Happy Monday, Trailblazers!
I’ll keep this quick since many of you are enjoying the holiday, but I wanted to send one last reminder for anyone in the Minneapolis area: NPSP Day Minneapolis is happening next Thursday, and there are still a few spots left! If you have any questions, just hit reply to this email and I’ll be glad to help.
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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub
- A Look Back at Some Summer '25 Release Highlights
Dodi Friedenberg (Friedenberg Consulting LLC)The Salesforce Summer ’25 release brought a wave of usability upgrades, from dashboard refreshes and list view improvements to major Flow enhancements and mobile support for Dynamic Related Lists. Take a look back at some of the release highlights with this fantastic post from Dodi Friedenberg!
- Winter '26 Pre-Release Notes
Jacinta Burke (Salesforce)Once you're done reminiscing over Summer '25, take a look ahead at the Winter '26 preview release notes! And be sure to join the Release Readiness Trailblazers group for more great resources and conversations.
- Product Survey: Help Shape the Future of Grant Seeking in Nonprofit Cloud!
Angel Navedo (Salesforce)Salesforce’s Nonprofit Cloud team is running a short (10-15 minute) survey to better understand the full grant-seeking process, from research to post-award management. Insights from nonprofit staff and consultants will directly shape future product innovations, so be sure to share your thoughts by 9am Pacific on Tuesday, September 2!
- NPSP: Best Place for Miscellaneous Information
Connie Pax (Independent Contractor)This Trailblazer is working with a nonprofit that has been using NPSP since 2017. Currently, the org stores miscellaneous details in the Description field on Contact and Account records, but they're looking to explore better options (ideally something date-stamped and reportable) since enhanced Notes aren’t easily surfaced in reports. Share your best practices!
Great Events
- Canadian Community Sprint - September 10-11
Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)The first-ever Canadian Community Sprint is next week! Join nonprofit, education, and impact sector Trailblazers for two hands-on days of collaboration, innovation, and fun as you co-create Salesforce solutions and connect with the community. Whether you're technical or not, there’s a meaningful way for everyone to contribute.
- NPSP Day Minneapolis - September 11
Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)Last call for NPSP Day Minneapolis! Join us NEXT THURSDAY for a day of unconference connection, exploration, and strategizing around the NPSP, NPC, and all things Salesforce for nonprofits!
- NPSP Day San Francisco - September 18
Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)The week after Minneapolis, NPSP Day will be heading to San Francisco! Join us for a full day centered on peer learning, real-life use cases, and open conversations around the NPSP, NPC, and how nonprofits can make the most of Salesforce. Hope to see you there!
- NPSP Day New York - October 9
Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)If you didn't have a chance to join us for NPSP Fundraising Day back in June, we'll be heading back to New York next month for another day-long gathering of nonprofit professionals and Salesforce experts. While this won't be a topic-specific training day (like Fundraising Day), there will still be the opportunity to build the day's agenda around your interests. That's the beauty of an unconference!
Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce
- NPC Gift Tribute: Make the Honoree Name Field Searchable
David Cheng (Idealist Consulting)Currently there is no global search capability for the Honoree Name field on the Gift Tribute object in NPC, and it cannot be enabled in Setup > Search Manager. Here's an idea to make the the Honoree Name field searchable for this core nonprofit functionality.
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