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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...

A New Shift in Fundraising Strategy Could Actually Make Us Happier

There is a provocative change happening right before our eyes in the world of fundraising. Nonprofits are raising more money than ever before, and today’s nonprofits...

Nonprofit Tech Strategies for the Season of Giving

Guest post By Sean Alpert, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Salesforce It’s hard to wrap your head around how large nonprofits have become, how many crucial...

Igniting Education Reform Through Salesforce

The Salesforce platform is great for organizations who are working to reform education. Implementing Salesforce allows your organization to develop a strategic plan to manage your...

Advocacy Tools for Salesforce

Advocacy organizations and organizations that are working to influence policy can choose from a number of cloud-based technology options to connect with constituents and policymakers. We’ve...

Making Sense of the Marketing Cloud

Salesforce is an excellent tool for tracking information about constituents, programs, fundraising, and so much more. But when you want to add marketing functionality to your...

Hundreds of Nonprofits Attended Salesforce World Tour in NYC

On November 18, Cloud for Good attended the Salesforce World Tour in NYC and had the opportunity to meet with hundreds of local nonprofits utilizing Salesforce...