Soapbox Engage Blog

Good morning friends (as I write this at 10pm ET)! For those of you just waking up from a long night/day's sleep, I just wanted to provide a few quick updates. First, 2017 really did happen. All that stuff. Yep, it happened. Second, I'm here to help you get focused on the road ahead.

Somewhere between your stack of thank you's in your outbox and the resolutions in your inbox, is the faint memory of all the awesomeness that we saw in the Salesforce community in 2017. Allow me to give you a quick synopsis: this community rocked it! Multiple community sprints, 14 NPSP Days, 25+ NPSP software releases, more Power of Us Hub posts than I can count, and a ton more.

Considering all that we've accomplished together in 2017, I have a feeling 2018 is going to be record breaking year for this community. Let's catch up on what you missed during the end-of-year craziness with a roundup from last week's knowledge.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. In-Kind Opportunities, Fair Market Value, and GAU Allocations
   Fred Triest (Oregon Humane Society)

   There's some times when the tools work to meet your needs, and then there's some times you might feel like you're working for the tools. Here's a scenario that might help you think through your options when this arises.

2. Best way to handle communicating with all users?
   Luke McFadden (Rapha House)

   If you're the administrator for your organization's Salesforce org, wouldn't it be nice to gently nudge (force) your users to read the important notifications you send to them? How do you communicate information to your Salesforce users in a way you can track and confirm they've read it?

3. How do you use Salesforce to send year-end donor summaries via email?
   Susanna Rodriguez (Verified Voting Foundation)

   Now that we've survived the solicitation phase of the year-end fundraising, it's "thank you" time. How are you facilitating those thoughtful messages to your supporters using Salesforce?

4. What’s new with the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP)?
   Anne Young (Salesforce.org)

   Alright, this might cover all the great updates from November, but heck, I figure most of you are still trying to remember what happened before fundraising season.

5. How do you use Salesforce to help keep on track with moves management?
   Susanna Rodriguez (Verified Voting Foundation)

   With Engagement Plans and Levels, life is a bit easier when it comes to moves management. That's not the end of the road, though. How are you tracking major donor cultivation through reports, dashboards, and other mechanisms within Salesforce?

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. LATAM Hub Office Hours - Mier, 3 de Enero @ 12pm MEX
   Elena Inurrategui (La Clé)

   LATAM Horas de oficina esta semana. ¡Que te diviertas!

2. HUB Office Hours - Fri, Jan 5 @ 12pm EST
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   Don't miss out on the first HUB Office Hours of 2018 with Justin Barss, Barbara Christensen, and Kalman Sweetwine. Bring lots of questions for this all-star panel!

3. EMEA Office Hours - Tue, Jan 9 @ 10am EST
   Julia Whitehead (Give Clarity)

   Hop right back onto the Salesforce community knowledge bus with the first EMEA Office Hours of the year.

4. NPSP Day Dallas - January 25, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Grab your thinking cap along with your favorite cowboy boots for a great day in the Lone Star state.

5. NPSP Day New Orleans - April 10, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Right before the Nonprofit Technology Conference, it's the first NPSP Day in New Orleans.

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Account to Account Affiliations
   Gonzalo Gómez de la Cal (S4G Consulting)

   For readers in the HEDA world looking to better connect Accounts together for certain relationships...vote this up!