Nonprofit Dreamin – Why volunteer?
This article was originally published on the Nonprofit Dreamin website. Committee Connection is a series of blog posts from our members about why we are volunteering and helping Nonprofit Dreamin become a reality. Paul Ginsberg is a nonprofit specialist and a Golden...
I need a personal trainer!
Someone on LinkedIn asked me, via a mutual acquaintance: "Looking for an affordable Salesforce teacher to expand my skills in. Salescloud, communities and Formstack. Any tips?" A simple, reasonable, question. But did you know that LinkedIn has a character limit for...
Networking in the Salesforce Ecosystem: More Important Now Than Ever Before
I’m going to explain how powerful networking is (with some examples of course) and give a few more tips on how to improve your technique. Putting time and effort into networking is even more important these days, due to the current challenges of physically meeting in...
The Secrets of Planning the Amsterdam User Group
The Amsterdam User Group (AUG) gets between 50 and 70 attendees for our meetings (other groups are available throughout the Netherlands, even during these strange times). Now that I’ve stepped down as co-leader, after 3.5 years, I can shrug off the non disclosure...
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The Power of the Salesforce Trailblazer Community [Updated 2020]
The Salesforce Trailblazer Community is remarkable, and a force to be reckoned with. This community of Salesforce stakeholders, be that customers, employees, or partners, is one of the major differentiators between Salesforce and other technology platforms out there....
Set Up Salesforce With Google Single Sign-On (SSO)
One of the more tedious jobs as a Salesforce admin is resetting user’s passwords. Even though there’s a button on the Salesforce login screen which says “Forgot your password”, some people don’t notice it. If only there was an easier way? The concept behind Single...
Are You Heading Towards Burnout? Advice From the Salesforce Ohana
Burnout is a risk, whether it's because we're hyper engaged, or just culturally at risk (yep, the Netherlands, I'm looking at you!). I've written about some ways to tackle it on SalesforceBen, wherever you reside, with some tips from the Salesforce Ohana. It's also...
Community Spotlight: Paul Ginsberg
Ok. This one is short and possibly self-promotional, though I didn't seek it out. Read on for details of perhaps the most significant event that transformed my Salesforce career. As originally published on Salesforce.org's August 2020 #HubCap (aka "10 Highlights from...
I’m quitting… Because the future is awesome!
An early Amsterdam User Group meeting from 2017 Last year, I wrote in the guide to setting up your own Salesforce Saturday: “Running a [group] is great, but if you’re unavailable due to a cold or other equally traumatic life event (e.g. kids birthday party), then you...
VSCode for Salesforce Admins: A Deeper Dive
This Admin’s guide to SFDX and VSCode comes in two parts. In the first part, Introduction to SFDX and VSCode for Admins, I worked through an example that may have sounded like a headache initially, but was very easy by the end of the tutorial! The first post went...
Introduction to SFDX and VSCode for Admins
Updating one page layout is easy, but what happens if you want to update 15 page layouts? Or if you want to find out where an email template is referenced? Want to take a glance sideways from being an Admin and have a peak at some of the core tools...
Coronavirus Support Package: Learning, Events & More
On Thursday, together with my husband, we decided to socially distance ourselves as much as can be from everyone. To skip straight to the black humour, by Friday I was already feeling edgy. I’ve been here before; when I was (much) younger I suffered from severe...
Meet the User Community in real life during Basecamp Netherlands
Yes! Basecamp Netherlands is coming. Thursday 26 March will be a day full of innovation and inspiration. I can't wait to meet 6000 like-minded people and share knowledge with them. It will be a fantastic edition where you can meet the User Community in real life and...
Salesforce Ohana Twitter Starter Pack: What and Who to Follow
Recently, I introduced a friend into the world of Salesforce. They’d heard a lot about it, and wanted to spend the next couple of months getting some Trailhead trails under their belt to see if it’s right for them. Then I added: “But, to really understand Salesforce...
Dyspraxia Awareness Week
I often write about Salesforce, but did you know how much my attitude is influenced by dyspraxia? (also known as DCD / Developmental Coordination Disorder) During October I participated in an awareness week. An interview was published. Read the original over the...
How to Network in the Salesforce Ecosystem
Why Social Networking is a Must With a friendly crowd, networking can be relaxing and rewarding simultaneously Do you love going to events with lots of people that you don’t know? Spending an evening with people you’ve never met? Excited by the prospect of making...
Diary Planning – Some Tips
Before every meeting we would discuss diary dates. We would play snap a number of minutes (and sometimes days, if communicating by email), trying to find a date when all us co-leaders would be available for the next meeting. This was a frustrating game and...
We Need Volunteers! (& How to Get Them)
Is it work or something else? Look at the smiles on these Czech Dreamin volunteers to make your own decision For ages I’ve been trying to work out some of the magic that helps create the friendly, welcoming spirit throughout the Dutch Salesforce community. I’ve...
Trailblazer Community Emails: Declutter & Take Back Control!
This week we are stepping away from the trendy kids, to talk about email. It’s that monster that lurks in your Outlook or Gmail inbox, morally blackmailing you about things you might need to do. I’m horrified by people with thousands of emails. How to keep up?...
My #SecretOhana
Twitter is a place of despair, hopelessness and namecalling… unless you’re in the Salesforce ecosystem 😁. Instead, it’s like the sun has been turned on and the darkness has been banished to the corners! That said, today I’m going to write about a particularly bright...