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Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Salesforce fields are so important to a successful implementation, yet you may completely forget to really think critically about these “building blocks” of your CRM. A

Implementation Best Practices: Data

Nothing sinks a new implementation faster than bad data. Users will quickly lose faith in the tool as well as those leading the implementation effort if

Flexibility in Flows: Custom Settings and Dynamic Picklists

Visual Flows are a powerful tool for any administrator on the Salesforce platform. With a drag and drop interface and a suite of possible actions, Visual

Spring Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Admin

What are your Salesforce Spring Resolutions? Haven’t had time to put them together yet? Not to worry, the Cloud for Good team is here to help.

Make the Most of Salesforce Security: Added Assurance in a World of Compromises

Most organization’s choose Salesforce because of its reputation for reliability, and Salesforce does a great job of maintaining a high level of security on its servers,

Process Builder and Cloud for Good Donation Split: A Case Study in Awesomeness

A case study in how to make Cloud for Good's Donation Split even better with Process Builder.

Which Salesforce Instance Am I On and Why Do I Care?

"Salesforce Instance" is one of those terms that many people assume they know - like what Wi-Fi stands for. Click here to know all about it.

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

As a leader at your nonprofit - whether you are the Executive Director, Chief Information Officer, Salesforce Administrator, or motivated staff member, it’s up to you

Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the 3rd annual Salesforce Higher Education Summit at the University of Miami. I was joined by our

Migrating from Common Ground to NGO Connect: Tips for Migration

Switching between two systems is always a tough process. The data migration, getting used to something new, having to change the way you and your team

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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

10th Annual Salesforce Education Summit: What You Need to Know

Join Cloud for Good at the 10th Annual Salesforce Education Summit. This completely virtual summit is free to attend and packed with 40+ sessions to inspire

Taking Your Marketing Automation To New Heights: Marketing Cloud vs. HubSpot

Marketing Cloud and HubSpot are both great tools, but Marketing Cloud stands out as the more powerful, dynamic, and all-encompassing tool.

Cloud for Good Recognized as a Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Department of Labor

Talent for Good has been recognized as a Registered Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Department of Labor, the first in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Why Cloud for Good Is Excited About Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC22)

The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) will be holding its annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) on March 23-25, 2022.

Introducing Cloud for Good Campaign Services

Introducing Campaign Services allows Cloud for Good to become an even greater full-service provider for our valued nonprofit clients.

Exploring the Reporting Advantages of Salesforce Over Blackbaud CRM (BBCRM)

If you’ve just migrated from Blackbaud CRM onto Salesforce, you’ve made the right choice, and we’re here to help ease your transition.

Thought Leadership

Latest Posts

Explore by Topic:

Industry

Topic / Function

Product / Service

Best Practices: Salesforce Fields

Implementation Best Practices: Data

Flexibility in Flows: Custom Settings and Dynamic Picklists

Spring Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Admin

Make the Most of Salesforce Security: Added Assurance in a World of Compromises

Process Builder and Cloud for Good Donation Split: A Case Study in Awesomeness

Which Salesforce Instance Am I On and Why Do I Care?

Making Salesforce Chatter Work for Your Nonprofit

Salesforce Foundation Higher Education Summit 2015

Migrating from Common Ground to NGO Connect: Tips for Migration

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?

10th Annual Salesforce Education Summit: What You Need to Know

Taking Your Marketing Automation To New Heights: Marketing Cloud vs. HubSpot

Cloud for Good Recognized as a Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Department of Labor

Why Cloud for Good Is Excited About Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC22)

Introducing Cloud for Good Campaign Services

Exploring the Reporting Advantages of Salesforce Over Blackbaud CRM (BBCRM)