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Salesforce Communities: Getting Started

Salesforce Communities: Getting Started

At Cloud for Good it has been exciting to work with clients to help them envision what they can do with communities, make those visions a
Don’t Drive a Rocketship to 7-11 - Implementing Salesforce for Small-to-Midsize Nonprofits

Don’t Drive a Rocketship to 7-11 – Implementing Salesforce for Small-to-Midsize Nonprofits

Whether you’re a tiny 2-person shop that provides lunch for the homeless, or a 30-staffed water safety watchdog growing from local to statewide in scope, Salesforce
Who is the Site Guest User?

Who is the Site Guest User?

The Site Guest User is a special type of user that you use in conjunction with a Force.com site or any application that utilizes a Force.com
Top 11 Salesforce Blog Posts You Should Read Again

Top 11 Salesforce Blog Posts You Should Read Again

The #BestTeamEver has been busy this year writing blog posts to share information with nonprofits and within the Salesforce ecosystem. Today, we want to share 11
Your Nonprofit Needs a Technology Vision

Your Nonprofit Needs a Technology Vision

Written by Cloud for Good Team Nonprofits are great at vision. It’s a strength of mission-driven organizations: picturing a better future comes naturally to the people

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Record Types

Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Record Types

Creating a new, custom record type for everything is a mistake. Learn more about how to maximize your Salesforce investment while customizing only what you need.
Is the Fear of Failure Hurting Your Fundraising?

Is the Fear of Failure Hurting Your Fundraising?

Fear is a powerful thing. The fear of failure is something that most people struggle with because nobody wants to fail. Learn how the fear of
PCI Compliance_ Why You Should Know What This Means

PCI Compliance: Why You Should Know What This Means

The Payment Card Data Industry Security Standard - PCI Standard for short - is a baseline of technical and operational requirements to help you protect your
Cloud for Good is Sponsoring Circles of Success on July 13, 2016

Cloud for Good is Sponsoring Circles of Success on July 13, 2016

We are excited to announce on July 13, 2016 Cloud for Good will be sponsoring the Salesforce Bay Area Nonprofit User Group Meeting for Circles of
Improvements to Your Salesforce - Documenting Database Changes

Improvements to Your Salesforce – Documenting Database Changes

Making improvements to your Salesforce platform is a process. We have provided some best practices to help you establish clear database improvement policies for your organization.

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Top 5 Chrome Extensions for Salesforce Administrators

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

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

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

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

My Favorite Things: Apsona for Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Apsona for Salesforce is an app available on the AppExchange.  It is a supplement to your existing Salesforce that significantly

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

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

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
Introducing Social Customer Service

Introducing Social Customer Service

For organizations of any size, listening to constituents online doesn't only present the opportunity to uncover and address complaints and issues, but the opportunity to learn,
New Salesforce Visual Workflow Features

New Salesforce Visual Workflow Features

With a drag and drop user interface, Salesforce Visual Workflow allows you to automate a series of business process steps. Read why we are excited about
Handling Anonymous Donors With Salesforce

Handling Anonymous Donors With Salesforce

Respecting a donor’s request for anonymity is critical to your relationship with your donors but your organization should retain the donor’s name and contact information when
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Considerations for Migrating from NPSP to NPC: Assess Your Current Salesforce Footprint

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce’s Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) was built on top of Salesforce by Salesforce.org and the fundraising community. Since its inception,

Managing Change in a Federated Organizational Model

Managing Change in a Federated Organizational Model

The success of championing change and adopting and using new technologies depends on prioritizing and embracing change management, but federated organizations face unique challenges when it
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Salesforce Summer ‘24 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce has launched its newest release, packed with updates aimed at enhancing your user experience and supercharging your Salesforce instance. We’ve read through all of the
CFG2024_Blog_Education-Summit-2024-Innovation-Keynote-Highlights

Dream Big in Education With CRM + AI + Data + Trust: Education Summit 2024 Innovation Keynote Highlights

Cloud for Good experts at the 2024 Salesforce Education Summit in San Diego joined the summit's innovation keynote. Here are the highlights from the keynote.
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Our Point of View About Salesforce’s Nonprofit Cloud and Education Cloud

As we continue to work with the Nonprofit and Education Clouds and Salesforce continues to develop and release features, we wanted to provide a look at
Top 5 Considerations for Migrating from Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack to Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud- Cloud for Good

Top 5 Considerations for Migrating from Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack to Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Find out Cloud for Good's top 5 considerations if you're thinking of migrating from Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) to Nonprofit Cloud.