It's only fitting that while I write this week's PUB Crawl the day before the NPSP Community Sprint here in Chicago, the higher education community just celebrated their inaugural HEDA Sprint. It goes to show you that the open source spark of energy knows no boundaries!
As we gear up for two days of bountiful community contributions, I took a chance to tune out for a bit and watch the clouds pass by as I flew this morning. I thought about our community's history.
It's amazing to think that the NPSP community, which started out of the pot with open source roots, a guy wearing rainbow colored pants, engineers wearing sweatshirts with bicycles on them and flip flops, and contributors essentially blindly walking into Salesforce walls, became the non-profit solution for one of the world's largest tech companies. It speaks volumes to what dedicated individuals, and a supportive community, can achieve when we say, "there's a need, and there's a passion, so let's build it."
If you're in Chicago this week for the sprint, I'm honored to have a chance to work alongside y'all this week. And if you're working hard for the greater good this week in the office, I tip my hat to you. Here's one more glassful of knowledge before we dive in to a busy week. Let's do this, community!
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{loadposition blog-ad-pubcrawl}Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub
- August 2017 HUB Heroes
Anne Young (Salesforce.org)Consider this the home run trot for some Salesforce.org community all-stars. No, not Kirk Gibson style (come on, I'm an Oakland A's fan!). More like Carlton Fisk's home run. Congrats Michael Kolodner, Brian Gnatt, Kyle Schmid!
- How do you manage your the details of your email communications and event planning internally?
Jodi Nemser-Abrahams (Keshet Online)Tracking the planning and execution of communications can be critically important when trying to hit your fundraising goals. Here's some best practices from the community.
- NPSP Data Import - Primary Contact?
Michael Beaty (Traction on Demand)The Data Importer for the NPSP is pretty darn cool, and rumor is it will even slice bread for you. But can it help you upload a lookup field like Primary Contact? Tune in to find out!
- Team Student Recruitment
Nina Gomez-Fernandini (University of Miami)Put together some powerhouse education Salesforce folks, have them rock out with student recruitment ideas, and then read about...the proper use of "y'all". Kick back, click this link, and enjoy the entertainment for your Monday.
- Soapbox Engage online advocacy app now targets the U.S. Senate
Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)This one is for the home team. Soapbox Engage's Actions app now has you covered for advocacy to the entire US Congress with Salesforce. Now, go make your voice heard!
- Utilizing Salesforce Ohana to Become a Successful Salesforce Professional
Ashley Leifer (Arkus, Inc)When I first saw the word "ohana", I figured someone accidentally misspelled "Obama". Little did I know it represents the Salesforce community family, which is full of resources you should learn to leverage. Here's some ways to do just that!
- Trailmixes
Alicia Schmidt (Salesforce.org)Coming soon, free snacks hand-delivered to you by Alicia herself each time you complete an NPSP Trailhead trail! Wait, that's not it? Hmm...so, what is it? Let's learn!
- HOH Recording - Lightning Tips & Tricks
Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)Some people are saying that the Lightning Experience is exciting, but daunting. Those people are pretty much everyone. Here's your community members taking the daunting out of it!
Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community
- [Webinar] How to Raise More Money Without Burning Out, with Special Guest Beth Kanter - August 14 @ 3pm ET
Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)Have you ever questioned your own sanity when working crazy hours for a fundraising campaign? Are you spending part of the summer recharging your batteries in prep for seasonal fundraising campaigns? Beth Kanter will be sharing critically important tips to keep you sane and balanced going into the fundraising season.
- EMEA Office Hours - Tue, Aug 8 @ 10am EST
Sara Brophy (Salesforce.org)If you're in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa, I'm sure you're ready for this awesome virtual event tomorrow. Right? Come join the community!
- NPSP Day Bozeman - August 15
Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)When Tim Lockie and Rusty Rustigian told me that Bozeman was home to some of the most passionate NPSP community members, I immediately said, "let's do this!" See you next Monday, Montanans!
- Data Model Hangout - Thu, Aug 24 @ 12pm ET
Katie McFadden (Swift River Consulting)The Data Model Hangout is just around the corner. Don't miss out on an event that even Mr Benioff called, "the greatest gathering of do-gooder geeks doing cool geeky things, ever." Actually, he didn't say that, but I bet he would.
- NPSP Day Geneva - September 7
Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)London and Amsterdam were fantastic European hosts for NPSP Days, but we're looking to move a little further south. So, we decided to hop through the mountains for the inaugural NPSP Day Geneva!
- NPSP Day Boston - September 15
Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)Get your Dunkin Donuts coffee early on September 15, Boston. I'll be in town for the inaugural NPSP Day Boston, and I'm going to do a run on Dunkins across the Boston region before we get started!
- NPSP Day Washington DC - September 19
Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)If you're in DC and feeling like the world of politics is completely taking over your perspective of daily life, I have a community therapy for you. Join us for a day where you get to focus on this loving NPSP community and your own organization. Aww, warms the heart, right? Join us!
- NPSP Day Chicago - October 20
Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)As I peer down Michigan Ave right now, I'm gearing up mentally for our first NPSP Day in Chicago. Come for the community knowledge sharing, stay for my old Polish family stories...or Superdawg.
Great Ideas
- Record Opportunity Stage on Activity
Nate Marsh (Citizen Schools)Wouldn't it be nice to record the Opportunity stage on an Activity automatically? You'd be able to better coordinate with Engagement Plans! Up-vote if you want to see this functionality implemented.
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