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Salesforce.org Announces A New Philanthropic Brand

Salesforce.org announces a unified brand for Salesforce Foundation and Salesforce.org. A brand that more accurately describes their long-term goals: a nonprofit, social enterprise dedicated to Salesforce’s...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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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...
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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...

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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...
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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....
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Raiser’s Edge – And Here’s Why

Over the last decade Cloud for Good worked with hundreds of higher education and nonprofit organizations, completing over 2,000 projects. Many of these projects have been...

Cloud for Good Ranks on Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT List as the #1 Small Business

Cloud for Good Ranks on Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT List as the #1 Small Business

June 18, 2019 [Asheville, NC] – IDG’s Computerworld announces Cloud for Good, a leading technology consulting firm for nonprofit and higher education institutions, as a 2019...

Cloud for Good Becomes Global Premium Partner in Nonprofit & Higher Education

Cloud for Good Becomes Global Premium Partner in Nonprofit & Higher Education

April 11, 2019 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good has announced that it has become a Salesforce.org Premium Partner in North America under the Nonprofit and...

Cloud for Good Named a Great Place to Work® for 5th Year

Cloud for Good Named a Great Place to Work® for 5th Year

Asheville, North Carolina – January 28, 2019 – Cloud for Good has again earned Great Place to Work Certification for the 5th year in a...

Making the Most of Your End-User Training

Making the Most of Your End-User Training

If you are responsible for coordinating your organization’s Salesforce User training, you’ve probably already read many articles, including from our own Cloud for Good blog, that...

Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

The Hunger Problem In America, 1 in 6 individuals struggle to put food on their tables. This isn’t because we’re facing a lack of food, but...