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Six Reasons to Attend the Salesforce Higher Ed Summit 2017

Six Reasons to Attend the Salesforce Higher Ed Summit 2017

As we approach the 5th Annual Higher Ed Summit in Austin, Texas, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share just a few of
Spring, Summer and Winter Cleaning

Spring, Summer and Winter Cleaning

Data cleanliness in Salesforce is important. Explore these tips to keep your data clean throughout the year and kick-off your spring cleaning with the most recent
Improving Advancement with HEDA

Improving Advancement with HEDA

Colleges and universities implementing the Salesforce platform have a wealth of options for building a system that supports every department on campus. The Higher Education Data
Meet Cloud for Good at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC

Meet Cloud for Good at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, come meet Cloud for Good at the Salesforce World Tour in Washington, DC. We'll be in the Customer Success Expo to
Webinar Recap: Unboxing the Nonprofit Success Pack with Lightning

Webinar Recap: Unboxing the Nonprofit Success Pack with Lightning

On March 9, 2017, Cloud for Good hosted a webinar covering the Nonprofit Success Pack with Lightning. This post offers resources to help your organization get
Create Emails That Gain Traction With Your Constituents

Create Emails That Gain Traction With Your Constituents

Get more traction with emails and communications to your constituents. Learn how to create emails that will get higher conversions rates and improve the actions your
The Connected Nonprofit

The Connected Nonprofit

Good data leads to more self-awareness and an increasing ability to better steer the nonprofit organization toward its mission. Jeff Rule shares his insights on becoming
Make Donor Engagement Plans Work for You

Make Donor Engagement Plans Work for You

Put donor engagement plans to work for your organization. Utilize Engagement Plans in the Nonprofit Success Pack to assist with your fundraising efforts.
Seven Complaints From Accountants That Salesforce Can Solve

Seven Complaints From Accountants That Salesforce Can Solve

Fundraisers and accountants have different views at times. Salesforce can help solve the seven most common complaints from accountants and we explain how in this post.
Engagement Plans and Levels Make Moves Management Work for You

Engagement Plans and Levels Make Moves Management Work for You

Engagement Plans have been added to the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) and will provide an even more seamless experience in managing your moves to cultivate donors

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Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Dreamforce

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Dreamforce

I have been inspired by Dreamforce every year since 2005, so I decided to take the majority of the Cloud for Good team to Dreamforce this
Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce - Cloud for Good

Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce

We reviewed the common email service providers who offer Salesforce integration including MyEmma, VerticalReponse, iContact, ExactTarget, and MailChimp.
Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE - Cloud for Good

Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

When you apply for the Power of Us grant you need to select between two trial configurations the EE + NPSP (“Pre-configured for Donor Management”) or
Data Migration: Apsona for Salesforce- Cloud for Good

Data Migration: Apsona for Salesforce

Apsona for Salesforce is another exceptionally useful ETL (Export Transform Load) app, with some unique advantages that make it an essential tool to keep in your
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Winter 13 Release for Nonprofits – Sales Cloud

Winter ’13 has more surprises for us in the nonprofit community, the Sales Cloud are the ones aimed specifically at the development directors who help keep
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How to Integrate Online Forms with Salesforce.com?

There are number of ways to integrate your online website forms with Salesforce. How do they compare? We did the leg work for you and below
Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: What You Need to Know About Fundraising & Outcome Management

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: What You Need to Know About Fundraising & Outcome Management

The Winter '24 Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud release features highly anticipated updates to Fundraising and Outcome Management apps. Learn more here.
Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

Cloud for Good breaks down the exciting new features, key highlights, and most impactful enhancements of Salesforce’s Winter ‘24 release!
Cultivating Care with CK Family Services Through Salesforce Program and Case Management

Cultivating Care with CK Family Services Through Salesforce Program and Case Management

Cloud for Good has helped CK Family Services leverage Salesforce to create a reliable system that can scale alongside the organization's mounting needs.
Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Cloud for Good brings you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 public sector keynote address from industry expert Kristin Kiester.
Dreamforce 2023: Education Keynote Instant Reactions

Dreamforce 2023: Education Keynote Instant Reactions

Cloud for Good brings you instant reactions from the Dreamforce 2023 education keynote address from three of our education experts.