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Here I was thinking, "oh man, big story...the new Power of Us Hub using the Lightning experience is really looking good" was going to be the obvious top headline for today's PUB Crawl. But then, I read the following this afternoon in this press release:

"Salesforce will pay a one-time cash purchase price of $300 million for all shares of Salesforce.org..."

Woah.

For folks that don't know the background, Salesforce.org was born out of a foundation called the Salesforce Foundation. Salesforce.org has been the exclusive reseller of Salesforce licenses for the non-profit and education communities. As shared on the investor conference call today (which I actually listened to), Salesforce noted that a $13B addressable market in the sectors supported by Salesforce.org.

I've been around the Salesforce ecosystem since 2005, so I've seen pretty much everything in the past 14 years. I'll leave it to folks in the Power of Us Hub to discuss the ramifications (who's going to start that thread?), but I think this is probably one of the most important collective discussions our community will have in our history together.

I have faith that Salesforce will stay true to its focus on philanthropy (i.e. the $300M distribution of funds from the purchase to the Salesforce Foundation). When I hear Salesforce.com leaders and investors the opportunity for investors and talk about monetizing their investment in our community, I have faith that non-profiteers will continue to provide candid feedback to Salesforce in this new era.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Changes coming to the Payments object
   Sam Knox (Salesforce.org)

   Get ready for an important change to the way the Payment object works in the NPSP!

2. Nonprofit Success Pack v3.151 released
   David Glick (Salesforce.org)

   Making your Batch Gift Entry and data import life better, one release at a time.

3. Announcing a new V4SF video in the NPSP How-To Series: Create Volunteer Job Shifts!
   Katie McFadden (Common Voyage)

   Another fantastic artistic rendition of some awesome Volunteers for Salesforce functionality.

4. YTD totals on donation receipts?
   Scott Williams (Embrace Your Data LLC)

   Can we make life just a little easier for our donors when it comes to tax season and calculating year-to-date donation totals?

5. Goodbye Mr. Belvedere, hello metaDEPLOY
   Jason Lantz (Salesforce.org)

   Well, this is an epically awesome open source project released by Salesforce.org for anyone installing the NPSP or HEDA. To borrow from Adam Kramer, the only question left: "But, who's going to clean the streaks on the china now?"

6. What is the best naming convention to use for campaigns?
   Willa Ibach (Precept Ministries of Reach Out)

   Campaigns can be so many things to so many people...but can how can we name them so they make sense?

7. Hub in Lightning / Hub 2.0 Update!
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   The power of Lightning, the knowledge of the Power of Us Hub. Boom!

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. Hub Office Hours - April 19, 2019 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Salesforce MVP)

   After a little break in the action, the community's longest-running office hours are back to answer all your questions.

2. 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!

3. 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!

4. NPSP Day Twin Cities - June 12, 2019
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   When summer finally arrives to Minnesota, I know a whole group of nonprofiteers ready to celebrate with community knowledge. Join us for the third annual gathering in the Twin Cities!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Set "Donor Type" to the default value: "Account" on NPSP Batch Entry
   Deanna Aaron (Gary Sinise Charitable Foundation)

   If the majority of your donors are not individuals, might there be a faster way to input these donations using the Batch Gift Entry?