages of using a constituent relationship management (CRM) system such as Salesforce to manage

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How to Integrate Online Forms with Salesforce.com?

There are number of ways to integrate your online website forms with Salesforce. How do they compare? We did the leg work for you and below

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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
Harness the Power of Your Constituent Network with Relationship Tracking in NPSP

Harness the Power of Your Constituent Network with Relationship Tracking in NPSP

Relationships as a general idea are fundamental to Salesforce. After all, Salesforce is a CRM – or constituent relationship management – tool. Let's explore how to
Data Segmentation: Categorize Your Constituents With Salesforce

Data Segmentation: Categorize Your Constituents With Salesforce

There are many ways to categorize your data. After you understand how you’d like to categorize your constituents, the next step is thinking about how to
Salesforce Leads: Pros and Cons for Nonprofits

Salesforce Leads: Pros and Cons for Nonprofits

The Salesforce Lead standard object holds records representing individual people, typically as part of a sales process in the B2B (business-to-business) model. Using the Leads object
Back to School: Research Methods 101 - Surveys

Back to School: Research Methods 101 – Surveys

Writing strong, concise survey questions will get you the data that you need. We've shared some best practices for collecting information from your constituents.
Slice, Dice, and Dedupe Data - What's The Right Tool for Data Cleanup?

Slice, Dice, and Dedupe Data – What’s The Right Tool for Data Cleanup?

There are many tools out there to assist with data cleanup and it's not always easy to know which one to choose. We have explored several
What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education- Cloud for Good

What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education

Here are a few of the key takeaways I walked away from Dreamforce 2022 with and what I think they will mean for the future of
Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce- Cloud for Good

Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce

Shifts within the education sector continually change how we define student success. Here's how to stay ahead of the curve.
Highlights + Takeaways from the Dreamforce ‘22 Nonprofit Keynote- Cloud for Good

Highlights + Takeaways from the Dreamforce ‘22 Nonprofit Keynote

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the Dreamforce '22 Nonprofit Keynote and was so inspired. Here are some of my favorite highlights.
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.