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Ah, the joy of living in Washington DC during an odd-numbered year in January. The sight of congressional members wearing their back-to-school outfits, preparation for a weekend of civic events during an inauguration period, and bone-chilling winds off the Potomac river.

It's all enough to keep this PUB Crawl reporter drinking tall cups of coffee and diving into some great Power of Us Hub research. Enjoy this how-many-days-until-summer edition of the PUB Crawl!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. How Do You Raise Money in Months Not Named December?
   Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

   December gets all the credit, but it's the 11 months prior where all the smart work is put into fundraising. Here's the five key ways to keep your development skills in shape during the "off" months.

2. Purpose/Use of "_system: account processor" Field
   Larry Bednar (Idealist Consulting)

   The great mystery of this field is revealed. Unfortunately, no secret powers are unleashed. Upside: non-developer folks get to learn what "deprecated" means.

3. Checklist for when someone leaves?
   Cindy Olnick (Los Angeles Conservancy)

   Preparing for changes helps decrease security concerns and increase your sanity. Here's some steps to keep in mind when you're undergoing transitions within your Salesforce org.

4. New year, new Hub feature!
   Anne Young (Salesforce.org)

   The new Groups tab in the Power of Us Hub makes it easier to find popular, recently added, and your own groups ridiculously fast.

5. Office Hours signups for 2017 available
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   Join the elite crew of nonprofiteers to dedicate an hour to help fellow users learn to expand their use of Salesforce. Caroline awaits your sign-up!

6. State & Country Picklists Customizations Scan finds about 40 Apex Class and Field Set Conflicts w NPSP
   Jeff Issenberg (Exponent Partners)

   When might a conflict actually not be a conflict? Check out what you might be able to ignore when implementing state and country picklists.

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. EMEA Office Hours - Tue, January 10 @ 3pm BST
   Sara Brophy (Salesforce.org)

   For our European subscribers, get ready for an action-packed office hours session and have all of your Salesforce non-profit questions answered!

2. NPSP Day Minneapolis - February 24, 2017
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   There's going to be a natural furnace of Salesforce NPSP excellence burning in the depths of winter right in the heart of Minneapolis!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Reciprocal Relationship Mapping from the original Relationship
   TJ Warfield (BrightStep Partners)

   The things that make a relationship special aren't the standard fields...it's all that custom goodness. Let's make those custom fields reciprocated as well, shall we?