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CRM is Exactly What Your Nonprofit Needs

I recently had a conversation with a colleague about the advantages and disadvantages of using a constituent relationship management (CRM) system such as Salesforce to manage

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How to Integrate Online Forms with Salesforce.com?

There are number of ways to integrate your online website forms with Salesforce. How do they compare? We did the leg work for you and below
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Have a Salesforce Question? The Hub May Have the Answer!

Have a Salesforce Question? The Hub May Have the Answer!

The Power of Us Hub is a valuable resource for any Salesforce user where one can find articles, groups, ask questions, and lots more to help
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Handling Donations Made via Third-Party Organizations

Handling Donations Made via Third-Party Organizations

It is common for nonprofit organizations to receive gifts from donors made through third-party organizations. These third party organizations might be the United Way, a community
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Are You Ready for Some Dreamforce?

Are You Ready for Some Dreamforce?!

As an organization we like to provide as much useful and relevant information to the nonprofit community we serve. If you frequent our blog you will
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Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Roll-up summaries are a powerful tool within Salesforce to help you analyze your data without running a summary report. They can give you data specific to
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Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Let’s say you’re already tracking donations in Salesforce, and everything is going smoothly. But now a donor wants to make an in-kind gift to your organization.
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Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Though we’d all love for all vendors to have seamless integrations with Salesforce, the truth is some of the vendors nonprofits works with do not. When
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Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

Moves management is the process of moving a prospective donor from cultivation to solicitation. Learn how your Salesforce database can provide an essential backbone for your
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What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?- Cloud for Good

What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?

At Cloud for Good, we have our own version of what is called a M & M Conference in the healthcare industry (Morbidity and Mortality Conference-
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Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin- Cloud for Good

Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin

As a solo administrator, you’re a lone wolf, but it’s a big, dangerous world out there. The time to get smarter about managing your organization’s data
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#NPForce Tweet Chat

#NPForce Tweet Chat

The #NPForce chat will provide a chance to network and grow your knowledge of how nonprofit organizations are using Salesforce. Join us on April 23rd.
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Happy Thanksgiving from Cloud for Good

Written by Cloud for Good Team Cloud for Good has much to be thankful for this year.  Considering the challenges 2020 has thrown everyone’s way, we want to take a moment

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Trailblazers Together: The Future of Events

Written by Cloud for Good Team 2020 has been a year of massive change, and for marketing that has meant finding new, creative ways to engage

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Breaking Through the Noise This #GivingTuesday

Written by Cloud for Good Team On average, your constituents receive around 121 emails every day, including emails from their favorite restaurants, stores, or even meeting

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Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) for Higher Education Advancement

While NPSP was historically associated with the nonprofit sector, the versatility and customizability of the solution can also support large-scale fundraising for higher education institutions.
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You Can Have it all (With External Data Architectures)

Written by Cloud for Good Team It doesn’t always make sense to keep all of your data in Salesforce. Learn how organizations like the American Kennel

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Managing Your Programs with Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Human Service organizations work hard every day to make our world a better place. Whether you have one, twenty or

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