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The Secret to A Successful Nonprofit EcoSystem

Integration is when your cloud apps can seamlessly share data between each other. When this happens, there is no need to log in and out of

Fundraising with Amazon Wish Lists

Does your nonprofit have a wish list of things they need donated? If you do then you’ll want to keep reading. It’s time to set up

Introducing the Salesforce Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA)

Salesforce.org recently released a new tool for colleges and universities, the Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA) package. HEDA aims to offer a core architecture package for

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour Boston

Written by Cloud for Good Team The Salesforce World Tour is rolling into Boston, Massachusetts next week on April 7, and several of our team members

5 Pitfalls To Avoid When You Integrate Salesforce and Accounting Apps

One of the most common integration requests from Salesforce users is syncing Salesforce with accounting apps likes Intacct, QuickBooks, and Xero. There is no shortage of

Top 10 Reasons Nonprofits Love Marketing Cloud

Nonprofits are maximizing their communication strategies with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Learn about the top 10 features that make it a great tool for any organization.

Do You Know How to ERD?

Written by Cloud for Good Team First, let’s break down that scary little acronym: ERD = Entity Relationship Diagram. Still sound too techy? How about this:

Salesforce for Global Nonprofits

Much like their for-profit counterparts, Nonprofits and NGO’s also reach across international borders in order to run their programs, connect with their constituents, and raise resources.

Finding a Trusted Advisor

When you hire a consultant to help you with your Salesforce implementation, you’re hiring them because you have a problem you need help with whether it

How Nonprofits Can Get Past Technology Culture Shock

We are in the midst of a major technology revolution and succeeding in this revolution does not mean consuming additional technology, or as many of our

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cloud for Good has helped CK Family Services leverage Salesforce to create a reliable system that can scale alongside the organization's mounting needs.

Utilizing Salesforce Marketing Cloud as a Shared Service

Cloud for Good dives deep into Marketing Cloud as a shared service and illustrates how to best leverage the multi-faceted solution.

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

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

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Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

The Secret to A Successful Nonprofit EcoSystem

Fundraising with Amazon Wish Lists

Introducing the Salesforce Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA)

Come See Us at the Salesforce World Tour Boston

5 Pitfalls To Avoid When You Integrate Salesforce and Accounting Apps

Top 10 Reasons Nonprofits Love Marketing Cloud

Do You Know How to ERD?

Salesforce for Global Nonprofits

Finding a Trusted Advisor

How Nonprofits Can Get Past Technology Culture Shock

Latest Posts

Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Dreamforce

Choosing the Right Email Provider for Your Salesforce

Choosing Between the NPSP and Standard EE

Data Migration: Apsona for Salesforce

Winter 13 Release for Nonprofits – Sales Cloud

How to Integrate Online Forms with Salesforce.com?

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

Salesforce Winter ’24 Release: What You Need to Know

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

Utilizing Salesforce Marketing Cloud as a Shared Service

Dreamforce 2023: Public Sector Keynote Instant Reaction

Dreamforce 2023: Education Keynote Instant Reactions