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I have journeyed to Seattle for another NPSP Day. I’m looking forward to seeing who shows up to share their knowledge. The best part of NPSP Days is the ease of the event. I mean, the community members are the ones driving the event. It’s their ideas, thoughts, and fun facts that make NPSP Days so entertaining. It also doesn’t help that I am able to eat a burrito or eight. After NPSP Day Seattle, I’ll be divulging in Shakshouka in Tel Aviv for the next NPSP Day. We’re making history by heading to the Middle East. Let’s just say, I can’t complain about my job. While I gear up for this week’s NPSP Day, you all should get ready for this week’s PUB Crawl. Tons of amazing content has just entered your inbox. Find a quiet place to perch your feet and enjoy this week’s PUB Crawl.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. GDPR
   Michelle Abanga (Save the Elephants)

   I mean, the title says it all, right? At this point, this could be a Jeopardy column title. So many good questions, especially this on tracking preferences and requests.

2. Automatic Household Naming
   Melissa Barber (Consultant)

   The NPSP Videography volunteer team has finished another cinematic blockbuster.

3. Strategies for contact identification/separation
   Robert Britton (Christian Service Brigade)

   There’s Leads, and then there’s the Glenn Gary leads. How do you keep your database of contacts cleanly delineated among high-quality and low-quality contacts?

4. Is there any reason not to add a picklist called "Contact Type" to Contact page?
   Mike Sabel (Self-Employed)

   Classifying your Contacts might not be as straightforward as a picklist...or is it? Let the debate, begin!

5. Can we ignore payments?
   Eamon Kelly (Enclude)

   If Payment object records fell in a Salesforce forest that doesn’t leverage them...would they make a sound? Maybe the sound SaaSy makes when it sees someone use multi-select picklists?

6. NPSP v3.126 Released
   Chris Polcyn (Salesforce.org)

   Escaping text, Lightning button fixes, and easy clean-up of duplicate Primary Opportunity Contact Roles? Sounds like a great caper to me!

7. How do you all record donations through 3rd party 'processors' like Truist.org?
   Ashlynn Sylvain (Friends General Conference)

   Employer-matched donations from processing services are like finding ways of cash between the sofa cushions. How do you properly record this exciting bonus?

8. May Hub Heroes!
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Congratulations to this months Hub Heroes: Sandy Hunter, Collin Zimmerman, and Nina Gomez-Fernandini.

9. How to Import Data to Salesforce using Data Loader
   Peter White (Arkus)

   A fantastic overview guide to making life just that much easier when managing data in bulk.

10. Cautions for increasing days for archiving activities?
    Courtney Delaney (Northern Forest Center)

    When you get to keep a few more chapters in your Salesforce history book when extending Activity archiving, does it have any impact on its technical performance?

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. EMEA Office Hours - Tue, May 8 @ 3pm GMT
   Julia Whitehead (Giveclarity.org)

   Tune into EMEA Office Hours tomorrow for some great questions and feedback from community experts across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

2. NPSP Day Seattle - May 9, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   We’re just days away from what looks to be the biggest NPSP Day in history!

3. NPSP Day Tel Aviv - May 13, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   The first NPSP Day in the Middle East is less than a week away!

4. Can Salesforce Einstein Help Your Nonprofit Raise Money? - Thur, May 24 @ 3 pm ET
   Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

   Even as potential is high for Salesforce Einstein and what it can offer to nonprofits in their fundraiser efforts, questions abound over what it is and how it can impact your fundraising. Let's demystify this!

5. NPSP Day New York - June 21
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Enjoy an NPSP-filled day looking over the New York City skyline with a room full of nonprofit friends.

6. NPSP Day Bozeman - August 16, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   With the first glimpse of spring finally hitting, I’m ready for a warm summer day under the big blue Montana skies trading Salesforce knowledge.

7. NPSP Day Chicago - November 8, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Pierogis and Superdawg, I’m ready to get back to my Chicago roots.

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Contact IDs on Merge Page
   Adam Kramer (RAND Corporation)

   Let’s make the less-than-joyful process of deduping just a bit easier, shall we?