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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...

Cloud for Good Named on Fortune’s 2020 Best Small & Medium Workplaces + Comparably’s Best Companies for Work-Life Balance Lists

October 16, 2020 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good, a certified BCorp and Salesforce.org 2020 Nonprofit Consulting Partner of the Year, today announced winning both an...

Cloud for Good Awarded Salesforce.org Nonprofit Consulting Partner of the Year for Second Year in a Row

October 12, 2020 [Asheville, NC] –Cloud for Good was awarded the Salesforce.org 2020 AMER Consulting Partner of the Year – Nonprofit award at the Salesforce.org Virtual...

Getting Over Raiser’s Edge with Salesforce + Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Taking a strategic approach to transforming their technology, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary partnered with Cloud for Good in their migration from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce Nonprofit...

How My Hispanic Heritage Empowered My Salesforce Journey

As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and cherish Hispanic culture year-round, I find myself reflecting on the journey that brought me to Cloud for...

Predicting Summer Melt with Salesforce Einstein

The term “summer melt” is used to describe students who apply, get admitted, and then commit to a college but never actually show up to their...

Are Our Schools Built For Continued Engagement?

NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. Technology is changing the way we interact with our favorite brands. In order to build...