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It might be Cyber Monday on the Internet today, but after watching a show about minimalism and having a chance to be with family this weekend to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US along the California coastline, it certainly seems that the best bargains are the ones you don't have to buy.

Is that just the most poetic segue to a collection of awesome posts by our very own Salesforce non-profit community? In an effort to increase my mnmlsm (I'm even trying to use less vowels), I'm pleased to present your free round of knowledge. Bottom's up!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Using contacts and affiliations in a B2B nonprofit
   Larry Rose (Grounded Solutions Network)

   When your organization doesn't use the household Account model, is the Affiliation object still a good route?

2. Pulling second-to-last gift amount
   Ken Levin (San Francisco Playhouse)

   Why stop at just finding the latest donation? What about the second-to-last gift...or third...or...you see where this is going.

3. What is the difference between NPSP and the Nonprofit Cloud
   Yamile Pacheco Cueva (PENCIL)

   So many clouds, so tough to track all of them. If you're in the Sales Cloud are you also in the Nonprofit Cloud? How about Philanthropy Cloud? Have you heard of Cloud Cloud?

4. Is this a good flow use case?
   Missy Longshore (Longshore Consulting)

   Flows are one of those super-powerful, under-utilized, functionalities in Salesforce. Missy just found a great example of where it's likely just the right fit, and a good use case for the rest of us.

5. What platform would you use for an organisation with 2 separate entities - a school and a charity?
   Shiraya Adani (Krishnamurti Foundation Trust)

   It can sometimes feel like you're make a fork-in-the-road decision in Salesforce world. Does the need to have both education and fundraising data components a key example of one of those key decisions?

6. Dedupe Mutliple Email Fields with Python
   Katie Gumpertz (University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business)

   Whenever I read that a Python coding script, "...chewed through 5.5 million Contacts in less than a minute," I obviously do a double-take. For any of those developer-inclined folks, this is a fantastic read, and a great community contribution.

7. [VIDEO] NPSP How-To Series: Merge and Split Households
   Barbara Christensen (Percolator Consulting)

   With reviews like, OMG this is my favorite recording of all time!!" and "That recording made my day", this is a must-watch video by your fellow community members.

8. Report Templates might become your new best friend
   Samantha Shain (William Penn Foundation)

   Samantha's tips on reporting will save you time and date-range headaches, all wrapped in one awesome blog post.

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. HUB Office Hours - Fri, November 30 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   For weeks, I've been virtually hyping this "Collecting Info and Form Tools" extravaganza. It's going to be worth it! Check out what Barbara Christensen, TJ Warfield, and Michelle Regal have to share (summoning my best monster truck rally voice) this Friday, Friday, Friday!

2. NPSP Day New Delhi - December 1, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   It might be a long flight from Washington DC, but it's going to be a fantastic first NPSP Day in Asia this weekend!

3. NPSP Day Phoenix - December 13, 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. Allow affiliation start date to remain blank during NPSP data imports
   Missy Longshore (Longshore Consulting)

   Might it make it a bit easier for the average admin if sometimes we didn't auto-populate some key date fields?