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Happy Monday, PUB Crawlers!

I’m writing to you fresh off an inspiring week at the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Baltimore—so many great ideas, tools, and connections being shared within the nonprofit tech community. Speaking of! Scroll down for the latest Salesforce for nonprofits buzz, and don’t hesitate to join in on the exciting conversations happening over in the Trailblazer community.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Summer '25 Pre-Release Sign-Up is Live
   Joey Ulep (Salesforce.com)

   The Summer ’25 Pre‑Release Org sign‑up is live—grab your Enterprise, Developer, or Professional edition via the main or partner signup links. And be sure to share which features you’re loving and how you plan to use them— feedback is always helpful for future releases!

2. Lower Data Cloud Credit Costs for Salesforce Sources
   Mehmet Orun (PeerNova)

   Salesforce has lowered Data Cloud credit costs for internal sources like CRM, Marketing Cloud, and Commerce Cloud—now priced at a quarter of the previous rate. External source costs remain the same, but this change is a meaningful win for anyone managing credit forecasts. Bonus: credit tracking between production and sandbox is expected to get simpler soon!

3. Resources From April AMER AMA Session
   Natalie Larino (Salesforce)

   Check out some of the resources shared as part of last week's live AMER Ask Me Anything Session! Topics ranged from breaking into your first admin role with Trailhead and hands‑on projects, to nonprofit reporting tools, Einstein AI troubleshooting, and migrating from NPSP to NPC. The session also covered finding side gigs in the ecosystem and custom solutions like stock‑gift tracking.

4. Check if an Opportunity has an Opportunity Product Schedule Using Flow
   Bhavin Patel (Salesforce)

   In his article, Sumeet Negi walks you through setting up a record‑triggered flow that fires whenever an Opportunity is created or updated. The flow checks for any associated Opportunity Product Schedules and, if none exist, automatically creates a task for the Opportunity Owner to prompt timely follow‑up. Definitely worth a read!

5. Take the 2025 State of Salesforce Development Survey
   Nathan Khuu (Salesforce)

   Salesforce is calling on Agentblazers to take the 2025 State of Salesforce Development Survey—your feedback on building apps and agents will directly shape the platform’s future. This 30‑question survey takes around 10–15 minutes. And if you need a little incentive, the first 1,000 valid completions will earn a $10 USD (or equivalent) gift card. Get to it!

6. Best Practices: Donor Advisors + Soft Credits
   Amy Tarleton (Indivisible Project)

   This Trailblazer wants to know how to credit donor advisors who guide gifts without adding those gifts to the advisors’ own totals or limiting them to a single household. They’re seeking best practices for configuring NPSP soft credits, rollup fields, and household assignments so advisors get recognition across multiple advisees while keeping annual giving rollups accurate. If you've tackled something similar, please share your approach!

Great Events

1. NPSP Day Chicago - Wednesday, May 14
   Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)

   NPSP Day is heading back to Chicago in less than a month! Hosted by Soapbox Engage and Idlewild Partners, this day-long event is designed specifically for the Salesforce nonprofit community. It’s a unique opportunity to get hands-on training and experience with the Nonprofit Success Pack and connect with fellow nonprofit professionals. Spots are filling up– register today!

2. NPSP Day Seattle - Thursday, June 5
   Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)

   After Chicago, we'll be taking NPSP Day to Seattle in early June! We're looking forward to a full day of connection, collaboration, and all things Salesforce for nonprofits. Hope to see you there!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. NPC: Automatic Creation of "Unpaid" Gift Transactions When Creating GC/GCS
   Sylvain Thirionet (-)

   Be sure to check out the IdeaExchange for great suggestions like this one— and cast your vote for the ideas you’d like to see brought to life. Many valuable product updates have started right there in the community!