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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

We Are A Great Place to Work ®

Cloud for Good today was Reviewed by its employees and Great Place to Work®. The Review highlights what makes its workplace culture great in areas like

Just Do It! : Tips for Passing a Salesforce Certification Exam

I encourage everyone to take a certification exam. They are not only a stamp in your Salesforce passport, but they expose you to parts of Salesforce

Connections 2015: Bringing the Marketing Cloud to Nonprofits

Connections just wrapped up in New York, and by far this was the best showing of the whole Marketing Cloud to the public. Click here to

Have a Salesforce Question? The Hub May Have the Answer!

The Power of Us Hub is a valuable resource for any Salesforce user where one can find articles, groups, ask questions, and lots more to help

Handling Donations Made via Third-Party Organizations

It is common for nonprofit organizations to receive gifts from donors made through third-party organizations. These third party organizations might be the United Way, a community

Are You Ready for Some Dreamforce?!

As an organization we like to provide as much useful and relevant information to the nonprofit community we serve. If you frequent our blog you will

Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Roll-up summaries are a powerful tool within Salesforce to help you analyze your data without running a summary report. They can give you data specific to

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Before You Build the House: Preparing to Implement Salesforce

Start with a budget! With Salesforce, a lot of functionality is available right “out of the box” for the base price. There are some things, like

Seeing vs Doing: Understanding Learning Styles for Successful Training

Identifying learning styles among your users doesn’t need to involve having each user take a quiz or survey. You can likely identify some personality traits or

A Nonprofit Guide to the Salesforce AppExchange

We have been hosting Apps for Good webinars over the last couple of years and we have written many great articles about the different apps that

Creating a Data Map When You’re Lost in Data!

A data map is a great way to document the process of uncovering the secrets of a data set. We use them for so many different

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

Salesforce SIS: The Future of Student Information Systems Prioritizes User Experience and AI, No Record Keeping

Salesforce SIS connects admissions, advising, financial aid, and student success in one platform, helping institutions deliver better outcomes and experiences.

Salesforce Winter ‘26 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce’s Winter ‘26 release is here, and it brings enhancements to reporting, simplifies org management, and helps you and your team get even more out of

Education Leadership Summit 2026: Advancing the Future-Ready Institution with Data and AI

Higher education continues to evolve under increasing pressure to deliver better outcomes with greater efficiency. From enrollment challenges to rising expectations around the student experience, institutions

Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: Key Updates for Admins

It’s that time of year, the Salesforce Spring ’26 Release. In this release, there are a number of updates to support Admins to enhance user experience, update

7 Reasons We Love Salesforce Security (And You Should Too!)

Show your org some love: Strengthen your Salesforce security strategy.

Evolving the Power of Us: From NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit

Salesforce is evolving the Power of Us program, guiding nonprofits from NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit. Cloud for Good CEO Tal Frankfurt shares the history, strategy, and

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Tal Frankfurt Nominated to the Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board

Recipes for Success: Salesforce and IFTTT

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

We Are A Great Place to Work ®

Just Do It! : Tips for Passing a Salesforce Certification Exam

Connections 2015: Bringing the Marketing Cloud to Nonprofits

Have a Salesforce Question? The Hub May Have the Answer!

Handling Donations Made via Third-Party Organizations

Are You Ready for Some Dreamforce?!

Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Latest Posts

Before You Build the House: Preparing to Implement Salesforce

Seeing vs Doing: Understanding Learning Styles for Successful Training

A Nonprofit Guide to the Salesforce AppExchange

Creating a Data Map When You’re Lost in Data!

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

Salesforce SIS: The Future of Student Information Systems Prioritizes User Experience and AI, No Record Keeping

Salesforce Winter ‘26 Release: What You Need to Know

Education Leadership Summit 2026: Advancing the Future-Ready Institution with Data and AI

Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: Key Updates for Admins

7 Reasons We Love Salesforce Security (And You Should Too!)

Evolving the Power of Us: From NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit