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Don’t Get Spooked by Salesforce Data Security

The term “data security” can be frightening for many people, especially solo admins! However, never fear, by double-checking and enabling a few features, the worry over

How Academic Institutions Are Reducing Expenses With Cross-Institution Collaboration

NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. Ask any academic institution what its top concern is this year, and you’ll probably hear something along

Budget Planning Season is Underway – Remember to Leave Room for Technology

Planning Your Budget Nonprofits do a great job at budgeting for fixed operating costs, such as personnel (salaries and benefits), office expenses (rent and utilities) and program costs (supplies and materials). More often than not, technology

Cloud for Good Ranks on Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT List as the #1 Small Business

Cloud for Good Ranks on Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT List as the #1 Small Business

Written by Cloud for Good Team June 18, 2019 [Asheville, NC] – IDG’s Computerworld announces Cloud for Good, a leading technology consulting firm for nonprofit and

7 Salesforce Implementation Best Practices Tips

Are you looking to make the move to a new CRM, yet don’t know where to begin? Are you feeling overwhelmed or perhaps finding the transition

Cloud for Good Becomes Global Premium Partner in Nonprofit & Higher Education

Cloud for Good Becomes Global Premium Partner in Nonprofit & Higher Education

Written by Cloud for Good Team April 11, 2019 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good has announced that it has become a Salesforce.org Premium Partner in

7 Ways to Love on Your Donors

Winter is defrosting and love is in the air. What better way to shake-off hibernation season by embracing your donors with the warmth of  love and

Cloud for Good Named a Great Place to Work® for 5th Year

Cloud for Good Named a Great Place to Work® for 5th Year

Written by Cloud for Good Team  Asheville, North Carolina – January 28, 2019 – Cloud for Good has again earned Great Place to Work Certification for

Making the Most of Your End-User Training

Making the Most of Your End-User Training

Written by Cloud for Good Team If you are responsible for coordinating your organization’s Salesforce User training, you’ve probably already read many articles, including from our

Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Hunger Problem In America, 1 in 6 individuals struggle to put food on their tables. This isn’t because we’re

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Meet Us at Dreamforce

Meet with us at Dreamforce. We will have Cloud for Good team members presenting at multiple sessions discussing great Salesforce topics. We can't wait to see
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Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce: 10 Reasons to Make the Switch

The ongoing development of the Salesforce Foundation’s tools for nonprofits has encouraged more and more nonprofits to consider a switch from their legacy system to Salesforce.
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Force Off- Online Donation Tools for Salesforce Recap

To help you evaluate the various online donation tools available on the Salesforce platform, we hosted a Force Off featuring iATS Payments/ Brickwork, Click&Pledge and Network
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Merchant Accounts, Payment Gateways, Virtual Terminals, Oh My!

It’s a digital age and you’re behind the times if you’re not accepting online donations from your donors. So you start to weigh the options, researching
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Tal Frankfurt Nominated to the Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board

Cloud for Good has nominated its founder and CEO, Tal Frankfurt, to the Salesforce Foundation Nonprofit Starter Pack Advisory Board. Please vote for him today.
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Recipes for Success: Salesforce and IFTTT

Automate Salesforce and Social Media with IFTTT. Work smarter, not harder by automating common tasks.
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What Nonprofits Don’t Know About Salesforce Data Loss Can Hurt Them (And Their Mission)

What would happen to a nonprofit that uses Salesforce and loses donor information or program evaluation data? At best, it would mean a loss of team
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We Are A Great Place to Work ®

Cloud for Good today was Reviewed by its employees and Great Place to Work®. The Review highlights what makes its workplace culture great in areas like
Just Do It! : Tips for Passing a Salesforce Certification Exam

Just Do It! : Tips for Passing a Salesforce Certification Exam

I encourage everyone to take a certification exam. They are not only a stamp in your Salesforce passport, but they expose you to parts of Salesforce
Connections 2015: Bringing the Marketing Cloud to Nonprofits

Connections 2015: Bringing the Marketing Cloud to Nonprofits

Connections just wrapped up in New York, and by far this was the best showing of the whole Marketing Cloud to the public. Click here to
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Unified customer experience with Service Cloud

Written by Cloud for Good Team The need for intuitive customer experiences is at an all-time high. Your customers deserve an intelligently-designed system that will enable,

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Options for Your Accounting Reconciliation with Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team We often see a disconnect in nonprofit organizations between the fundraising process and the reconciliation of those details into finance.

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Reducing technology debt with Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Nonprofit Cloud is a tool that is designed to break down departmental silos by increasing collaboration across your organization.

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Better Engagement for Donors and Volunteers

Written by Cloud for Good Team Learn how you can better engage your donors and volunteers throughout their entire journey with your organization. From newsletters, preference

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Finding a New Home for Your Fundraising

Written by Cloud for Good Team Are you thinking of migrating your organization’s fundraising technology from a legacy system, like Raiser’s Edge, to Salesforce? Let’s dive

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Managing Student Success with Advisor Link

Written by Cloud for Good Team Using Salesforce to enroll students is a great choice but using Salesforce to help keep them at your institution is