It might be the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere, but you wouldn't think it was vacation time in Salesforce world. As the Salesforce Summer 17 release rolls out this week, admins everywhere are digging into the newest features while wiggling toes into the sand.

Summer here in DC means more softball, humidity, and likely a pretty unforgettable week of politics. So while the world feels like it's gearing up for an endless news cycle, I'm going to pry myself away from the TV and cozy up to 500 pages of release notes. In spite of what we see on the TV these days of a divided world, the Power of Us Hub continues to be a the prime example of how we're better when we collaborate to solve tough challenges.

So turn off your TV news channel of choice, take a deep breath, and let's dive into some community goodness.

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Last week at the Salesforce.org Partner Summit in California, I decided to go a bit off-script with my ignite presentation. On the way to the event, I passed by my old high school in Los Gatos, and thought about my early days of eagerness to share ideas and bring people together. In this case, the high school newspaper.

It sparked a little fire that reminded me of my path to the non-profit tech world, starting with journalism, weaving through a war zone in the Balkans on a WFP plane, and ending up in an open source world that embraced knowledge sharing and empowering those that needed it the most.

There's an incredible number of opportunities for us to give our talents in the open source NPSP and HEDA communities. While many of us in the Salesforce ecosystem recognize today as a day of memorial, think about what you're most passionate about. Then, consider sharing this passion with those working alongside you in our community.

To keep those ideas flowing, here's a healthy pour of knowledge from the PUB!

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At this point, my body has completely given up on trying to know what timezone it's in. Ten days ago, the community gathered in Seattle for the first NPSP in the Emerald City. Last week, NPSP Days hit the shores of Europe! I started the week at the NPSP Day in Amsterdam where I met with talented Salesforce friends from the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Belgium, and the US. Filled with Salesforce knowledge and stroopwafels (which I'm declaring the current official cookie of NPSP Days), I hopped across the channel to London for the Salesforce World Tour and NPSP Day in London.

My concluding thoughts after these events: the NPSP is alive and well in Europe!

As my journey on the other side of the pond has come to a close (for now), I'm turning up my favorite Frank Sinatra songs for the next NPSP Day, and diving into this week’s round up of Salesforce non-profit goodness. Grab a full English pint and join me, woudl ya?

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Escaping one Washington for another was exactly what the doctor ordered. Last week's NPSP Day Seattle overflowed with NPSP knowledge, and the local coffee kept the energy moving as we worked through more than 12 different breakout sessions during the largest NPSP Day ever!

Tomorrow, NPSP Day moves from one of the most established NPSP communities to one of the newest: Amsterdam! The city of canals, bikes, and stroopwafels plays host to the first NPSP Day in Europe, and kicks off a double-hit week of NPSP Days. Friday, it's off to NPSP Day London!

As I keep gathering all the community feedback I can collect, let's take a moment to reflect on the great content already found right in the Power of Us Hub! Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's roundup of non-profit Salesforce news.

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So, here's the deal, folks. During the next two weeks, we're going to witness some pretty epic Salesforce community gatherings. Seattle, Amsterdam, and London will be rocking at NPSP Days and Salesforce World Tours, and like the appropriate groupie, I'll be front stage yelling "do Free Bird!". Or facilitating with a captain's hat. Either way, it's going to be fun.

While I book more miles than appropriate for any sane person, grab multiple steins of Salesforce knowledge and saddle up to the PUB Crawl.

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