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Data Drives Success: Tools to Empower Your Organization

Cloud for Good, UC Innovation, and iWave explore the nearly-endless ways Salesforce technology can help organizations raise more funds.

Increasing Engagement Across the Student Lifecycle with Marketing Cloud

Learn how two Marketing Cloud products are helping institutions greatly increase engagement across the student lifecycle.

Salesforce for Associations: Building Relationships That Drive Change

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce is the platform of choice for over 150K companies worldwide. This is because the technology helps empower users to

Using Salesforce to Increase Engagement with Hillel International

Cloud for Good has helped Hillel International increase engagement and online giving by 500% over the past five years.

Marketing Cloud GPT, Data Cloud Updates, and the Future of Open AI from Connections 2023

Salesforce Connections 2023 is the marketing and commerce learning event of the year for customer-first innovation. Here are our takeaways.

Why You Should Be Building More Landing Pages in Marketing Cloud Account Engagement

Landing pages can give you richer data and a better understanding about your subscribers' behavior, level of interest, and intention.

Real-Time Data Integration with Cloud for Good’s MuleSoft Services

Cloud for Good is the go-to partner for designing and implementing MuleSoft solutions for nonprofits and higher education institutions.

Salesforce Summer ’23 Release: What You Need to Know

The Salesforce Summer '23 release is packed with exciting features designed to enhance user experiences and optimize instances.

Driving Marketing Cloud Account Engagement With Custom Redirects and Page Actions

Explore using custom redirects and page actions to gain a deeper understanding of what drives Marketing Cloud Account Engagement.

Meet the New Nonprofit Cloud: Session Overviews From the New York World Tour

Salesforce held the first official session on the new vision for Nonprofit Cloud during the New York World Tour. Here are our takeaways.

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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

Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the 3rd annual Salesforce Higher Education Summit at the University of Miami. I was joined by our

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

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?

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

Salesforce.Org Acquired roundCorner, What’s Next?

Written by Cloud for Good Team Nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions continue to choose Salesforce to manage their programs, admission, fundraising, marketing and everything in

Cloud for Good Secures Spot on 100 Top Impact Companies

Written by Cloud for Good Team Asheville, NC, January 8, 2019 – on January 7, Cloud for Good was ranked 51 on Real Leaders, Big Path

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Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

Data Drives Success: Tools to Empower Your Organization

Increasing Engagement Across the Student Lifecycle with Marketing Cloud

Salesforce for Associations: Building Relationships That Drive Change

Using Salesforce to Increase Engagement with Hillel International

Marketing Cloud GPT, Data Cloud Updates, and the Future of Open AI from Connections 2023

Why You Should Be Building More Landing Pages in Marketing Cloud Account Engagement

Real-Time Data Integration with Cloud for Good’s MuleSoft Services

Salesforce Summer ’23 Release: What You Need to Know

Driving Marketing Cloud Account Engagement With Custom Redirects and Page Actions

Meet the New Nonprofit Cloud: Session Overviews From the New York World Tour

Latest Posts

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

Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Implementation Best Practices: Data

Flexibility in Flows: Custom Settings and Dynamic Picklists

Spring Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Admin

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

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

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

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

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

Making the Most of Your End-User Training

Is Your Food Bank Ready to Leverage Salesforce?

Salesforce.Org Acquired roundCorner, What’s Next?

Cloud for Good Secures Spot on 100 Top Impact Companies

What Does GDPR Mean For U.S.-Based Nonprofits?