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As we roll into the Thanksgiving week in the US, the calendar reminds us to pause and notice that there's much gratefulness to have in life. For me, the list includes the opportunity to share knowledge with those making a difference in the world.

And for my barely-making-it-but-working wifi in the Arctic Circle today.

I'm thankful for the opportunity to take what I'm learning and deliver it to those working hard to move our world in the right direction. It's been an honor to hop into your inbox every Monday, and I look forward to avoiding your Spam button for many years to come.

While you're conjuring up your thankful moments, and before the frostbite sets in, take a moment to enjoy this week’s warm cup of knowledge. Also, send mittens. And hot coffee.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. NPSP Admin Hacks (Dreamforce 2017)
   Jess Lopez (Salesforce.org)

   This fantastic session at Dreamforce couldn't go without slides for the rest of the world to view.

2. Object Merge
   Jace Bryan (Salesforce.org)

   Open source community goodness! This allows you to specify merging rules for parent objects, their fields, their related objects, and their related objects fields. Boom.

3. Love Story to Us
   Joni Martin (Salesforce MVP)

   After an incredible journey, Joni hands the baton to Marisa as Girlforce transitions into Amplify.

4. Collaborative CRM topics
   Brian Pickett (North Peak)

   Ready to tackle some great CRM needs for chapter-based organizations? The community awaits your input!

5. DF 17 Formulas for the Everyday Admin
   Deepa Patel (DPCRMGURU, LLC)

   Feeling intimidated by AND() frustrated OR () lost with Salesforce formulas? This Dreamforce session might help you through the rough seas ahead.

6. Custom Picklist for Country Values - translate to dependent picklist value?
   Megan Himan (BrightStep Partners)

   To standardize or not to standardize...actually, that's not really the question at all. When it comes to parts of a field that could be related to addresses in the future, how are you allowing data to be input?

7. Does Salesforce have a mentor scheme?
   Rebecca Heald (Bar Pro Bono Unit)

   If you're looking to be a Salesforce mentor, where's the best place to start?

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. Salesforce.org Open Source Community Sprints in 2018!
   Judi Sohn (Salesforce.org)

   What do hipster coffee shops, mile high altitude, and Mickey Mouse have in common? Probably nothing...until now! Here's your community sprints calendar for 2018.

2. No HUB Office Hours on Friday, Nov 24!
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   I know it's weird posting an event that is _not_ happening, but I think people time their watches to the Hub Office Hours! Americans will just need to solve their Salesforce issues over turkey and faux-turkey leftovers.

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Allow negative values on GAU Allocations
   Daniel Probert (Hyphen8)

   Imagine a world where a donation is made and then refunded, but the refund is a separate transaction. Shall we solve for that using negative GAUs?