by Paul Ginsberg | 16 Mar 2023 | Nonprofit
This week there’s been some very significant announcements around Salesforce’s price commitment to nonprofits, the (re)launch of the Nonprofit Cloud and a shake up of Account Execs. I share some details, extra information I’ve been able to find out,...
by Eli Kaufman | 21 Feb 2023 | Nonprofit
Is Salesforce the best solution out there for a small nonprofit where donation management is key? In this article Eli Kaufman looks at some alternative offerings. Background Having worked extensively with the Salesforce platform in recent years, I’m pretty familiar...
by Paul Ginsberg | 31 Jan 2023 | Community, Diary, Nonprofit
Salesforce.org runs something called the Community Commons Sprint. These are opportunities for people to come together and work on Salesforce-related open source products that are primarily of benefit to nonprofits; although it includes amazing exceptions such as the...
by Paul Ginsberg | 2 Nov 2022 | Admin, Nonprofit
A friend at Beaufort12 once told me that small businesses (which very much includes small nonprofits, my speciality) typically require three things to make up their database: mailing lists; yes we are in the world of TikTok, but this traditional method is still used...
by Paul Ginsberg | 18 Jul 2022 | Admin, Career, Community, Diary, Nonprofit
Recently, I wrote that Community Conferences are “where it’s at” (the current Big Thing). That was only one half of the blog. Today I want to give specific examples from the most recent conference I attended, YeurDreamin’. It’s not just the technical talks which were...
by Paul Ginsberg | 8 May 2022 | Nonprofit
Welcome to the story of the Volunteers for Nonprofits group, which is closing down after 16 months of operation. I wanted to share my experience, in case it helps others with their own projects. It also helps me process my thoughts on the adventure. Background Back at...
