Soapbox Engage Blog

Today marks the third anniversary of this newsletter, and I'm so happy you've read this far and haven't already sent it to your spam filter. But seriously, it's been fun reading all the great knowledge shared by the Salesforce non-profit community, and trying to make it just a little more understandable.

Today is also a few days after Dreamforce, which was my 9th year of the craziness that is the world's largest non-profit conference...wrapped up in what I think was a US national park tourist convention. So much information shared, I could spend the next 10 PUB Crawls just talking about it. But...

I've got our largest NPSP Day DC ever happening in 10 hours!

Thanks for giving me a chance to share what I find in our community's hive mind, and for continuing to prove that the knowledge knows no boundaries. Our community's open contribution of ideas and questions reminds me that when we set our collective vision further towards the future, we're destined for big, status quo changing things.

While I do last minute preparations to make sure the captain's hat fit just right for tomorrow, let's dive into last week's knowledge shared from the Power of Us Hub, shall we?

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. What are some possible apps for building an online support group?
   Patrick Dunn (International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation)

   If you're looking to bring together a community online on a tight budget, would a Salesforce solution fit the bill?

2. When reporting on Opportunities or Activities, how do we summarize account fields to count total # of organizations with a specific value?
   Andrea Aldana (Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation)

   If you haven't heard of the Power of 1 field, well, get ready for some school.

3. Suggestions for formula to create appropriate donation asks?
   Lauren McDermott (Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research)

   Can one special formula increase your chances of hitting the right ask amounts for your next fundraising campaign?

4. Integrating Salesforce and Raiser's Edge?
   Rachel Anderson (Delaware Technical and Community College Terry Campus)

   Can you take two of the world's most powerful non-profit software tools and make them work together?

5. Does anyone have a solution for syncing Facebook donations?
   Beth Hintze (Innocence Project)

   Collecting donations from Facebook is fantastic, but keeping track of the data can be difficult...especially if you're not given much to begin with.

6. How do you set up government positions?
   Anne Salter (Northwest Harvest)

   Should _every_ Contact in your NPSP org really be set up as a household? Even government officials? Let's see!

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. NPSP Day Washington DC - October 2, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Those who think that DC is just a city of politics is going to be surprised when the community comes together for this epic unconference event in Dupont Circle!

2. HUB Office Hours - October 5 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   It's the first post-Dreamforce HUB Office Hours, and a rockstar crew of folks including Aiden Martin, Adam Kramer, and Beth Howard will be answering all your burning questions.

3. NPSP Day Philadelphia - October 11, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   The City of Brotherly Love plays host for its second NPSP Day!

4. NPSP Day Boston - October 18, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Bring your Salesforce questions and New England energy, and we'll deliver answers and coffee...and doughnuts...and burritos!

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

   The Windy City hosts its second NPSP Day!

6. NPSP Day Phoenix - November 29, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   We're bringing the NPSP Day tour back to where it all started!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Add Rollups to Contact based on Campaign Memberships to Customizable Rollups
   Megan Himan (BrightStep Partners)

   Let's track constituent tracking to go beyond the Opportunity and into other engagement activities, such as Campaign membership.