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Burst your Silos and Become a Connected Nonprofit

Functional silos or information silos refer to business processes or data systems that are incompatible or not integrated with other processes or systems. A silo is...

Meet Us at the Salesforce World Tour in New York

The Salesforce World Tour in New York will be here on Dec. 15. Come out and see the Cloud for Good team and catch sessions by...

Fundraising is Easier with Social Studio

Learn how to listen, engage and connect with your constituents on their turf using Social Studio from the Salesforce Marketing Cloud....

Volunteer Time Off Makes You Better at Your Job

Volunteer Time Off (VTO) is a growing trend as an employee benefit offered by companies. Volunteer time off provides benefits to both the company and the...

Guarding Against Online Fraud on #GivingTuesday: 3 Expert Strategies

#GivingTuesday, one of the biggest fundraising days of the year, is coming up. This post contains tips to avoid fraud on #GivingTuesday and throughout the year....

Nonprofits Are Creating Value With Salesforce

More and more nonprofit organizations are using Salesforce to power their mission and create additional value for their constituents. The flexibility, openness and expansive ecosystem of...

5 Fundraising Processes You Should Track in Salesforce

Fundraising is hard work. It requires excellent relationship-building skills, a strong understanding of the funding landscape in your community, and strategic decision-making. Salesforce can be a...

Blazing Trails Beyond Dreamforce

Dreamforce 2016 was the year of the trail blazer. Cloud for Good has put together a summary of the highlights from this year's Dreamforce....

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Object Overkill

The key to the success of your Salesforce implementation is moderation and this is especially true when it comes to custom object creation. Even if an...

Right or Wrong: How Do I Decide?

When there’s more than one way to get something done, how do you make the best choice? Consistency is the key. If you’ve used Salesforce for...

Supporting Turkey and Syria in Their Time of Need

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck Turkey and Syria, killing thousands and injuring tens of thousands more. Here's how you can help....

Marketing Cloud Social Studio Retirement: What’s Next for Salesforce and Social Media Management?

Planning a migration from Social Studio or looking for a new platform? Sprout Social puts data at your fingertips in one central location....

What Can Slack Do For Higher Education?

The value of Slack is generated from its ability to connect people, tools, and operations, creating a repository of accessible knowledge....

Salesforce Spring ’23 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce is flying into the New Year with even more features to enhance your users’ experience in the Spring '23 release....

Five Tips For Selecting A CRM Implementation Partner

No matter which CRM solution your organization implements, the overall success of the implemented technology is tied directly to your partner....

Incorporating Mobile Solutions Into Your Marketing Strategy

Incorporating mobile solutions into your nonprofit or higher education marketing strategy is a vital key to modern marketing success....