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Make it Flatter with Chatter: 5 Ways to Break Down Organizational Silos

Make it Flatter with Chatter: 5 Ways to Break Down Organizational Silos

Breaking down organizational silos sounds easy. Any Internet search will yield articles with advice, most of which boils down to improving your communication: Share information widely;
Avoiding Growing Pains Through Good Governance

Avoiding Growing Pains Through Good Governance

When working with Salesforce.com (or any system for that matter), following the principles of good governance can make life easier for administrators and users alike by
What You Should Do Before an Enterprise-Wide CRM Implementation - Cloud for Good

What You Should Do Before an Enterprise-Wide CRM Implementation

Implementing a constituent relationship management (CRM) application can be a difficult project for organizations with multiple large complex departments. An assessment of the organization's CRM strategy,
Recovering from Dreamforce - Cloud for Good

Recovering from Dreamforce

Dreamforce 2013 is over. In theory, you've bodily recovered from the walking, talking, learning, and partying. Now what? How can you best leverage all the stuff
Thank You Letters: Leveraging Donation Split & Conga Composer - Cloud for Good

Thank You Letters: Leveraging Donation Split & Conga Composer

How are you currently generating thank you letters for your donations? More importantly, how can you generate a thank you letter from a donor that has
The Ethical Consultant - Cloud for Good

The Ethical Consultant

I got into a discussion with a client recently about ethical consulting. I’ve had this discussion with colleagues, co-workers, friends and mentors through the years, but
Going to Dreamforce? Let's Meet! -Cloud for Good

Going to Dreamforce? Let’s Meet!

Are you going to Dreamforce? Let's schedule a time to meet!
Don't Be a Fish Out of Water: Preparing for a Salesforce Migration - Cloud for Good

Don’t Be a Fish Out of Water: Preparing for a Salesforce Migration

Each Salesforce organization is housed at one of Salesforce’s data centers. Salesforce calls these groupings of clients instances and it is a good practice as a

Winter ’14 Release: My Favorite Features for Nonprofits

Check out Trish Perkins top new features in the Salesforce Winter '14 release.
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Audit Trail – A Hidden Gem

The Audit Trail helps you track the recent Setup changes that you and other administrators have made to your organization. Learn more.

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Consultant vs. Volunteer Help with Salesforce?

Salesforce.com generously donates their top grade—Enterprise—version of the application to nonprofits. Nonprofits get ten licenses and for many organizations, that is more than enough to make

CRM is Exactly What Your Nonprofit Needs

I recently had a conversation with a colleague about the advantages and disadvantages of using a constituent relationship management (CRM) system such as Salesforce to manage

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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
Hope, Gratitude, and Impact_ Reflections on 2025 at Cloud for Good

Hope, Gratitude, and Impact: Reflections on 2025 at Cloud for Good

Celebrate a year of resilience, innovation, and community impact with Cloud for Good. This 2025 reflection highlights transformative client outcomes, advancements in AI-powered IP, expanded partnerships,
7 Ways to Optimize Your End-of-Year Giving

7 Ways to Optimize Your End-of-Year Giving

Year-end giving is a major opportunity. With unified data, smart segmentation, and personalized outreach, nonprofits can boost donations and build lasting donor relationships.
Reimagining the Grantmaking Experience on Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Reimagining the Grantmaking Experience on Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking streamlines every stage of the grant lifecycle, empowering funders and grantees to focus on impact.
Meet the Monsters of Fundraising and Discover How to Defeat Them

Meet the Monsters of Fundraising and Discover How to Defeat Them

The education keynote at Dreamforce 2025 unveiled groundbreaking announcements and innovations in Education Cloud and Agentforce from Salesforce. Here's what you need to know.
Education Keynote at Dreamforce 2025_ What You Need to Know

Education Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

The education keynote at Dreamforce 2025 unveiled groundbreaking announcements and innovations in Education Cloud and Agentforce from Salesforce. Here's what you need to know.
Nonprofit Keynote at Dreamforce 2025_ What You Need to Know

Nonprofit Keynote at Dreamforce 2025: What You Need to Know

At the nonprofit keynote at Dreamforce 2025, Cloud for Good and other nonprofit Trailblazers learned about some innovations and a name change for Nonprofit Cloud, and