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Well, that was a pretty action packed end to last week. Within about 24 hours, I worked my way through some breaking community news, including an engaging Ask Me Anything session with the Salesforce SVP for Nonprofit Cloud, and the departure of Kevin Bromer from Salesforce.

I'm still slightly exhausted, but not tired enough to go through the photo albums to find some classic Kevin photos. The photo below isn't the common way I'd expect to see Kevin, but it's an awesome "Hey, check it out, I get to do the 'What's working?' part of an NPSP Day!"

Without getting too sappy, I'll say that Kevin has been one of the most vocal, boldest, and biggest supporters of the NPSP and open source community that I've had a chance to work with in the Salesforce ecosystem. It was an honor nerding out with him during the creation of the early NPSP community governance plans, at the early sprints I organized, and amongst new users of Salesforce. His parting words below sum up nearly a decade of work, and shine a light in the right direction moving forward.

This week, I'd recommend you make it a double of whatever you're drinking, because there's a ton of important content to go through. Cozy up, silence your phone, and get ready to dive into the deep-end of knowledge and feedback this week.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Parting words from Kevin Bromer
   Kevin Bromer (Salesforce)

   A big change comes to Salesforce this week, as "Papa NPSP" (at least in my mind) departs Salesforce and leaves behind powerful words of wisdom.

2. Nonprofit Success Pack v3.169
   Marcel Pufal (Salesforce.org)

   If I’m reading the “RD” nomenclature in this release’s notes, I have a feeling there’s some good upcoming features arriving soon in the NPSP.

3. What's the best way to keep opportunity names up to date as data changes?
   Joe Blodgett (Family House Inc.)

   If the data in the Opportunity changes, should you also change the name?

4. Spring 20 URL hacking and NPSP buttons
   Deanne Walters (New Leaders)

   Woah, wait a minute. Is URL hacking really back again? Unlike other “hacking”, this might be a very good thing for database administrators!

5. Managing organizational memberships
   Chris Mettam (VolunteeringACT)

   If your organizations members aren’t individuals or families, how are you tracking them in the NPSP?

6. What on the current road map is a paid add on and what isn't?
   Adam Kramer (RAND Corporation)

   As Salesforce continues to innovate with new products for the non-profit sector, what's free and open source and what's paid?

7. Feedback on Salesforce sales operations within the non-profit sector
   Michael Kolodner (Spark Program)

   During Dreamforce, a group of non-profit customers and allies shared concerns and questions with Salesforce about sales operations to the sector. Here's an update on Salesforce's thoughts on the topic.

8. Roadmap for aligning Salesforce.org and Salesforce.com product teams
   Adam Kramer (RAND Corporation)

   What might the impact be of business units from the for-profit and non-profit sectors working closer together at Salesforce?

9. Structures for Salesforce to receive community feedback
   Samantha Shain (William Penn Foundation)

   Salesforce provides important thoughts on ways you can get involved to provide them feedback.

10. David Ragones plans for future Ask Me Anything sessions
    David Ragones (Salesforce)

    As the new Senior Vice President of the Nonprofit Cloud, David is spending his early days listening to the community. He's committed to keeping the Ask Me Anything events happening every three months!

11. Should the community expect changes in 2020 based on the Salesforce.org acquisition?
    Marisa Lopez (Attain)

    With the full resources of Salesforce.com now within it, what might the community expect from Salesforce in 2020 that's different from the past?

Great Events

1. Hub Office Hours - February 7 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Salesforce MVP)

   Join our community rockstars Sarah Amin, Amy Bucciferro, and Michael Kolodner for a general Q&A meet-up!

2. NPSP Day Boston - February 12, 2020
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   I'm excited to bring back the unconference knowledge sharing to the Boston non-profit Salesforce community!

3. NPSP Day Seattle - May 14, 2020
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

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

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Better support for validating Lead Conversion in NPSP
   Duncan McGovern (VISIONS Foundation)

   Might there be a better way to record or handle Lead conversions in the NPSP?