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How Businesses Must Adapt to a 21st Century Workforce

This post was originally published on the Salesforce blog. From self-driving cars to personalized marketing journeys, the world is changing and it is changing fast. In many

Why Chatter is Great for Nonprofits

Chatter is a social networking tool that lives inside Salesforce and helps people collaborate with colleagues. Here are some ideas for how you can start using

Pre-Checking: Good for Baggage, Bad for Email Opt-In

In the case of email opting-in, it pays to hold off on pre-checking any opt-in actions. The theory behind this restraint is that constituents should take

Salesforce Analytics 101: Report Types

When you’re creating a Salesforce report, the first thing you have to choose, before you even get to the report builder, is the Report Type. The

Is a Salesforce Community the Right Fit for Your Nonprofit?

If you can find value in sharing your Salesforce data with constituents, a Salesforce Community might be right for you! Salesforce Communities expand your database beyond

Planned Gifts: Tips and Tricks for Managing in Salesforce

Planned gifts, or legacy gifts, are something we often discuss with clients who use or are looking to use Salesforce to manage fundraising data and processes.

8 Tips for Creating a Great Annual Report

The process of developing your organization’s Annual Report should be a satisfying task of reviewing progress toward your goals, deciding on photos and profiles to include,

Theory of Change: Metrics and Monitoring

Theory of Change is an organization’s set of beliefs and hypotheses about how their activities lead to outcomes that contribute to the overall mission and vision

Social Engagement Management: The New Sheriff in Town

Social media today is not just how we keep in touch with high school friends or a place to share vacation photos with distant relatives. Social

Six Reasons to Attend the Salesforce Higher Ed Summit 2017

As we approach the 5th Annual Higher Ed Summit in Austin, Texas, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share just a few of

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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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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-

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

#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.

Your Board of Directors and Salesforce

Your Board of Directors (BoD) is made up of key constituents and stakeholders. We share ideas so you can to track their activities and interactions in

International Women’s Day: Recognizing Members of the #BestTeamEver

On International Women's Day 2018, Cloud for Good recognizes eight women who make up the #BestTeamEver. We celebrate your successes and are glad to have you

Strategic Higher Education Communication with Marketing Cloud

With Salesforce Sales and Marketing Clouds, higher education institutions can build a system of record for their marketing efforts and integrate with their existing student information

A Cloud Document Storage Guide for Your Organization

Every organization has the digital file equivalent of a kitchen junk drawer - it's usually on a shared network drive where files have been placed for

Cloud for Good Welcomes Chad Martin as Director of Digital Services

Written by Cloud for Good Team February 28, 2018 (ASHEVILLE, NC) – Cloud for Good, a Salesforce.com Gold Partner and a Salesforce.org Premium Partner, announced Chad Martin as

Top Five Reasons to Attend the Higher Ed Summit in Washington, DC

The Higher Ed Summit is taking place March 21 - 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. From networking to professional development, we have complied our top five

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Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

How Businesses Must Adapt to a 21st Century Workforce

Why Chatter is Great for Nonprofits

Pre-Checking: Good for Baggage, Bad for Email Opt-In

Salesforce Analytics 101: Report Types

Is a Salesforce Community the Right Fit for Your Nonprofit?

Planned Gifts: Tips and Tricks for Managing in Salesforce

8 Tips for Creating a Great Annual Report

Theory of Change: Metrics and Monitoring

Social Engagement Management: The New Sheriff in Town

Six Reasons to Attend the Salesforce Higher Ed Summit 2017

Latest Posts

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

Handling Donations Made via Third-Party Organizations

Are You Ready for Some Dreamforce?!

Adding it Up: Understanding Roll-Up Summary Fields

Tracking In-Kind Gifts in Salesforce

Navigating NGO Connect Batch Upload

Make Those Moves and Track Them Too: Salesforce Moves Management

What Can We Learn From the Health Care Community?

Data Management Tips for the Lone Wolf Admin

#NPForce Tweet Chat

Your Board of Directors and Salesforce

International Women’s Day: Recognizing Members of the #BestTeamEver

Strategic Higher Education Communication with Marketing Cloud

A Cloud Document Storage Guide for Your Organization

Cloud for Good Welcomes Chad Martin as Director of Digital Services

Top Five Reasons to Attend the Higher Ed Summit in Washington, DC