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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

Cloud for Good Goes to Washington for NTC14

It’s that time of year everyone - the Nonprofit Technology Network has opened up voting for proposed sessions at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference. We at

Email to Case – An Overview

In Salesforce, the Case Object is often used to track a constituent issue or problem that needs resolution. Just like anything else in Salesforce, it can

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Dreamforce

I have been inspired by Dreamforce every year since 2005, so I decided to take the majority of the Cloud for Good team to Dreamforce this

Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce

We reviewed the common email service providers who offer Salesforce integration including MyEmma, VerticalReponse, iContact, ExactTarget, and MailChimp.

Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

When you apply for the Power of Us grant you need to select between two trial configurations the EE + NPSP (“Pre-configured for Donor Management”) or

Data Migration: Apsona for Salesforce

Apsona for Salesforce is another exceptionally useful ETL (Export Transform Load) app, with some unique advantages that make it an essential tool to keep in your

Reporting Calculus with Analytic Snapshots

One of my esteemed clients recently asked me whether they could track attendance in their Saturday classes over a semester or a school year. They wanted

Winter 13 Release for Nonprofits – Sales Cloud

Winter ’13 has more surprises for us in the nonprofit community, the Sales Cloud are the ones aimed specifically at the development directors who help keep

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#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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Chili for a Cause: Volunteer Time Off

The Hanover Chili Cookoff may look like just another festival or fair but at its core is a group of extremely dedicated volunteers who organize an

Receipting Canadian Tax Receipts

Written by Cloud for Good Team Are you recording your donations in Salesforce? Yes, that’s great! You’re probably using the Opportunities object to do so. But how

Salesforce.org Announces A New Philanthropic Brand

Salesforce.org announces a unified brand for Salesforce Foundation and Salesforce.org. A brand that more accurately describes their long-term goals: a nonprofit, social enterprise dedicated to Salesforce’s

#NoCodeNovember – Our Favorite Salesforce Features

In honor of #NoCodeNovember, the Cloud for Good team has compiled a list of 11 features in Salesforce that require NO code! Check out this post

Join Us at the Salesforce World Tour in New York!

On November 18. 2015, the Salesforce World Tour is going to New York and Cloud for Good will be there! We're presenting in the Admin Zone

Open Source, Open Hearts: Sprinting for the Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP)

Cloud for Good had the opportunity to send two of our team members to participate in the second ever Nonprofit Starter Pack Sprint (#NPSPsprint). A room

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Ready To Start With Your Implementation? Think Again

The Power of US Hub

Cloud for Good Goes to Washington for NTC14

Email to Case – An Overview

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Dreamforce

Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce

Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

Data Migration: Apsona for Salesforce

Reporting Calculus with Analytic Snapshots

Winter 13 Release for Nonprofits – Sales Cloud

Latest Posts

#C4GGives – Cloud for Good Volunteer Week 2017

Creating Donor Journeys to Increase Fundraising

Having Fun and Playing Salesforce

How The Sausage Gets Made: Vetting Your Business Processes

Best of Salesforce Winter ’18 Lightning Features for Nonprofits

Salesforce can Help with US Tax Receipts for Donors

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

Data Segmentation: Categorize Your Constituents With Salesforce

Salesforce Leads: Pros and Cons for Nonprofits

Back to School: Research Methods 101 – Surveys

Chili for a Cause: Volunteer Time Off

Receipting Canadian Tax Receipts

Salesforce.org Announces A New Philanthropic Brand

#NoCodeNovember – Our Favorite Salesforce Features

Join Us at the Salesforce World Tour in New York!

Open Source, Open Hearts: Sprinting for the Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP)