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The Great Migration: Why Moving to Nonprofit Cloud is About More Than Data

As nonprofits face rising expectations and increasing complexity, the move from NPSP to Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud marks a pivotal opportunity—one that transforms data into insight, modernizes

Hope, Gratitude, and Impact: Reflections on 2025 at Cloud for Good

Celebrate a year of resilience, innovation, and community impact with Cloud for Good. This 2025 reflection highlights transformative client outcomes, advancements in AI-powered IP, expanded partnerships,

7 Ways to Optimize Your End-of-Year Giving

Year-end giving is a major opportunity. With unified data, smart segmentation, and personalized outreach, nonprofits can boost donations and build lasting donor relationships.

Reimagining the Grantmaking Experience on Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking streamlines every stage of the grant lifecycle, empowering funders and grantees to focus on impact.

Meet the Monsters of Fundraising and Discover How to Defeat Them

The education keynote at Dreamforce 2025 unveiled groundbreaking announcements and innovations in Education Cloud and Agentforce from Salesforce. Here's what you need to know.

Education Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

The education keynote at Dreamforce 2025 unveiled groundbreaking announcements and innovations in Education Cloud and Agentforce from Salesforce. Here's what you need to know.

Nonprofit Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

At the nonprofit keynote at Dreamforce 2025, Cloud for Good and other nonprofit Trailblazers learned about some innovations and a name change for Nonprofit Cloud, and

Public Sector Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

The public sector keynote at Dreamforce 2025 unveiled a bold vision to help public sector organizations and government agencies meet their mandate with the launch of

Cloud for Good at Dreamforce 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit, and Higher Education Sessions, Roundtables, and Events

Cloud for Good has created a dynamic, immersive experience at Dreamforce 2025 designed to connect, educate, and inspire nonprofit, higher ed, and public sector Trailblazers.

Education Cloud Summit: Dreamforce2U

Education Cloud Summit: Dreamforce2U Shaping the Future of Education with Salesforce Please save the date for this special event highlighting key updates from Dreamforce and upcoming

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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

Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Let’s say you’re already tracking donations in Salesforce, and everything is going smoothly. But now a donor wants to make an in-kind gift to your organization.

Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Though we’d all love for all vendors to have seamless integrations with Salesforce, the truth is some of the vendors nonprofits works with do not. When

Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

Moves management is the process of moving a prospective donor from cultivation to solicitation. Learn how your Salesforce database can provide an essential backbone for your

What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?

At Cloud for Good, we have our own version of what is called a M & M Conference in the healthcare industry (Morbidity and Mortality Conference-

Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin

As a solo administrator, you’re a lone wolf, but it’s a big, dangerous world out there. The time to get smarter about managing your organization’s data

#NPForce Tweet Chat

The #NPForce chat will provide a chance to network and grow your knowledge of how nonprofit organizations are using Salesforce. Join us on April 23rd.

Appearances Do Matter…in Your Salesforce Org! A Tale of Configuration

As your organization grows and evolves, so too do the influences on your Salesforce organization such as change of staff for administration, change of leadership within

Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Salesforce fields are so important to a successful implementation, yet you may completely forget to really think critically about these “building blocks” of your CRM. A

Changemakers: Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Salesforce.org recently highlighted Cloud for Good and CARE as part of the Changemakers video series discussing technology in times of crisis.

How Talent for Good Can Help You Hire Your Next Salesforce Role

Cloud for Good has developed Talent for Good to truly transform the way organizations find, hire, and retain Salesforce staff. Learn how Talent for Good can

What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education

Here are a few of the key takeaways I walked away from Dreamforce 2022 with and what I think they will mean for the future of

Required Opted Out Field Sync Changes Coming to Pardot

Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) has announced the Opted Out field syncing will require a change to all accounts before 02/26/2023.

Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce

Shifts within the education sector continually change how we define student success. Here's how to stay ahead of the curve.

Highlights + Takeaways from the Dreamforce ‘22 Nonprofit Keynote

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the Dreamforce '22 Nonprofit Keynote and was so inspired. Here are some of my favorite highlights.

Thought Leadership

Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

The Great Migration: Why Moving to Nonprofit Cloud is About More Than Data

Hope, Gratitude, and Impact: Reflections on 2025 at Cloud for Good

7 Ways to Optimize Your End-of-Year Giving

Reimagining the Grantmaking Experience on Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Meet the Monsters of Fundraising and Discover How to Defeat Them

Education Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

Nonprofit Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

Public Sector Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

Cloud for Good at Dreamforce 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit, and Higher Education Sessions, Roundtables, and Events

Education Cloud Summit: Dreamforce2U

Latest Posts

Are You Ready for Some Dreamforce?!

Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?

Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin

#NPForce Tweet Chat

Appearances Do Matter…in Your Salesforce Org! A Tale of Configuration

Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Changemakers: Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

How Talent for Good Can Help You Hire Your Next Salesforce Role

What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education

Required Opted Out Field Sync Changes Coming to Pardot

Maximizing Your Student Success on Salesforce

Highlights + Takeaways from the Dreamforce ‘22 Nonprofit Keynote