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Investment In Overhead Improves Outcomes

Written by Cloud for Good Team NOTE: This blog was originally posted on Forbes. Read it here. In ancient Egypt, the Nile River provided fertile land

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Happy Holidays From Cloud for Good: 2023 in Review

As we bid farewell to 2023, Cloud for Good would like to take one final look back at the year that was.
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Empowering State and Local Government with Salesforce Public Sector Solutions

Salesforce's Public Sector Solutions stand out as a transformative force in the realm of government technology.
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A Beginner’s Roadmap to OmniStudio

OmniStudio is a powerful solution offering skill-building and automation options included in the new Nonprofit and Education Clouds.
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Goodies Give Back: Fighting Food Insecurity

During this time of reflection, we would like to highlight a new initiative we’re particularly proud of: Goodies Give Back.
Museum Membership Management, Ticketing, and Fundraising: A Journey from Blackbaud to Salesforce with the Guggenheim Museum

Museum Membership Management, Ticketing, and Fundraising: A Journey from Blackbaud to Salesforce with the Guggenheim Museum

Migrating from Blackbaud to Salesforce has made a profound impact on Guggenheim Museum's membership management, ticketing, and fundraising. Learn more in this customer success story.
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All Treats, No Tricks: 5 Cloud for Good Partners Sweetening the Nonprofit and Education Spaces

These five Cloud for Good partners offer solutions as sweet as candy for your nonprofit and education needs.
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Salesforce Data Cloud for Higher Education Advancement

Data Cloud for higher education advancement unlocks invaluable insights and analytics that can help drive data-driven decisions.
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End-Of-Year Strategies: Keeping Donors Engaged & Giving Featuring CARE

We all know end-of-year giving reigns supreme, so let’s dive into the key strategies you need to maximize fundraising this time of the year.

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

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

Written by Cloud for Good Team At many nonprofits, and in particular at smaller organizations, staff members tend to wear many hats. There may not be

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

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

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
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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 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.
Celebrating the You in Community: Why Salesforce Just Does It Better

Celebrating the You in Community: Why Salesforce Just Does It Better

You are the Community that sets Salesforce apart as a an exceptional customer company. Don't believe me? See how your involvement makes the product grow.
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Click & Pledge Event Management

Many nonprofits hold fundraising events as a way of generating awareness deepening constituent engagement and, of course, raising money. Events take a lot of planning, hard
Make it Awesome: Salesforce and Eventbrite

Make it Awesome: Salesforce and Eventbrite

Eventbrite is an ideal solution for nonprofit events. So why do nonprofit orgs with Salesforce shy away from it? Here's four ways to make it awesome.
Work.com: Time for Another Look

Work.com: Time for Another Look

One of the biggest obstacles to using Work.com to effectively manage goals was that it wasn’t integrated with Salesforce.com, so there was no automated way to
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Doing More With Less: A Conversation With Salesforce On How Technology Can Power Your Organization Through Uncertainty

A conversation between Salesforce and Cloud for Good on how mission-driven organizations can leverage smart, scalable technology to deepen impact, drive efficiency, and future-proof their missions.
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Reimagining the Student Experience: A Conversation with Salesforce on Building the Next-Gen Student Information System

A conversation between Salesforce and Cloud for Good on the future of student information systems (SIS), why legacy tools are no longer enough, and how AI
Salesforce Summer '25 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce Summer ’25 Release: What You Need to Know

Learn about the most important highlights in Security & Permissions enhancements, automation and screen flow updates, and more in Salesforce's Summer '25 Release.
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Less Admin, More Impact: How Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Transforms Grantmaking

Through empowering grantmakers to streamline operations, enhance transparency, and make data-informed decisions that amplify impact, Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking is transforming grantmaking processes for organizations.
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7 Key Advancement Insights From CASE Drive 2025

The importance of being data-driven, AI, enhancing fundraising efforts, the need for innovative solutions, strategic planning, and more took center stage at CASE Drive 2025, and
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Why Salesforce Outpaces the Marketing AI Competition: Marketing Cloud vs HubSpot

In this post, we compare Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s AI for marketing with HubSpot’s AI for marketing, diving deep into their features, performance, scalability, and results.