Soapbox Engage Blog

March is shaping up to be an exciting month in our non-profit Salesforce community. A huge addition of new reports added to the NPSP, the NPSP Community Sprint in Baltimore, the Nonprofit Technology Conference in DC...and who knows what we might hear on the Twitters!

To keep you pointed in the right direction, grab your explorer hat, pick up this compass, and follow me through the Salesforce world in this week's PUB Crawl!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Converting One-Time Donors to Sustaining Supporters
   Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

   With the "interesting" political "climate" happening in "Washington DC", many organizations have seen a spike in contributions. To make sure this trend (supporting great organizations, that is) sticks around, organizations needs to learn how to build a sustaining donor base. Marisa guides you down the right path towards long-term donor success.

2. Looking for advice on SysAdmin contingency staffing strategies
   John Fine (Hood River County School District Foundation)

   Buses always seem to get a bad rap when it comes to contingency planning scenarios. Regardless of the "why", let's talk about what happens when your system administrator is, let's say, incapacitated for some reason.

3. How should we be handling pledges in NPSP?
   Theodore Peirce Baehr (Good News Communications, Inc.)

   Looking for the "Pledge" tab in Salesforce and finding yourself lost? Giddy on promise of months of checks rolling in, but confused about where to store them in Salesforce (no, they don't go in that USB slot)? Let's walk through your best next steps.

4. 67 New Reports and 4 New Dashboards in the Nonprofit Success Pack
   Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

   A dizzying array of reports and dashboards were added to the NPSP last week, made with tons of community love and contributions. Now, if only you had a compiled list of all the new additions...oh wait.. you do! Discover all the new dashboards and reports.

5. Spring '17 Release Favorites for Nonprofits
   Kerry Vineberg (Exponent Partners)

   While the Spring’17 release still doesn't have the "Make Burrito" button available (I think it's still stuck in Javascript), there's a ton of new features available. Take a look at some of the most useful items for our non-profit community.

6. Welcome the new class of Salesforce MVPs!
   Marc Baizman (Salesforce.org)

   The Salesforce community is full of amazing people who make extraordinary contributions, and the MVP Program highlights these superstars. Congrats to our newest non-profit MVPs: Anne Crawford, Justin Barss, Melinda Smith, Michelle Regal, Missy Longshore, Paige Van Riper, and Sergey Erlikh!

7. Are the older documentation pages still available somewhere?
   Sarah Gill (Support Labs)

   Lightning is great, but not everyone has made the switch yet. Those who still use classic Salesforce can still access the older documentation of the NPSP to align with their orgs. Here's how!

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. NPSP Day Toronto - Apr 19
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   NPSP Days head north for the second event in Canada! Join us in The 6ix for a day of NPSP training, networking, and knowledge sharing.

2. Girlforce & Friends Happiest Hours - Wed, Mar 8 @ 6:30pm PT
   Joni Martin (Acutedge Inc.)

   If you're in San Francisco this week, head on over to this fantastic community gathering. Connect with Girlforce members and supporters over...margaritas and chips? I can't believe I'm going to miss this by just a few hours!

3. NPSP Community Sprint - March 21-22
   Judi Sohn (Salesforce.org)

   Two more weeks of calisthenics and stretching. Community goodness is right around the corner!

4. EMEA Salesforce Spring '17 Release for Nonprofits - Tue, Mar 7 @ 2pm GMT
   Sara Brophy (Salesforce.org)

   Living in Europe or the Middle East and don't want to stay up late to watch a webinar? Here's a much easier way to get up to speed with everything packed into Salesforce for Spring 17 for non-profits! Speakers Sara Brophy, Susan Mahon, and Jason Belland will breakdown and highlight the relevant new features.

Great Ideas

1. Track payments received in total, last year, etc., just as Donations are tracked
   Steve Berley (Cat Town)

   Let's toss some fields on the Contact object so that we can better track the cash received related to a donor easily!