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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...

Keeping Your Data Safe: Protecting HIPAA with Salesforce

Before my time at Cloud for Good, I worked for a medical transcription company as a Microsoft Network Administrator. Soon into my role, HIPAA was introduced...

Cloud for Good Announces New Education Accelerators for Advancement and Recruiting & Admissions

March 23, 2021 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good recently unveiled their latest technology offerings to the education sector with the announcement of the Advancement and...

Creating Actionable Data with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator

In a previously published blog, The Complete Picture of Alumni and Donors with Cloud for Good’s Advancement Accelerator, we showed how the connection between the Nonprofit...

How to Get the Most Out of Salesforce’s Nonprofit Summit

The first-ever Salesforce Nonprofit Summit is almost a month away! Below are some details on how you can join the amazing speakers, an inspiring community of changemakers, and education breakout sessions...

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Admissions Connect

Admissions Connect is a comprehensive new tool from Salesforce.org poised to transform the way recruiting and admissions departments engage with their prospective students in the higher education space. Built on the Education Data Architecture...

5 Stumbling Blocks to Migrating Recurring Donors and How to Overcome Them

Nonprofit organizations rely on recurring donors to help them deliver ontheir mission. Not only do they provide consistent monthly revenue but, according to Philanthropy News Digest,...