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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...

Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce: 10 Reasons to Make the Switch

The ongoing development of the Salesforce Foundation’s tools for nonprofits has encouraged more and more nonprofits to consider a switch from their legacy system to Salesforce....

Force Off- Online Donation Tools for Salesforce Recap

To help you evaluate the various online donation tools available on the Salesforce platform, we hosted a Force Off featuring iATS Payments/ Brickwork, Click&Pledge and Network...

Merchant Accounts, Payment Gateways, Virtual Terminals, Oh My!

It’s a digital age and you’re behind the times if you’re not accepting online donations from your donors. So you start to weigh the options, researching...

Tal Frankfurt Nominated to the Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board

Cloud for Good has nominated its founder and CEO, Tal Frankfurt, to the Salesforce Foundation Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board. Please vote for him today....

Recipes for Success: Salesforce and IFTTT

Automate Salesforce and Social Media with IFTTT. Work smarter, not harder by automating common tasks....

What Nonprofits Don’t Know About Salesforce Data Loss Can Hurt Them (And Their Mission)

What would happen to a nonprofit that uses Salesforce and loses donor information or program evaluation data? At best, it would mean a loss of team...