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Ideas and strategies to help purpose-driven organizations create greater, lasting impact.

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#NoCodeNovember – Our Favorite Salesforce Features

In honor of #NoCodeNovember, the Cloud for Good team has compiled a list of 11 features in Salesforce that require NO code! Check out this post...

Join Us at the Salesforce World Tour in New York!

On November 18. 2015, the Salesforce World Tour is going to New York and Cloud for Good will be there! We're presenting in the Admin Zone...

Open Source, Open Hearts: Sprinting for the Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP)

Cloud for Good had the opportunity to send two of our team members to participate in the second ever Nonprofit Starter Pack Sprint (#NPSPsprint). A room...

Account Models in NPSP Added to Nonprofits 101

We are continuing to add to and update our Nonprofits 101 manual - the Salesforce user manual for nonprofit organizations. This article will over what account...

Celebrate the Year of the Awesome Admin (or How Users and Stakeholders Can Win Their Salesforce Admin’s Heart)

There are many blogs out in the Salesforce ecosystem about being an Admin, a Developer, a Partner or other Salesforce Professional, but very few to provide...

Grants Management in NPSP 3.0 Added to Nonprofits 101

We are in the process of updating and adding to our Nonprofits 101 manual - the Salesforce user manual for nonprofit organizations. We recently added an...

Exciting Times To Be Part of the Salesforce Ecosystem

From where I am standing today, it is hard to rewind back to 8 years ago when I joined the Salesforce ecosystem. At that time, the...

Giving Back – My Day Volunteering At Cradles to Crayons

Donating to a charity is a great way to ensure that their mission is accomplished, but there is something so much more rewarding about being able...

Six Simple Steps to Improve Your Salesforce User Experience

When configuring your Salesforce org, it is important to present your data in a manner that makes it easy for your users to access and interpret....

Cloud for Good at Dreamforce 2015!

In case you weren't able to attend Dreamforce, or if you were in attendance and missed seeing us, don't worry! We've got pictures from our events...

Salesforce Agentforce for Government: The AI Layer That Is Redefining State and Local Service Delivery

State and local governments face growing service demands, persistent workforce shortages, and rising expectations for digital experiences. While many agencies have modernized their core systems, frontline...

Before Your AI Investment Pays Off, Your Data Has to Be Ready.

Every credit union leader I work with right now is navigating the same tension: the board wants an AI strategy, the technology budget isn't unlimited, and...

Your CRM Should Grow With You. BBCRM cannot.

For nonprofits still running on Blackbaud CRM, the question is no longer whether to move. It is how soon, and how well....

Stratus for Blackbaud Migration: A Smarter Path to Salesforce

Nonprofits and higher education institutions are outgrowing legacy Blackbaud systems. Explore why organizations are moving to Salesforce and how Cloud for Good supports a structured, strategic...

Agentforce Education Migration: Helping Your Student Data Work Smarter

Academic records. Advising notes. Financial aid flags. Engagement history. Years of it, carefully built across your Salesforce environment by the people who show up every day...

From Go-Live to Real Value: What Credit Unions Actually Need From an FSC Implementation

See how the right FSC implementation strategy helps credit unions unify member data, support AI initiatives, improve adoption, and deliver consistent service experiences....