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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...
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Moving House: Steps for a Successful Data Migration

It doesn't matter if8ixn547AT you have 100 records or 1 million records, the data import phase of a project can seem like a daunting task. It's...
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Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP) Data Importer Tool Deep Dive

Does the thought of migrating data make you want to run screaming? Is your organization using the NonProfit Starter Pack (NPSP)? Do you have data you...
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Diversity at Dreamforce – A Promising Start, But Challenges Remain

Last week was Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual customer conference, which basically takes over the city of San Francisco for a week of keynotes, educational sessions and parties....
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Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries: An Admin’s Must-Have Tool

Rollup summaries are great things to have in your admin toolkit. With a rollup summary, you can summarize information about child records on a parent record...
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A Recap of Dreamforce – Day 3

Thursday was Product Keynote day at Dreamforce ‘15 and the Cloud for Good team spread out to cover them all. The Cloud for Good team left...
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A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 2

DREAMFORCE: DAY TWO Another day has come and gone, and we are at the halfway mark of the 2015 edition of Dreamforce! The lineups seemed to...

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A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 1

Day one is coming to a wrap here at Dreamforce 2015, and what a day it has been! Many (including the Cloud for Good team) were...
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Simplify Salesforce Requirements Gathering with Use Cases

Defining system requirements and grouping them into a usable format is often a daunting task, but is a key component to successful Salesforce implementation. Utilizing use...
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NPSP 3.0 Feature Overview

The Nonprofit Starter Pack 3.0 (NPSP 3.0) is a set of managed packages installed on Salesforce to customize the platform for some common nonprofit use cases....
The Role of Data Warehouses in Nonprofit Technology Strategies

The Role of Data Warehouses in Nonprofit Technology Strategies

Written by Kestryl Lowrey and Stephen Earheart When you migrate to Salesforce, you become deeply familiar with your organization’s data—the volume, the quality, and the insights...

Getting the Most From Technology With Salesforce Digital 360

Getting the Most From Technology With Salesforce Digital 360

Salesforce Digital 360 has become the new industry standard for creating more meaningful customer experiences through digital-first solutions. Connecting the power of marketing, commerce, and online...

What Can Marketing Cloud Do for Education?

What Can Marketing Cloud Do for Education?

Often campuses come to Cloud for Good with their data spread out across various systems, departments, and sometimes even spreadsheets. Because of this, they lack a...

Apprenticeship Fund Announces Salesforce Investment in Cloud for Good

Apprenticeship Fund Announces Salesforce Investment in Cloud for Good

Achieve Partners’ newest deal backs solutions provider to help close talent gap in fast-growing Salesforce ecosystem August 19, 2021 [New York, New York] – Achieve Partners...

Measuring Your Impact With Salesforce Tableau

Measuring Your Impact With Salesforce Tableau

You know you are making a difference in your communities, but do you know how to showcase that impact to your grantmakers, board members, donors, and...

How Culture Makes Cloud for Good a Great Place to Work

How Culture Makes Cloud for Good a Great Place to Work

Cloud for Good was recently recognized as one of the 2021 Best Small & Medium Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine.  This is Cloud for...