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White Paper: Becoming a Connected Organization

Wondering about the Nonprofit Starter Pack or NGO Connect? We have done all the leg work for you! Download this free white paper to navigate the...

10 Reasons Your Nonprofit Should Attend Dreamforce

You may be asking yourself, “But why should my nonprofit attend? Isn’t it just another tech conference?” To answer this question I’ve put together the following...

Become a Connected Organization with NGO Connect

If you are a major gift manager, super fundraiser, or a volunteer mobilizer, you have a great reason to get excited. The Salesforce Foundation has recently...

Making Your Back Office Hum with Salesforce

All companies, whether for or nonprofit, need to hire and onboard new employees. In many cases, the hiring process may be run through a job board...

Your Organization Needs a Salesforce Administrator – Could It Be You?

At many nonprofits, and in particular at smaller organizations, staff members tend to wear many hats. There may not be someone who has “administer Salesforce” written...

So, you think you want to upgrade to NPSP 3.0…

The NPSP 3.0 brings lots of great new features for nonprofits on Salesforce. Here's what you should consider and what you need to do to upgrade....

The Community’s Salesforce Hidden Gems

In an effort to unveil “hidden” best features of Salesforce I asked people on the Hub recently to share their tips. The responses I received were...

Cloud for Good Named to Inc. 500 List

Inc. magazine ranked Cloud for Good No. 434 on the 2014 Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the...

Tearing the Wrapping Paper Off Cumulus / NPSP 3.0

The Salesforce Foundation has updated their Nonprofit Starter Pack application, and the new release gives us plenty of reasons to be as excited as a young...

Nonprofit Starter Pack 3.0 – It’s Come a Long Way Baby

Nonprofit Starter Pack - where its been and where it is going and why you should consider upgrading to the soon to be released Version 3.0....

Developing a High-Quality Salesforce Solution

Salesforce makes it simple to quickly create useful solutions for your business. “Modify your database schema - no DBA required!” “Clicks - not code!” “Become an...

Wrapping Up NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference with Radian6

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) took place March 13 through the 15th. Using Salesforce Radian6 we took a look at the conversations happening around the 2014...

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Isn’t Scary!

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is process of verifying that a solution works for the user. The solution, in this case, is Salesforce and the processes we've...

5 Ways to Make it Easy for People to Fill Out Your Form (And Decrease the Dropout Rate)

Your forms should be easy to understand. A cluttered layout and vague language are just some of the hurdles that could trip up your respondents. Here's...

Life After Raiser’s Edge

While Raiser’s Edge is still one of the most common fundraising solutions for nonprofit organizations, it is about time to say out loud what our clients...

Preparing for Your Data Import: Some Useful Excel Tips and Tricks

Data migration is often referred as the most painful part of the implementation process. This blog post includes many tips and tricks for cleaning your data...