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All Treats, No Tricks: 5 Cloud for Good Partners Sweetening the Nonprofit and Education Spaces

These five Cloud for Good partners offer solutions as sweet as candy for your nonprofit and education needs.
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Salesforce Data Cloud for Higher Education Advancement

Data Cloud for higher education advancement unlocks invaluable insights and analytics that can help drive data-driven decisions.
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End-Of-Year Strategies: Keeping Donors Engaged & Giving Featuring CARE

We all know end-of-year giving reigns supreme, so let’s dive into the key strategies you need to maximize fundraising this time of the year.
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Cloud for Good Response to the Israel – Hamas War

Cloud for Good has and will always stand for the human rights of the innocent. As such, we wanted to provide resources on how you can
Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: What You Need to Know About Fundraising & Outcome Management

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: What You Need to Know About Fundraising & Outcome Management

The Winter '24 Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud release features highly anticipated updates to Fundraising and Outcome Management apps. Learn more here.
Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Cloud for Good breaks down the exciting new features, key highlights, and most impactful enhancements of Salesforce’s Winter ‘24 release!
Cultivating Care with CK Family Services Through Salesforce Program and Case Management

Cultivating Care with CK Family Services Through Salesforce Program and Case Management

Cloud for Good has helped CK Family Services leverage Salesforce to create a reliable system that can scale alongside the organization's mounting needs.
Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Cloud for Good brings you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 public sector keynote address from industry expert Kristin Kiester.
Dreamforce 2023: Nonprofit Keynote Instant Reactions

Dreamforce 2023: Nonprofit Keynote Instant Reactions

Cloud for Good and four nonprofit Salesforce representatives bring you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 nonprofit keynote address.

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Improvements to Your Salesforce - Documenting Database Changes

Improvements to Your Salesforce – Documenting Database Changes

Making improvements to your Salesforce platform is a process. We have provided some best practices to help you establish clear database improvement policies for your organization.
Salesforce Analytics 101: Organizing Your Reports and Dashboards

Salesforce Analytics 101: Organizing Your Reports and Dashboards

Salesforce Analytics (reports and dashboards) are awesome tools to help you view and work with your data, as well as present your data to your supporters.
Content Builder Adds Pizazz to Marketing Cloud

Content Builder Adds Pizazz to Marketing Cloud

Content Builder is Marketing Cloud’s new cross-channel content app. It’s been in beta for over a year and it will be fully released this July. If
Dreamforce 2016 Registration is Open!

Dreamforce 2016 Registration is Open!

Registration for Dreamforce 2016 is now open! Take advantage of the discounted registration rate for nonprofits and higher education institution.! Learn, network, and develop your Salesforce
Stages of CRM Adoption

Stages of CRM Adoption

Through my work as a Salesforce consultant I believe there are three key levels or “energy states” an organization can potentially occupy. They run from low-adoption,
Data Validation for Your Salesforce Project

Data Validation for Your Salesforce Project

It's time for data validation. Here are some tips and tricks to making sure that you get your data looking exactly like you want it.
Data Proofing Your Salesforce Data

Data Proofing Your Salesforce Data

Data is a nonprofits best friend and should be treated as one of it's most powerful tools. Consider the information your organization may be recording on
Leveraging NPSP's Employer Gift Match Functionality to Take Your Fundraising to the Next Level

Leveraging NPSP’s Employer Gift Match Functionality to Take Your Fundraising to the Next Level

We all know that managing matching gifts can be a frustrating process for nonprofits, but it is becoming a far simpler and more worthwhile endeavor. The
Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC!

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC!

The Salesforce World Tour is in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 28. There are many great sessions for nonprofits. We look forward to seeing you there!
Connecting the Clouds with Marketing Cloud Connect

Connecting the Clouds with Marketing Cloud Connect

The newest update of Marketing Cloud Connect allows organizations to seamlessly connect their constituent data from Salesforce CRM with the communication, automation, and analytics tools in
The Future of Student Information Systems with Salesforce Education Cloud

The Future of Student Information Systems with Salesforce Education Cloud

Cloud for Good CEO and Founder Tal Frankfurt shares his thought leadership and expert insights on the future of Student Information Systems (SIS) with Salesforce Education
What to Know About Data Segmentation and Activation in Salesforce Data Cloud for Direct Response

What to Know About Data Segmentation and Activation in Salesforce Data Cloud for Direct Response

Here's what direct response customers should know about data segmentation, analytics, and activation within Salesforce Data Cloud for Direct Response and how to leverage them to
Why Organizations Must Continue AI Investment Despite Budget Pressures

Why Organizations Must Continue AI Investment Despite Budget Pressures

This guest blog by Applied AI expert James Villarrublia examines a fundamental shift happening in our workforce that encourages organizations to continue investing in AI amid
AI Agents in Education_ Highlights of the Education Summit 2025 Keynote

AI Agents in Education: Highlights of the Education Summit 2025 Keynote

The Education Summit 2025 Keynote opened our eyes to all the innovations and ways the higher education space can use AI agents and Agentforce to empower
3 Ways Cloud for Good Managed Services Empower Salesforce Administrators

3 Ways Cloud for Good Managed Services Empower Salesforce Administrators

Here are three ways Cloud for Good's Managed Services offering empowers Salesforce admins.
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Visionary CIOs Shaping the Future of Nonprofit and Education: Highlights of Cloud for Good’s CIO for Good Summit in New York City

We kicked off 2025 with our CIO for Good Summit in New York City. The summit is the second of its kind, following in the heels