By Martha Gallagher, Marketing Specialist for Salesforce Marketing Cloud In our latest webinar, we welcomed both Melissa Albers, Director of Social Media at Full Sail University, and Jocelyn Titone, Social Media Coordinator, Marketing and Communications, at Brock University to share their experiences implementing and using social media at their Universities. Here’s a look at some best […]
Salesforce Employees Give Back Over the Holidays
posted by gmcswine
Happy New Year from the Salesforce Foundation! Over the holidays from Thanksgiving to New Years, Salesforce.com employees from around the world dedicated time and resources to the communities they live and work in. We want to take this opportunity to share these accomplishments and thank our employees, customers and community partners for everything you do […]
3 steps to setting up successful email marketing using Salesforce
posted by Alicia Schmidt
The Foundation is pleased to feature this guest blog post by Ryan Ozimek, CEO of PICnet, the company behind Soapbox Mailer, the first native Salesforce mass email app built for nonprofit organizations. So your organization has adopted Salesforce and you’re on your way to data management success. You’ve customized Salesforce to streamline your collecting of […]
My top 3 highlights from the Salesforce Spring ’13 release
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Dave Averill, Customer Success Manager, Salesforce.com Foundation While you might be slipping on your winter boots, the Salesforce Spring ’13 release is just around the corner. In fact, the Spring ’13 release will start being deployed in mid-January. To learn exactly when the new release will be coming to your org, go to http://trust.salesforce.com (to determine […]
Staff across Europe get involved in some great projects for the Holiday Season
posted by jleighsfdcadm
By James Leigh, Int’l Marketing & Communications Coordinator Throughout December salesforce.com staff from our offices across Europe have, with the support of the Salesforce.com Foundation, taken part in a huge range of volunteering and fundraising events bringing support and happiness to where it was needed most in our local communities. Here is a run down […]
Optimize University Recruiting and Engagement via Social Media
posted by gmcswine
By Martha Gallagher, Marketing Specialist for Salesforce Marketing Cloud There’s not a one size fits all model for how higher education institutions can benefit from participating in social monitoring, sharing and engagement. However, it’s important that you’re engaging throughout the entire lifecycle of the student – connecting with them from the recruiting process, to long after […]
Nonprofit Starter Pack Sprints to New Features
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Kevin Bromer, Solutions Architect, Salesforce.com Foundation (reposted from http://www.kevinbromer.com) PS. We are releasing a new version of the Relationships package of the Nonprofit Starter Pack soon. Want to see the new features? Join me for a webinar on January 10th. I’m not going to lie in this post: I’m fairly certain I’m still not caught up […]
Salesforce Employees Partner with CTN to give back on World Usability Day!
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Kami Griffiths, Executive Director, Community Technology Network We are pleased to be able to feature this blog by guest contributor Kami Griffiths, Executive Director of the Community Technology Network(CTN). CTN works to unite organizations and volunteers to transform lives through digital literacy. Having a website that is aesthetically pleasing and easy to navigate is […]
How to Choose a Salesforce Consulting Partner
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Dave Averill, Customer Success Manager, Salesforce.com Foundation Over the years I have talked to many customers on their journey toward Salesforce and CRM “nirvana”. Choosing the right partner to walk this road with you can be difficult. Here are some strategies that I recommend when you are trying to select a partner: Learn Before […]
Dreaming a Future: BizAcademy Japan
posted by harukamaruno
by Haruka Maruno, Community Engagement Coordinator Japan On October 25th, salesforce.com staff from the Tokyo office held their latest BizAcademy with Multicultural Center Tokyo. They provide educational support for children from various countries. In total 30 students attended and enjoyed a two hour program with two sessions to draw their dream and career. In the first […]
Higher Ed Learnings from Dreamforce ’12
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Jonathan See, CIO at Pepperdine University The Foundation is pleased to welcome Jonathan See as a special contributor to the Foundation blog. Jonathan See serves as the chief information officer (CIO) at Pepperdine University. As the CIO, Jonathan provides leadership and support for the advancement and use of technology at Pepperdine University. In all, Jonathan has […]






