Here I was thinking, "oh man, big story...the new Power of Us Hub using the Lightning experience is really looking good" was going to be the obvious top headline for today's PUB Crawl. But then, I read the following this afternoon in this press release:

"Salesforce will pay a one-time cash purchase price of $300 million for all shares of Salesforce.org..."

Woah.

For folks that don't know the background, Salesforce.org was born out of a foundation called the Salesforce Foundation. Salesforce.org has been the exclusive reseller of Salesforce licenses for the non-profit and education communities. As shared on the investor conference call today (which I actually listened to), Salesforce noted that a $13B addressable market in the sectors supported by Salesforce.org.

I've been around the Salesforce ecosystem since 2005, so I've seen pretty much everything in the past 14 years. I'll leave it to folks in the Power of Us Hub to discuss the ramifications (who's going to start that thread?), but I think this is probably one of the most important collective discussions our community will have in our history together.

I have faith that Salesforce will stay true to its focus on philanthropy (i.e. the $300M distribution of funds from the purchase to the Salesforce Foundation). When I hear Salesforce.com leaders and investors the opportunity for investors and talk about monetizing their investment in our community, I have faith that non-profiteers will continue to provide candid feedback to Salesforce in this new era.

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It's cherry blossom season here in Washington, DC, which means that spring is finally here. As we get ready for the inaugural Admin Day in New York City on Thursday, and as the Power of Us Hub prepares for its biggest upgrade ever, the rotating of the seasons seems to mean change is in the air.

Let's embrace the newness, grab a refreshing beverage, and dive into this week's knowledge from the Power of Us Hub!

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It's funny how life can change so quickly in just 24 hours. After not taking a sick day since high school, soon after sending last week's PUB Crawl I found myself checking my temperature every hour for days. Worse, this all happened hours before my flights to NPSP Day Cape Town.

Luckily, our awesome community members Sam Vos and Annakie Gammon stepped up and ran a fantastic NPSP Day for the South African community while I was stuck at home!

So while I continue down the road to recovery, join me as I slowly lift an effervescent glass of vitamin infused water and toast Sam and Annakie. Now, let's see what happened last week while I was out of commission.

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After a full week away from the friendly confines of the Soapbox Engage offices, it was nice to spend the week back in DC. Best yet, it was a chance for me to attend our local non-profit user group meeting while prepping for days of Nandos eating later this week (thanks Salesforce for the user group food!).

As I get ready to prepare myself for back-to-back redeye flights en route to our second NPSP Day Cape Town later this week, allow me to get out of the way and deliver this week's round of knowledge.

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It's been a whirlwind of a week, with events like fourth annual NPSP Day Portland, my 15th Nonprofit Technology Conference, and an awesome Amplify party. Phew. Before heading to Africa for our second NPSP Day on the continent, I'm gathering thoughts after seeing some great community knowledge.

For those of you in the Pacific Northwest that joined us for all the fun, thanks for sharing your time and ideas! For everyone else, here's a little snippet of that community knowledge, packed into this week's PUB Crawl.

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