With proper planning, implementing Salesforce can truly transform a nonprofit. We can share hundreds of stories of how organizations have used our technology to help transition to a more efficient, data-driven, and collaborative organization. And then passed along their learnings and code to other nonprofits to help them to do the same. Unfortunately, we can […]
June
17
When to choose the Nonprofit Starter Pack?
posted by Alicia Schmidt
At Cloud for Good, we have been working with hundreds of nonprofit and educational organizations over the last few years. Some are very small, all-volunteer based, and some are extremely large with offices in multiple countries. Some need to track donors and volunteers and some classes and trees. However, they all have one common question, […]
June
10
5 Reasons to Get Involved in a Customer Community
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Kathy Lueckeman, Senior director of Customer Relationship Management and Director of the Office of Graduate Admissions at Wayne State University I hate to admit it, but the first time I logged into Salesforce, I was overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start. Luckily, my Account Executive pointed me to the Higher Ed Chatter Community– a private […]
May
30
Integrating Salesforce CRM and WordPress CMS
posted by Alicia Schmidt
Imagine connecting one of the world’s most popular CMS to the world’s most popular CRM. Turns out you can have your cake and eat it, too. We’re here to tell you about some options to harness the power of these two systems and transfer data from WordPress to Salesforce. Organizations can choose from a variety of […]
May
22
Nonprofit Study Results: The One Solution Everyone Seems to Want
posted by Alicia Schmidt
In the previous post, we discussed “Four Key Challenges that Nonprofits Face when Implementing Salesforce,” as confirmed by an in-depth study of organizations of all sizes and types. Today’s post focuses on the other half of the study: Which proposed solution seems to get the community most excited? We’ll also hear from Alicia Schmidt, the […]
May
15
Top Tips for Choosing a CRM for Fundraising
posted by Alicia Schmidt
What’s the first thing a fundraiser learns? Say “thank you.” And why? Because the first rule of fundraising is this: It’s all about relationships. When you go to choose new a fundraising system, keep that rule front-and-center. How will the system I’m looking at help me better identify, cultivate and manage relationships? How will the […]
May
15
4 Key Challenges NPO’s Face When Implementing Salesforce
posted by Alicia Schmidt
When executed right, adopting Salesforce can be transformational for a nonprofit. It can change the entire way an organization operates, helping their transition to a smarter, more efficient, more data-driven, and ultimately more impactful operation. But it doesn’t take very long working with nonprofits on Salesforce to recognize that the same set of challenges keep […]
May
07
How to Integrate Plone CMS and Salesforce
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Sally Kleinfeldt, Director of Consulting Services at Jazkarta, which develops custom web applications and sophisticated content management systems using the most advanced and secure open source technologies available. She has many years of experience in web development, data and content management, search and information retrieval, GIS and data visualization, and agile software development practices. She […]
May
03
Pro Bono to the Nth Power!
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Carol Guttery, Director of Employee and Community Engagement, Salesforce.com Foundation A year ago April, salesforce.com employee Samanthia Achuff participated in a “Tech Teach-In.” This was a program organized by Google and Community Technology Network (CTN) to help train nonprofits in technology. Samanthia spend two hours that day helping nonprofits think about how to be […]
April
24
Japan – Foundation Volunteer of the Quarter
posted by harukamaruno
by Haruka Maruno, Community Engagement Coordinator Japan Salesforce.com employees the world over provide fantastic support to nonprofit organizations through the 1/1/1 model. In the Japan office, the employee that is deemed the best contributor each quarter, is crowned as the Volunteer King or Queen. The winner this quarter is Hiroichi Kitagawa. Below is an interview […]
April
11
Integrating Drupal and Salesforce CRM
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Lev Tsypin, Thinkshout and Tom Williamson, jacksonriver The Foundation is please to welcome guest bloggers Lev Tsypin, Partner & Director of Engineering at Thinkshout and Tom Williamson, Founder and CEO – jacksonriver. Read more about the authors at the end of this post. Got Salesforce.com? Got Drupal? If so, then you probably have wanted to integrate your Drupal […]
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