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 […]
Tag Archives: Nonprofit
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 […]
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 […]
April
08
Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Salesforce App
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Brad Struss, Principal of Bigger Boat Consulting The Foundation is pleased to feature this guest blog post by Brad Struss, Principal of Bigger Boat Consulting. In addition to helping nonprofit organizations implement Salesforce, they are the consultant working with NCB Capital Impact to create HomeKeeper, a Salesforce AppExchange package for affordable homeownership programs. You are […]
March
13
10 Ways for a Nonprofit to Use Chatter
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Alicia Schmidt, Director of Online and Adoption Marketing Chatter is a social tool that helps people and organizations collaborate instantly in context and get more done. It’s one single, secure environment that connects you to everything you need to better achieve your mission. But what exactly do you do with it? Here are our […]
February
19
Client service goes mobile and social at Beyond 12
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Kevin Harris, Director, Human Services, Exponent Partners. We are pleased to welcome Kevin Harris, Director of Human Services with Exponent Partners as a guest blogger this month. As an example of a human service organization that has become more social, mobile and collaborative in order to best meet their mission, Kevin interviewed Adam Park, VP of Business Development at […]
We Can All Help: Home for the Holidays
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Barbara Kibbe, Chief Operating Officer Recent headlines have shed much needed light on the crisis of homelessness in San Francisco. The number of homeless families on the waiting list to enter shelters in San Francisco skyrocketed from 75 back in 2007 to more than 250 today. This holiday season, the San Francisco community is coming together […]
$1 million Raised to Support College Track
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Judy Levine, Director of Marketing Fall. For many high school seniors it’s the busy time of finishing college applications—writing essays, polishing resumes, visiting campuses. But for other students the promise of a college education and the opportunities it brings feels out of reach. That’s where College Track steps in. College Track was founded in 1994 by […]
Measuring Adoption: Is your CRM solution healthy and growing?
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Alicia Schmidt, Customer Success Evangelist So, you’ve successfully set up your instance of Salesforce CRM, or you are newly responsible for managing your organization’s Salesforce CRM instance. Now what?Your salesforce.com org is living animal, getting fed data by a diverse group of users and growing and changing constantly over time. How do you know […]
Another great trip to Cambodia with Que Rico
posted by Alicia Schmidt
Alex Rhodes and Vanessa Grandjean volunteered with Que Rico Cambodia, a volunteer group helping to build communities in Cambodia. Vanessa spent the week teaching English, whilst Alex worked on repairing their school. As a side project , Alex coordinated an art project with photographer Alex Pettiford and renowned French artist JR’s organization Inside Out. The project’s mission […]
Salesforce Content: Green, clean and mean (tracking that is)
posted by Alicia Schmidt
by Alicia Schmidt, Customer Success Evangelist When I was a nonprofit Development Director, I sent countless numbers of annual reports, news articles and other marketing materials to donors, prospects and funders in my efforts to get them invested in my organization. At the time, I always wished that there was an easier way to track, […]
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