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...
Dreamforce 2014 was filled with lots of exciting announcements of new Salesforce products, features, and functionality. I'm greatly looking forward to what's in store for both...
Lightning Strikes Dreamforce – What It Means for Your Organization
What is Salesforce Lightning, and why is it important? Fundamentally, Lightning is a set of tools that allow organizations to customize the way they use Salesforce...
Clicktools Surveys: Collecting Constituents Feedback in Salesforce
Clicktools is an online survey creating/capturing solution available through the Salesforce AppExchange. Offering organizations the ability to integrate customer feedback into their Salesforce database. Considered one...
Top 5 Favorite Salesforce Announcements at Dreamforce
After months of planning and anticipation, Dreamforce ’14 has come and gone. We were inspired by keynotes, learned new things at hands-on training sessions, danced to...
4 Steps to Become Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ready
This new Salesforce Analytics Cloud helps “everyday users” (not trained analysts) make informed decisions. However, implementing this technology would require a significant commitment from your organization....
Lessons Learned: Great Customer Service Through Humanity
There are some calls that go sour, some meetings where obstreperousness is abundant, and some that happen to fall on everyone’s bad day. These are key...
Guarding Against Online Fraud on #GivingTuesday: 3 Expert Strategies
#GivingTuesday, one of the biggest fundraising days of the year, is coming up. This post contains tips to avoid fraud on #GivingTuesday and throughout the year....
More and more nonprofit organizations are using Salesforce to power their mission and create additional value for their constituents. The flexibility, openness and expansive ecosystem of...
5 Fundraising Processes You Should Track in Salesforce
Fundraising is hard work. It requires excellent relationship-building skills, a strong understanding of the funding landscape in your community, and strategic decision-making. Salesforce can be a...
Common Pitfalls When Implementing Salesforce for Nonprofits: Custom Object Overkill
The key to the success of your Salesforce implementation is moderation and this is especially true when it comes to custom object creation. Even if an...