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NPSP and NGO Connect Product Roadmaps
Dreamforce 2014 was filled with lots of exciting announcements of new Salesforce products, features, and functionality. I'm greatly looking forward to what's in store for both
Lightning Strikes Dreamforce – What It Means for Your Organization
What is Salesforce Lightning, and why is it important? Fundamentally, Lightning is a set of tools that allow organizations to customize the way they use Salesforce
Clicktools Surveys: Collecting Constituents Feedback in Salesforce
Clicktools is an online survey creating/capturing solution available through the Salesforce AppExchange. Offering organizations the ability to integrate customer feedback into their Salesforce database. Considered one
Top 5 Favorite Salesforce Announcements at Dreamforce
After months of planning and anticipation, Dreamforce β14 has come and gone. We were inspired by keynotes, learned new things at hands-on training sessions, danced to
4 Steps to Become Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ready
This new Salesforce Analytics Cloud helps βeveryday usersβ (not trained analysts) make informed decisions. However, implementing this technology would require a significant commitment from your organization.
Lessons Learned: Great Customer Service Through Humanity
There are some calls that go sour, some meetings where obstreperousness is abundant, and some that happen to fall on everyoneβs bad day. These are key
Salesforce fields are so important to a successful implementation, yet you may completely forget to really think critically about these βbuilding blocksβ of your CRM. A
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
Make the Most of Salesforce Security: Added Assurance in a World of Compromises
Most organizationβs choose Salesforce because of its reputation for reliability, and Salesforce does a great job of maintaining a high level of security on its servers,
As a leader at your nonprofit - whether you are the Executive Director, Chief Information Officer, Salesforce Administrator, or motivated staff member, itβs up to you
Salesforce can Help with US Tax Receipts for Donors
Donors are crucial to your nonprofit's success. They are required to have a written acknowledgement of any single contribution over $250 to claim it on their
Harness the Power of Your Constituent Network with Relationship Tracking in NPSP
Relationships as a general idea are fundamental to Salesforce. After all, Salesforce is a CRM β or constituent relationship management β tool. Let's explore how to
Data Segmentation: Categorize Your Constituents With Salesforce
There are many ways to categorize your data. After you understand how youβd like to categorize your constituents, the next step is thinking about how to
The Salesforce Lead standard object holds records representing individual people, typically as part of a sales process in the B2B (business-to-business) model. Using the Leads object
Writing strong, concise survey questions will get you the data that you need. We've shared some best practices for collecting information from your constituents.