Thought Leadership

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

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Theory of Change: Metrics and Monitoring

Theory of Change is an organization’s set of beliefs and hypotheses about how their activities lead to outcomes that contribute to the overall mission and vision...

Social Engagement Management: The New Sheriff in Town

Social media today is not just how we keep in touch with high school friends or a place to share vacation photos with distant relatives. Social...

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...

The Connected Nonprofit

Good data leads to more self-awareness and an increasing ability to better steer the nonprofit organization toward its mission. Jeff Rule shares his insights on becoming...

Make Donor Engagement Plans Work for You

Put donor engagement plans to work for your organization. Utilize Engagement Plans in the Nonprofit Success Pack to assist with your fundraising efforts....

Resilience, Recovery, Reimagining: How Salesforce Can Help Hospitals Survive COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the incredible weaknesses that currently exist in the American public health system. While the strengths and selfless bravery of our medical...

Cloud for Good is Great Place to Work Certified for the 7th Year in a Row

Asheville, North Carolina – February 23, 2021 – Cloud for Good has been certified as a Great Place to Work for the 7th year in a row....

Salesforce Spring ’21 Release Recap

One of my favorite things about Salesforce is that it is constantly evolving, with regular releases three times a year. These releases include many new features....

An Interview with Omatic: Connecting Accounting + Fundraising Departments with Salesforce Integration

Accounting and fundraising are two connected, yet disparate, departments found within most nonprofit organizations. While the departments are intrinsically linked, the data that each side maintains...

The Complete Picture of Alumni and Donors with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator

As a continuation of our Gift Processing with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator blog published last month, I wanted to dive deeper into the connection between...

Keeping Your Data Safe: Finding Peace of Mind With Salesforce

Security has been one of the most prevailing through-lines of 2020 and 2021. Through taking donor information over the phone from our home offices, increased cyber-attacks,...