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Happy Monday, Trailblazers!

It’s truly hard to believe how fast the summer is moving. August? Next week? Whew! Pay close attention to upcoming events and the Nonprofit and Education MindShare Group, because community events are really picking up for the end of summer and fall!

Scroll on down for the latest solutions, ideas, and questions from the Trailblazer community!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Free Installations: Lightning Messaging Utility
   Michael Kolodner (Kolodner.com LLC)

   Michael Kolodner is launching a summer blog series to highlight free utilities to consider installing when setting up a Salesforce instance. First up is the Lightning Messaging Utility (LMU) from Salesforce Labs! LMU allows you to display messages (like banner warnings or announcements) on your Lightning pages that fit the Salesforce Lightning Design System. Check out this blog to learn more!

2. Launching Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking
   Lori Freeman (Salesforce.org)

   Last Tuesday, Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking officially became available. This product is separate from Nonprofit Cloud but includes many of the same features, plus a Grants Portal Template, Grant Budget Submission UI, and data model to support all phases of the grantmaking process. Head to this post to learn more.

3. Updates to Contextual Navigation in Trailblazer Community
   Anne Young (Salesforce)

   In March, a new contextual navigation property was added to the Community, and Trailblazers were quick to share feedback re: areas of improvement. The Today page is coming back to the Trailblazer Community along with a re-designed set of menu options for wayfinding within the Trailblazer Community and between other Trailblazer experiences such as Trailhead, Help, and Support. Learn more here!

4. Nonprofit Ask Me Anything Followup
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   It was another successful round of Nonprofit Ask Me Anything! This time, individual questions from the sessions are being shared as posts in the Nonprofit Ask Me Anything Trailblazer group to encourage ongoing discussion around these topics. Head to the group to weigh in on conversations around survey integrations, user expectations, data dictionary, and more!

5. Dreamforce Trail Maps have Arrived!
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Get ready for the ultimate Dreamforce adventure with the Nonprofit Trail Map! Browse sessions and experiences crafted exclusively for the nonprofit community, and use this map to start planning your Dreamforce experience. Learn more about sessions and registration here.

Great Events

1. 2023 Bridge Conference - August 2-4
   Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)

   The Bridge Conference is just around the corner— a multi-day nonprofit event dedicated to integrated marketing and fundraising with 90+ breakout sessions. Time to ignite more positive change!

2. Fundraising.AI Virtual Global Summit - Oct 23-24
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   The Fundraising.AI Global Summit will be the largest gathering of nonprofit and for-profit professionals and organizations to explore the role of Responsible AI in fundraising. Head to this post to reserve your spot.

3. Snapshot of What’s Coming Soon
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   It's getting hard to track all the Salesforce community conferences coming up! Luckily, there's a list in this post. Head here for details on upcoming events like Ask A Nonprofit/Education Expert, Higher Ed Office Hours, and community conferences galore!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Duplicate Management: Cross Field Matching
   Fiona Mainey (Cloud in a Teacup)

   This Trailblazer found an old idea from 2015 in the IdeaExchange that they would like to see implemented in the new Nonprofit Cloud. What other ideas (previously proposed for NPSP) would you like to see prioritized in the Nonprofit Cloud?