Sunsetting Luminate CRM: What Nonprofits Should Expect

Cloud for Good recently hosted a virtual roundtable diving into the implications for nonprofit organizations as it relates to the end-of-life announcement for Luminate CRM (LCRM). We were joined by industry experts from Classy, Salesforce.org, and several organizations currently looking at migrating from LCRM to the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) to manage their CRM and […]

5 Stumbling Blocks to Migrating Recurring Donors and How to Overcome Them

Nonprofit organizations rely on recurring donors to help them deliver on their mission. Not only do they provide consistent monthly revenue but, according to Philanthropy News Digest, recurring donors give 440% more than one-time donors. That means the process of moving those accounts from one payment gateway or fundraising platform needs to be as smooth […]

Salesforce Announces Retirement of NGO Connect & Why You Should Be Excited

In January 2019, Salesforce made the decision to acquire roundCorner, bringing NGO Connect (NGOC), Foundation Connect, and roundData into their product offerings. This was a great start for NGOC customers to become a more formal part of the Salesforce Community with Salesforce’s best-in-class support. Today, Salesforce has announced retirement plans for NGO Connect, giving NGOC customers ample time to migrate to the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP).  Why I Think Salesforce Made This Decision  Salesforce.org is […]

Does the Way You Migrate Your Data to Salesforce Matter?

In an effort to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of technology, nearly every nonprofit organization and higher education institution has undertaken or will need to undertake a data migration process.  These migrations are designed to transfer your unique data to a new, more efficient system, and can be conducted with several priorities in mind.  […]

Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Raiser’s Edge – And Here’s Why

Over the last decade Cloud for Good worked with hundreds of higher education and nonprofit organizations, completing over 2,000 projects. Many of these projects have been migrating these organizations from Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) or Education Data Architecture (EDA) models. Throughout this time, we’ve learned a lot about both systems and continue to […]

Implementation Best Practices eBook

The purpose of this eBook is to share lessons learned and recommendations for best practices as you move forward with your implementation. These recommendations are not intended to be Salesforce specific, but are rather globally applicable recommendations for the implementation of any new technology tool.

Spooky Data Migrations: Demystified

With Halloween today, and all of the haunted houses, scary costumes, and horror nights at Theme Parks, I have already had my share of fright overload. It reminds me of another thing that can be scary and not as glamorous as Halloween – DATA! Everyone loves to talk about data, but it can be difficult […]