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Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Salesforce fields are so important to a successful implementation, yet you may completely forget to really think critically about these “building blocks” of your CRM. A

Implementation Best Practices: Data

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

Spring Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Admin

What are your Salesforce Spring Resolutions? Haven’t had time to put them together yet? Not to worry, the Cloud for Good team is here to help.

Make the Most of Salesforce Security: Added Assurance in a World of Compromises

Most organization’s choose Salesforce because of its reputation for reliability, and Salesforce does a great job of maintaining a high level of security on its servers,

Process Builder and Cloud for Good Donation Split: A Case Study in Awesomeness

A case study in how to make Cloud for Good's Donation Split even better with Process Builder.

Which Salesforce Instance Am I On and Why Do I Care?

"Salesforce Instance" is one of those terms that many people assume they know - like what Wi-Fi stands for. Click here to know all about it.

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

As a leader at your nonprofit - whether you are the Executive Director, Chief Information Officer, Salesforce Administrator, or motivated staff member, it’s up to you

Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the 3rd annual Salesforce Higher Education Summit at the University of Miami. I was joined by our

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

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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

Oh, What a Journey! A Closer Look at the Exact Target Marketing Cloud Journey Builder

If you’re like me and went to both ExactTarget Connections in Indianapolis as well as Dreamforce in San Francisco back to back, you’re probably nursing a

Invest in Your Salesforce Administrator

It took 11 years, but salesforce.com finally created an “Admin Zone” at their annual Dreamforce conference. They have a Developer Zone for the coders, a Foundation

Cloud for Good Shortlisted for the 2014-15 Cloud Awards Program

Cloud for Good has been shortlisted in the 2014-2015 Cloud Awards Program in the category Cloud Consultancy / SI of the Year.

Getting the WHOLE Team On Board: Lessons Learned About Change Management

The system has been customized, all packages have been installed, all custom fields have been configured, data migration completed, even training has been scheduled. But there

5 Things to Consider When You Integrate Quickbooks and Salesforce

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce and Quickbooks are two of the preeminent cloud apps globally with large, passionate customer communities. Given the large installed

User Adoption: Naming Your Salesforce

Naming software and software releases is a fairly common practice now. Operating systems are no longer just numbers they are Cheetah, Jaguar, Mountain Lion, Ice Cream

Salesforce1 Mobile App

The possibilities are endless with Salesforce1, the Salesforce mobile app which gives you access to your data allowing you to continue to add and improve upon

Get Connected, Lightning Fast

What if I told you that Lightning Connect enables you to create a real-time integration in an amount of time best measured by hours not days?

Salesforce Nonprofit Dashboards: Not Just For Fundraising

If you’ve made the jump to Salesforce, your fundraisers are probably already using dashboards to quickly evaluate the health of their donation pipeline, track the progress

Cloud for Good at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021

The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference brings together professionals and technology providers to explore solutions to continuing challenges. Learn how to find Cloud for Good will be at

What Can Apsona Do for Nonprofits?

Apsona for Salesforce is a vital tool for any nonprofit organization and is particularly valuable for those operating within NPSP.

Salesforce Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

Written by Cloud for Good Team In the Salesforce Winter ’22 Release, there are a number of intuitive new features, updates, and functionalities sure to benefit

Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research (OVPR)

Written by Cloud for Good Team Following the considerable success the University of Vermont (UVM) found using Salesforce Marketing and Service Cloud to safely and efficiently

Dreamforce 2021 for the Nonprofit and Education Sectors: A Hybrid Experience

Written by Cloud for Good Team Dreamforce 2021 Some of our Goodies received an exclusive invitation to attend Dreamforce 2021 live in person! While this was

Solving the Salesforce Talent Gap

Written by Cloud for Good Team Salesforce today is a much different company than it was when I first entered the ecosystem in 2005. I was

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Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Implementation Best Practices: Data

Flexibility in Flows: Custom Settings and Dynamic Picklists

Spring Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Admin

Process Builder and Cloud for Good Donation Split: A Case Study in Awesomeness

Which Salesforce Instance Am I On and Why Do I Care?

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

Migrating from Common Ground to NGO Connect: Tips for Migration

Latest Posts

Handling Anonymous Donors With Salesforce

Oh, What a Journey! A Closer Look at the Exact Target Marketing Cloud Journey Builder

Invest in Your Salesforce Administrator

Cloud for Good Shortlisted for the 2014-15 Cloud Awards Program

Getting the WHOLE Team On Board: Lessons Learned About Change Management

5 Things to Consider When You Integrate Quickbooks and Salesforce

User Adoption: Naming Your Salesforce

Salesforce1 Mobile App

Get Connected, Lightning Fast

Salesforce Nonprofit Dashboards: Not Just For Fundraising

Cloud for Good at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2021

What Can Apsona Do for Nonprofits?

Salesforce Winter ’22 Release: What You Need to Know

Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research (OVPR)

Dreamforce 2021 for the Nonprofit and Education Sectors: A Hybrid Experience

Solving the Salesforce Talent Gap