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For those of you who are young-at-heart enough to remember, sports broadcast in the US would pause once during a game for "station identification". To be honest, I really don't know why that happened, but it's ingrained somewhere in the recesses of my brain along with random Oakland A's baseball statistics from the late 1980s.

I figured, after writing, oh, let's say 177 weeks in a row, that maybe it's a good time to do a little station identification for ourselves. Plus, I did have two conversations last week where someone said, "...and I didn't even realize you were the same guy that wrote the PUB Crawl."

For those of you who don't know, between PUB Crawl newsletters, NPSP Days, burritos, and various airports, I live a second life as a member of the Soapbox Engage team. We're the folks that think you shouldn't have to raise money to afford fundraising software, and who believe every effort we make as a community together moves the needle in the right direction of social justice and a better world.

So, if you feel like you should be getting more from your online donation, event registration, and advocacy software, I happen to know a team of penguins that would be excited to lend a hand...and maybe put a smile on your face.

Alright, that's enough of a commercial break for 3.5 years. Let's return you to your regularly scheduled program already in progress. Saddle up to the bar, and enjoy a fresh round of knowledge from your Salesforce community friends!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Overlapping contact roles
   Chelsea Hillis (Courageous Connections)

   Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just put people into neat, tidy, data boxes? What do you do when it’s not so easy to classify a Contact as just one type of individual?

2. NPSP Talks with Terry Cole
   Terry Cole (Street Youth Ministry)

   From the mouth of one non-profiteer to the ears of others, here’s the beginning of a keep-it-simple overview of the NPSP from a big picture perspective.

3. Show us your job description - System Admins & Business Analysts!
   Kristina Winters (Kristina Winters Consulting)

   Here's a great community effort to better document the great work you all do in your organizations. You know, the actual behind-the-scenes work you're doing to keep the Salesforce train on its tracks for your organization.

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. HUB Office Hours - March 1, 2019 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Salesforce MVP)

   Join community gurus Barbara Christensen, Michael Kolodner, and Michael Slawnik for an hour of get-all-your-questions-answered goodness.

2. NPSP Day Portland - March 12, 2019
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Right before the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), it's time for the record fourth edition of this awesome community event!

3. NPSP Day Cape Town - March 29, 2019
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   The NPSP community knows no geographic limits, which is why we're excited to bring the event back down to the southern coast of Africa for a second year in a row.

4. NPSP Day Seattle - May 9, 2019
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Get ready for the world's largest NPSP Day, with an amazing view of the Seattle skyline to boot!

5. NPSP Day New York - June 20, 2019
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   We're gearing up for the third annual gathering in the Big Apple, complete with an amazing skyline view of Manhattan!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Create Trailhead trail to guide non-profit volunteers
   Marya Carr (NatureBridge)

   What if we could help all those good intentioned folks on the the right path, avoiding some of the common pitfalls many of us have come across in the Salesforce world with a nice, smoothly paved trail?