Some of you already know this, and many of you don’t. I’m departing BrightStep Partners this month, and June 30 will be my final day as full-time co-owner. So, what is the Next? First, I’m taking a little time off to…
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Solving the Piece of Paper Problem
In honor of the Salesforce AppExchange turning 10, I want to talk about how we’ve solved what I call the “piece of paper problem” with two great applications: the Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP), and GridBuddy. You’re probably already familiar with…
5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Nonprofit Salesforce Administrator
1. I will not call myself an accidental admin Let’s face it. I didn’t get into working in the nonprofit world because it just happened. And like everything I do, I approach this database with purpose. Coming at it…
Winter Release ’16: Nonprofits + Salesforce = Love
If you aren’t excited about Winter ’16 release, you should be. Nonprofits, prepare to have your mind blown. There are two updates to the core Salesforce platform that should have every nonprofit singing from the rooftops. I actually did…
Tagged with: Love-Notes, Nonprofit Starter Pack
Posted in Administration, Adoption, Implementation Success
Posted in Administration, Adoption, Implementation Success
Nonprofits Sprint Forward in Seattle
I’m writing this blog while flying home from Seattle, WA where, for the past two days, almost 60 community members came together in support of the Salesforce Foundation and the Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP). This was, in the years that…
Why Nonprofits Need the Salesforce Idea Exchange (And Why It Needs Nonprofits)
As nonprofits, and nonprofit-servicing organizations, we are accustomed to coming to the amazing and rich Power of Us Hub for support, community, and help. Yet for some things, Salesforce as a CRM platform, and not the Nonprofit Starter Pack, is the…
Tagged with: 1/1/1, Idea Exchange, Love-Notes, Nonprofit Starter Pack
Posted in Best Practice, Community
Posted in Best Practice, Community
Dreamforce 2015: Highlights for Nonprofits
Truth be told, it’s hard to come back from a week like Dreamforce and integrate all that we’ve learned at BrightStep, and all the conversations, connections, and new tools and products and apps we explored. For those of you who…
Play with Joy: A Salesforce MVP Story
If you’re like me, and have taken some time off with friends and family to be on the beach or in the woods, you may have missed this announcement last week: My business partner Tracy Kronzak has been named a…
On This Moment
It’s truly rare and special to bear witness to an historic moment such as today. There are many who have come before and didn’t make it until now – we honor our fallen and departed. There are many who have…
Salesforce Platform for Nonprofits: Doing More with 1/1/1
I deeply appreciate the Salesforce 1/1/1 model, and see the benefits of it across the nonprofit sector. It’s the basis of my own career, and those of many others I respect and admire. And… I believe that there is room…
Tagged with: 1/1/1, Apsona, DLRS, Hard Truths, Love-Notes, Nonprofit Starter Pack, Rollup Helper, Skuid
Posted in Administration, Community, Leadership
Posted in Administration, Community, Leadership
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