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Migrating from Common Ground to NGO Connect: Tips for Migration

Switching between two systems is always a tough process. The data migration, getting used to something new, having to change the way you and your team...

Talk To Your Data

Every day there should be a conversation that happens between you and the data inside of your Salesforce instance. Starting that conversation is not always easy...

Top 5 Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Administrators

If you’re a Salesforce admin or power user, listen up! There are some great community-developed Chrome extensions meant specifically to enhance the Salesforce user experience. Have...

Making it Seamless: Autolaunched Flows and Custom Settings

How autolaunched flows can help your users, and how you can combine them with custom settings to make your life as an administrator easier....

Top 10 Single Largest Nonprofit Fundraising Events of 2014

Last year, Rallybound produced their inaugural infographic: Top 10 Single Largest Nonprofit Fundraising Events. In keeping with this tradition, they have recently released their new infographic...

Target Your Constituents with the Right Message at the Right Time

Automate your email, mobile, and social marketing to ensure you reach the right people in your network with the right messaging at the right time to...

My Favorite Things: Apsona for Salesforce

Apsona for Salesforce is an app available on the AppExchange. It is a supplement to your existing Salesforce that significantly expands your ability to work with your...

Where Are We Growing and How Are We Going to Get There? You Need a Roadmap.

Implementing a roadmap helps us to properly set expectations and follow a strategic path in order to get to those places we are growing. Here are...

Publish or Perish: The Promise and Pitfalls of Publisher Actions

Using the Salesforce Publisher Actions can help speed up how your users enter data, all while keeping it clean. Be careful, though--you'll want to think your...

Developing a High-Quality Salesforce Solution

Salesforce makes it simple to quickly create useful solutions for your business. “Modify your database schema - no DBA required!” “Clicks - not code!” “Become an...

Wrapping Up NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference with Radian6

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) took place March 13 through the 15th. Using Salesforce Radian6 we took a look at the conversations happening around the 2014...

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Isn’t Scary!

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is process of verifying that a solution works for the user. The solution, in this case, is Salesforce and the processes we've...

5 Ways to Make it Easy for People to Fill Out Your Form (And Decrease the Dropout Rate)

Your forms should be easy to understand. A cluttered layout and vague language are just some of the hurdles that could trip up your respondents. Here's...

Life After Raiser’s Edge

While Raiser’s Edge is still one of the most common fundraising solutions for nonprofit organizations, it is about time to say out loud what our clients...

Preparing for Your Data Import: Some Useful Excel Tips and Tricks

Data migration is often referred as the most painful part of the implementation process. This blog post includes many tips and tricks for cleaning your data...