Soapbox Engage Blog

It's hard to believe that I've been writing these emails for 99 weeks in a row. It's even more incredible to think many of you have been reading these since the beginning. I can only imagine it's because of the incredibly witty and thought provoking photos I use to open the PUB Crawl. Or their silliness. I bet it's the latter.

I mean, take this photo for instance. It encapsulates some of the best of the NPSP community for me in one image. That's Tim Lockie directing me forward via caterpillar at NPSP Day Bozeman, of course. It's a key value of mine in action: taking the work we do for those we serve seriously (leading the community at an NPSP Day), while doing our best not to take ourselves too seriously (everything else about this photo except Tim's slick style, which is awesomely serious).

So, before we bid adieu to summer here on the northern side of the globe, sit back with an iced drink of your choosing (yes, it's too early for pumpkin flavored anything, friends) and think about what keeps you energized and engaged in this community while enjoying this week’s glass of knowledge. Cheers!

Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today!

{loadposition blog-ad-pubcrawl}

Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Do you count individual donors OR count donors by household / organization?
   Deanna Aaron (Gary Sinise Charitable Foundation)

   Is it better to count donors by household or by Contact? Hmm...

2. Winter '18 milestones
   Parijat Sharma (Salesforce.org)

   I know it's hard to think about winter in August, but the Winter '18 Milestones are ready for you! Take a look at key dates to make sure your organization is ready for for the Winter release.

3. Best practice vs real world on Contact and Accounts
   Heath Parks (Cincinnati Works)

   When you relate a Contact to an Account, you're baking in some very specific data points in Salesforce. How you do that can be a fun debate. Here's some community feedback on best practices for building Contact-Account relationships in the NPSP.

4. NPSP Contributor Tool
   James Melville (Future Hope)

   Interested in keeping your finger on the pulse of the NPSP contributor tool, and how to use it? Here's an update from the core team.

5. Sprinting Towards an Open Source Platform
   Jessica Langelaan (Traction on Demand)

   Didn't get a chance to be part of the NPSP Community Sprint in Chicago? Check out Jessica Langelaan's retrospective of the event!

6. What are the best practices for adding "person" records?
   Mike Chandler (Simi Valley Education Foundation)

   To create, or not create, Record Types on the Contact object to record different types of people?

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. HUB Office Hours - Fri, Sep 1 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   It's another general Q&A HUB Office Hours this Friday. Thomas Taylor, Beth Howard, and Carlos Villalpando will serve as your spectacular panel! Tune in and bring your questions.

2. NPSP Day Boston - September 15
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   NPSP Day Boston is closer than you think. Register today for a day of community engagement and knowledge sharing.

3. NPSP Day Washington DC - September 19
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   We're bringing the community band back together for our first redux of an NPSP Day!

4. NPSP Day Chicago - October 20
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   If you thought the Community Sprint in Chicago was awesome, just wait for NPSP Day in Chicago. Register today!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Create both CY & FY roll ups as standard deployment.
   Matt Foster (Denver Area Youth for Christ)

   It's easy to confuse fiscal years and calendar years within the NPSP. Of course, I can barely keep up with what day of the week it is. Here's an idea worth evaluating further to help us keep things straight.