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Why Long-Term Salesforce Partnerships Matter More Than Fragmented Integrations

Digital transformation has led many organizations to adopt a growing number of tools to support their operations.

Salesforce SIS: The Future of Student Information Systems Prioritizes User Experience and AI, No Record Keeping

Salesforce SIS connects admissions, advising, financial aid, and student success in one platform, helping institutions deliver better outcomes and experiences.

Salesforce Winter ‘26 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce’s Winter ‘26 release is here, and it brings enhancements to reporting, simplifies org management, and helps you and your team get even more out of

Education Leadership Summit 2026: Advancing the Future-Ready Institution with Data and AI

Higher education continues to evolve under increasing pressure to deliver better outcomes with greater efficiency. From enrollment challenges to rising expectations around the student experience, institutions

Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: Key Updates for Admins

It’s that time of year, the Salesforce Spring ’26 Release. In this release, there are a number of updates to support Admins to enhance user experience, update

7 Reasons We Love Salesforce Security (And You Should Too!)

Show your org some love: Strengthen your Salesforce security strategy.

Evolving the Power of Us: From NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit

Salesforce is evolving the Power of Us program, guiding nonprofits from NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit. Cloud for Good CEO Tal Frankfurt shares the history, strategy, and

How AI Is Transforming Salesforce Migrations: What’s Next in the Stratus Roadmap

AI-powered Salesforce migration is redefining modernization. Explore how Stratus automates configuration, code, and UI migration to reduce risk and technical debt.

Technology Alone Won’t Transform Your Fundraising – People Will

Technology doesn’t transform fundraising—people do. During CRM implementations and data migrations, trust, confidence, and readiness determine whether Salesforce delivers real impact or becomes just another system.

Modernize with Confidence: Moving from NPSP to Nonprofit Cloud with Stratus

Migrating from NPSP to Nonprofit Cloud is no longer just a technical upgrade—it’s an operational shift. This blog explores how Stratus, Cloud for Good’s AI-powered migration

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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

Improving the Executive Learner Experience with Commerce Cloud

Written by Cloud for Good Team Executive learners have come to expect a seamless experience from course selection to in-course learning. Find out how you can

Recapping the Salesforce Winter ’21 Release

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Winter ’21 Release is here! System Administrators are going to love the new features designed to optimize user experience,

Cloud for Good Named on Fortune’s 2020 Best Small & Medium Workplaces + Comparably’s Best Companies for Work-Life Balance Lists

Written by Cloud for Good Team October 16, 2020 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good, a certified BCorp and Salesforce.org 2020 Nonprofit Consulting Partner of the

Cloud for Good Awarded Salesforce.org Nonprofit Consulting Partner of the Year for Second Year in a Row

Written by Cloud for Good Team October 12, 2020 [Asheville, NC] –Cloud for Good was awarded the Salesforce.org 2020 AMER Consulting Partner of the Year – Nonprofit

Getting Over Raiser’s Edge with Salesforce + Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Taking a strategic approach to transforming their technology, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary partnered with Cloud for Good in their migration from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce Nonprofit

How My Hispanic Heritage Empowered My Salesforce Journey

Written by Cloud for Good Team As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and cherish Hispanic culture year-round, I find myself reflecting on the journey

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Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

Why Long-Term Salesforce Partnerships Matter More Than Fragmented Integrations

Salesforce SIS: The Future of Student Information Systems Prioritizes User Experience and AI, No Record Keeping

Salesforce Winter ‘26 Release: What You Need to Know

Education Leadership Summit 2026: Advancing the Future-Ready Institution with Data and AI

Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: Key Updates for Admins

7 Reasons We Love Salesforce Security (And You Should Too!)

Evolving the Power of Us: From NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit

How AI Is Transforming Salesforce Migrations: What’s Next in the Stratus Roadmap

Technology Alone Won’t Transform Your Fundraising – People Will

Modernize with Confidence: Moving from NPSP to Nonprofit Cloud with Stratus

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

Improving the Executive Learner Experience with Commerce Cloud

Recapping the Salesforce Winter ’21 Release

Cloud for Good Named on Fortune’s 2020 Best Small & Medium Workplaces + Comparably’s Best Companies for Work-Life Balance Lists

Cloud for Good Awarded Salesforce.org Nonprofit Consulting Partner of the Year for Second Year in a Row

Getting Over Raiser’s Edge with Salesforce + Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

How My Hispanic Heritage Empowered My Salesforce Journey