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Building a Better Recruitment and Admissions Funnel with UMBC

Cloud for Good has helped UMBC implement a technology foundation that has changed the way they think about their systems.

Event Recap: Apps to Amp Up Your Recruitment and Admissions

Learn how Blackthorn Events and Mogli third-party apps work with Salesforce to innovate recruitment and admissions in this event recap.

An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

Cloud for Good recently sat down with BWF's Jason Boley to discuss the value and best processes of the RFP process.

Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud for Good Founder and CEO Tal Frankfurt sits down with Robert Lerman to discuss the role of apprenticeship in the digital economy.

Cloud for Good at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021

The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference brings together professionals and technology providers to explore solutions to continuing challenges. Learn how to find Cloud for Good will be at

What Can Apsona Do for Nonprofits?

Apsona for Salesforce is a vital tool for any nonprofit organization and is particularly valuable for those operating within NPSP.

Salesforce Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

Written by Cloud for Good Team In the Salesforce Winter ’22 Release, there are a number of intuitive new features, updates, and functionalities sure to benefit

Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research (OVPR)

Written by Cloud for Good Team Following the considerable success the University of Vermont (UVM) found using Salesforce Marketing and Service Cloud to safely and efficiently

Dreamforce 2021 for the Nonprofit and Education Sectors: A Hybrid Experience

Written by Cloud for Good Team Dreamforce 2021 Some of our Goodies received an exclusive invitation to attend Dreamforce 2021 live in person! While this was

Solving the Salesforce Talent Gap

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce today is a much different company than it was when I first entered the ecosystem in 2005. I was

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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

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

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

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.

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

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

A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 2

Written by Cloud for Good Team DREAMFORCE: DAY TWO Another day has come and gone, and we are at the halfway mark of the 2015 edition

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

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

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.

Top Ten Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Consultants and Administrators

We've shared our list of the top 10 Chrome extensions for Salesforce Administrators. These extensions can help save you time and energy.

Engaging Staff to Use Salesforce

You're organization has chosen Salesforce as your Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Engage your users to be active with the platform by following these tips.

7 Ways Salesforce Einstein Makes Your Nonprofit or University Smarter

Einstein Analytics provides additional insights into the data you are storing in Salesforce. We've presented seven ways that Einstein can make your organization smarter!

Streamline Your Merge Documents with Conditional Logic

Acknowledgment letters and other documents are key to making sure your donors and other supporters feel recognized. Streamline your merge documents with conditional logic in Salesforce.

Your Board of Directors and Salesforce

Your Board of Directors (BoD) is made up of key constituents and stakeholders. We share ideas so you can to track their activities and interactions in

International Women’s Day: Recognizing Members of the #BestTeamEver

On International Women's Day 2018, Cloud for Good recognizes eight women who make up the #BestTeamEver. We celebrate your successes and are glad to have you

Thought Leadership

Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

Building a Better Recruitment and Admissions Funnel with UMBC

Event Recap: Apps to Amp Up Your Recruitment and Admissions

An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud for Good at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021

What Can Apsona Do for Nonprofits?

Salesforce Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research (OVPR)

Dreamforce 2021 for the Nonprofit and Education Sectors: A Hybrid Experience

Solving the Salesforce Talent Gap

Latest Posts

Cloud for Good at Dreamforce 2015!

Moving House: Steps for a Successful Data Migration

Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP) Data Importer Tool Deep Dive

Diversity at Dreamforce – A Promising Start, But Challenges Remain

Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries: An Admin’s Must-Have Tool

A Recap of Dreamforce – Day 3

A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 2

A Recap of Dreamforce 2015 – Day 1

Simplify Salesforce Requirements Gathering with Use Cases

NPSP 3.0 Feature Overview

Top Ten Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Consultants and Administrators

Engaging Staff to Use Salesforce

7 Ways Salesforce Einstein Makes Your Nonprofit or University Smarter

Streamline Your Merge Documents with Conditional Logic

Your Board of Directors and Salesforce

International Women’s Day: Recognizing Members of the #BestTeamEver