Soapbox Engage Blog

Spring is finally here in the Mid-Atlantic, which gave me a chance to get in a relaxing weekend in Savannah before the whirlwind of May arrives. For those of you in Seattle, I'll be visiting twice this month, hanging out with the community of do-gooders at NPSP Day Seattle and the Washington State Nonprofits Conference. The Seattle NPSP Day just crossed 100 registered attendees, making it the largest ever!

Before I place a nice large coffee / burrito / salad order (affectionately known as the NPSP Day trifecta), let me first serve this week's round of knowledge here at the PUB Crawl.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Salesforce acquires Salesforce.org – What Could go Right?
   Megan Himan (BrightStep Partners)

   The most well-thought response I've seen to the announcement of Salesforce.com acquiring Salesforce.org. If you only have time to read one PUB Crawl post this month, read this one.

2. Further thoughts from Salesforce.org regarding merger
   Alicia Schmidt (Salesforce)

   Insightful thoughts from a leader in our community, from inside Salesforce.org.

3. Announcing a new video in the NPSP How-To Series: Mark a Default Address
   Barbara Christensen (Percolator Consulting)

   Another short and sweet video tutorial from your fellow community members!

4. Best practices for contact classifications?
   Courtney Delaney (Northern Forest Center)

   Since your Contacts can engage with your organization in a variety of ways, what’s the best way to track this, without diving deep into segmentation with Campaigns?

5. We have a sub-set of donors who we only want to solicit at specific times of year
   Jordan Kifer (Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies)

   Any way we can press the snooze button on a certain set of donors in reports to not appear until after a certain set of time?

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. 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!

2. EMEA Office Hours - May 14, 2019 @ 3pm GMT
   James Browne (Giveclarity.org)

   Get ready for the next online community gathering for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

3. HUB Office Hours - May 17, 2019 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Salesforce MVP)

   After a short break, the Hub Offices hours will be back soon!

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!

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!

6. NPSP Day San Francisco - August 1, 2019
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Just a few blocks from the new Salesforce Tower, our non-profit community will be gathering for the fourth time for one of the original NPSP Day events on the tour!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Total Years Given field
   Donna Whitig (Delaware Valley User Group Leader)

   Rather than just the something like a donor streak, how about just a count of the number of years in which a donor has donated to your organization?