Tim Forbes

Posts by Tim Forbes, VP of Products and Marketing

Increasing Salesforce user adoption in nonprofits

If you’re a nonprofit using Salesforce, chances are you are looking for strategies for increasing user adoption among staff at your organization. One element of this is solid training of staff that allows them to understand some essential concepts and get their hands dirty.

But how does one do that effectively and efficiently, and make sure the training sticks? This was a question we were bandying about at the Salesforce.com Nonprofit Starter Pack developer sprint.

Naturally, I thought of Van Halen.

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Whatcha doing for Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday logo

I can't wait any longer. I have to ask.

What did you get us for #GivingTuesday?

Nothing? Not one little thing?

Ah, not yet, you say. What with all the Black Fridaying and Cyber Mondaying, you've been swamped, eh? Totally understand! Haven't we all!

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Soapbox Engage Partner Program: Hey you! Salesforce consultant serving non-profits!

You're a consultant. You know Salesforce.com like the back of your hand. You use this power for good - not evil! - by working with groovy non-profits heaven-bent on crushing disease or feeding hungry folks or lovin' Mother Earth or doing any manner of creatively-inspired mayhem that cultivates the social good. And you help make that happen through Salesforce.com development.

That's you, eh? Sweet! We like you already!

We're two of a kind, we tell ya. And we should totally hook up.

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