Soapbox Engage Blog

Ah, the holiday joy of moving offices. Maybe it's the sounds of packing tape, or realizing our Soapbox Engage offices had way too much stuff on shelves I didn't remember existed. Actually, I think it's the way rediscovering old relics and the good memories that come along for the ride.

That's a photo of the "cloud", circa 2004. I found that server under some softball equipment yesterday (Softballer$ forever!). Back in our early years, we were one of the first companies to build and host websites for US Congress, which we called HouseWeb. You can imagine the fun of government shutdowns back then.

This holiday season, I'm incredibly thankful companies like Salesforce and others are powering the "cloud" (don't forget, it's really still a bunch of servers), giving folks like our team a chance to focus on the needs of fundraisers. And moving.

Here's to wishing you all a happy holiday season, and hopefully, a moving-free end of 2019!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Spring 19 features thread
   James Browne (Giveclarity.org)

   Let's hope we can convince James to do this every release because, wow, he's just compacted a massive virtual stack of release notes into a 25 beautiful bullet points. This is must read stuff.

2. Campaigns for Fundraising Implementation Guide
   Cori O'Brien (Salesforce.org)

   Just when James made things shorter, here comes Sam Knox dropping 43 pages of serious campaign building knowledge in a format even someone like me can understand.

3. Amplify welcomes a new board of directors
   Marisa Lopez (Presence Product Group)

   Welcome the new set of superstars leading Amplify!

4. "Fundraise with NPSP” Trailhead Trail Goes Live
   Alicia Schmidt (Salesforce.org)

   Behold, the first NPSP Trailhead just for your favorite end-user friends and colleagues. It sounds like this is the first of a few Trailhead learning modules to come in 2019!

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. LATAM Office Hours - Wed, January 2 @ 11am MEX
   Elena Inurrategui (Tribo)

   ¡Todas tus preguntas contestadas, en español!

2. HUB Office Hours - Fri, January 4 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   Start the year 2019 right by joining your favorite Hub friends for the year's first virtual community meeting!

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

   Join the European, Middle Eastern, and African communities for their next office hours!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Do not assume a split household should have the same address
   Matthew Poe (Natural Resources Defense Council)

   When family structures change, it's probably best that we don't make too many assumptions. Here's one way we can give a bit more control to admins to help.