As we look at Dreamforce 2016 in the rearview mirror, it's obvious to see that this was an important inflection point for our nonprofit Salesforce community. Community members rallied support and resources behind the NPSP. Salesforce.org showcased the fantastic investments it's making into the NPSP. The NPSP gained its first gymnastics team sponsorship (see below).

In front of us is an incredible opportunity to focus on the impact we can make together on the world. I can't think of a better way to start the next leg of this journey than to post-Dreamforce detox with a tall glass of knowledge at the PUB Crawl. Shall we?

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Today is the first anniversary of the PUB Crawl, and I couldn't be more satisfied than to be writing it alongside individuals I've been honored to serve alongside in our Salesforce non-profit sector. The PUB Crawl was started to fill a gap I saw in our community's knowledge sharing. Others feel the same way about other areas in our community. Now it's time to combine our talents and take this vision further.

At the Goat Farm Retreat (it's a long story) this weekend in California, a group of dedicated individuals from across the US designed a plan to find and fill gaps in the non-profit Salesforce ecosystem. There's too much to cover in a PUB Crawl intro, so if you see any of the folks in the photo below at Dreamforce, ask them "what's up with this Goat Farm Retreat?"

Then, get ready to have your mind blown.

I'm excited to see this natural evolution within our ecosystem, and look forward to continuing to share more as we have a chance to collaborate with each other, and you, more. We're ready to help every organization leverage this technology to be successful.

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Today, a mega-sized announcement came from the Salesforce.org world. The open source NPSP has grown up to become the world's most powerful CRM service for non-profit organizations, and today Salesforce.org has recognized this community-based success with the renaming of it as the Nonprofit Success Pack. We at Soapbox Engage celebrate this announcement by the Saleforce.org team, and are excited for the increased investment by Salesforce.org into the future.

I'll wax poetic in blog post in the near future about the incredible run the Nonprofit Starter Pack had, but for today, I'm excited to lift a glass and share a "prost!" from Munich, Germany. Here's to the future of the NPSP, and the growing success of our community!

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Few things warm my heart more than drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee on a beautiful Boston morning and hearing the sound of stickies being slapped on whiteboards with great ideas for open source projects.

A rather odd pairing? I call it "fully caffeinated community collaboration" at its best. With the glow of the NPSP Sprint lighting the way to Dreamforce, grab a cup of your favorite energy drink, get ready for some community knowledge sharing, and get ready for the PUB Crawl!

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Live from the NPSP community sprint in Boston, it's the PUB Crawl! As the first day wraps up, I'll keep the notes scribbling while drinking one Dunkin Donuts coffee after another for a great round-up next week. For now, enjoy last week's shared knowledge!

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