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#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...

Implementation Best Practices: Data

Nothing sinks a new implementation faster than bad data. Users will quickly lose faith in the tool as well as those leading the implementation effort if...

Flexibility in Flows: Custom Settings and Dynamic Picklists

Visual Flows are a powerful tool for any administrator on the Salesforce platform. With a drag and drop interface and a suite of possible actions, Visual...

Spring Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Admin

What are your Salesforce Spring Resolutions? Haven’t had time to put them together yet? Not to worry, the Cloud for Good team is here to help....

Make the Most of Salesforce Security: Added Assurance in a World of Compromises

Most organization’s choose Salesforce because of its reputation for reliability, and Salesforce does a great job of maintaining a high level of security on its servers,...

Process Builder and Cloud for Good Donation Split: A Case Study in Awesomeness

A case study in how to make Cloud for Good's Donation Split even better with Process Builder....

Which Salesforce Instance Am I On and Why Do I Care?

"Salesforce Instance" is one of those terms that many people assume they know - like what Wi-Fi stands for. Click here to know all about it....

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

As a leader at your nonprofit - whether you are the Executive Director, Chief Information Officer, Salesforce Administrator, or motivated staff member, it’s up to you...

Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Leading Through Governance

In part one of our Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org blog series, we explored long-term maintenance and success strategies, starting with best practices...

Sunsetting Luminate CRM: What Nonprofits Should Expect

Cloud for Good recently hosted a virtual roundtable diving into the implications for nonprofit organizations as it relates to the end-of-life announcement for Luminate CRM (LCRM)....

How to Increase Conversion Rates Using Pardot

Increasing website conversion rates is a perpetual priority for both higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. Considering the massive investments of both time and resources put...

Cloud for Good Honored as #2 on the 2021 list of 100 Best Small and Medium Places to Work in IT by IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld

July 12, 2021 [Asheville, NC] – IDG’s Insider Pro and Computerworld announce Cloud for Good as #2 on the 2021 Best Small and Medium Places to...

Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

You’ve implemented Salesforce – Congratulations! This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of...

State of Salesforce Findings: Online Giving in the Nonprofit Sector

In the 2020 – 2021 State of Salesforce in the Nonprofit Sector Report, Cloud for Good outlined how nonprofit organizations are currently harnessing the power of...