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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

Change Doesn’t Always Have To Be Scary

Change is all about how you manage the process. Implementing a new CRM like Salesforce can certainly lead to unintended consequences if you don’t manage the

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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 Secret to A Successful Nonprofit EcoSystem

Integration is when your cloud apps can seamlessly share data between each other. When this happens, there is no need to log in and out of

Fundraising with Amazon Wish Lists

Does your nonprofit have a wish list of things they need donated? If you do then you’ll want to keep reading. It’s time to set up

Introducing the Salesforce Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA)

Salesforce.org recently released a new tool for colleges and universities, the Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA) package. HEDA aims to offer a core architecture package for

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour Boston

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Salesforce World Tour is rolling into Boston, Massachusetts next week on April 7, and several of our team members

5 Pitfalls To Avoid When You Integrate Salesforce and Accounting Apps

One of the most common integration requests from Salesforce users is syncing Salesforce with accounting apps likes Intacct, QuickBooks, and Xero. There is no shortage of

Top 10 Reasons Nonprofits Love Marketing Cloud

Nonprofits are maximizing their communication strategies with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Learn about the top 10 features that make it a great tool for any organization.

Do You Know How to ERD?

Written by Cloud for Good Team First, let’s break down that scary little acronym: ERD = Entity Relationship Diagram. Still sound too techy? How about this:

Salesforce for Global Nonprofits

Much like their for-profit counterparts, Nonprofits and NGO’s also reach across international borders in order to run their programs, connect with their constituents, and raise resources.

Finding a Trusted Advisor

When you hire a consultant to help you with your Salesforce implementation, you’re hiring them because you have a problem you need help with whether it

Volunteer Time Off: Engineering the Future

Everyone at Cloud for Good is passionate about nonprofits. I love hearing about all the different organizations everyone is involved with - the variety allows us

Salesforce Trailhead Guides You to Success

Are you looking for training resources for your users? Check out Salesforce's free, fun interactive learning path, Trailhead.

How to Convince Your Management to Implement Salesforce

Tips to help you convince your organization's management that implementing Salesforce is the right move for your nonprofit. Be prepared by doing your research, citing use

A New Shift in Fundraising Strategy Could Actually Make Us Happier

There is a provocative change happening right before our eyes in the world of fundraising. Nonprofits are raising more money than ever before, and today’s nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech Strategies for the Season of Giving

Written by Cloud for Good Team Guest post By Sean Alpert, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Salesforce It’s hard to wrap your head around how large

Igniting Education Reform Through Salesforce

The Salesforce platform is great for organizations who are working to reform education. Implementing Salesforce allows your organization to develop a strategic plan to manage your

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Meet Us at the Salesforce World Tour in New York

Fundraising is Easier with Social Studio

Volunteer Time Off Makes You Better at Your Job

Guarding Against Online Fraud on #GivingTuesday: 3 Expert Strategies

Nonprofits Are Creating Value With Salesforce

5 Fundraising Processes You Should Track in Salesforce

Blazing Trails Beyond Dreamforce

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Object Overkill

Right or Wrong: How Do I Decide?

Change Doesn’t Always Have To Be Scary

Latest Posts

Connecting the Clouds with Marketing Cloud Connect

The Secret to A Successful Nonprofit EcoSystem

Fundraising with Amazon Wish Lists

Introducing the Salesforce Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA)

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour Boston

5 Pitfalls To Avoid When You Integrate Salesforce and Accounting Apps

Top 10 Reasons Nonprofits Love Marketing Cloud

Do You Know How to ERD?

Salesforce for Global Nonprofits

Finding a Trusted Advisor

Volunteer Time Off: Engineering the Future

Salesforce Trailhead Guides You to Success

How to Convince Your Management to Implement Salesforce

A New Shift in Fundraising Strategy Could Actually Make Us Happier

Nonprofit Tech Strategies for the Season of Giving

Igniting Education Reform Through Salesforce