Soapbox Engage Blog

Last week, CyberSource, the "world's first eCommerce payment management company", became the latest payment option added to the Soapbox platform.

CyberSource joins PayPal Website Payments Pro, Braintree, and Authorize.net as options for accepting online payments through the Soapbox Engage and Non-Profit Soapbox platforms.

Each of the four options allow for seamless processing of payments for donations, member dues, and event registrations - all with the option of integrating with Salesforce.com.

Learn more about how Soapbox processes payments and integrates with Salesforce.com in real-time:

Can you believe it? It’s been one year since we had our inaugural Soapbox User Summit, but I still remember April 19, 2012 like it was yesterday. We had all the PICnetters together from near and far. We had Gunner from Aspiration Tech facilitate and clients attend from DC, Maryland, Connecticut, and New York.  

We voted on our own session ideas, broke out into small groups, mingled with the Support Department at PICnet, had a gorgeous location and beautiful weather, and got to learn from accidental techies about their successes and struggles with technology for their own organizations.

It was certainly a productive, worthwhile way to spend a day in Washington, DC.

Recently, Judi Sohn, former Convio Common Ground staff member, current KELL Partners consultant, and all around maven of Salesforce and nonprofit technology, wrote a blog series discussing "Life After Common Ground."

In her series, Judi provides guidance to nonprofits caught by the demise of Convio Common Ground and highlights various tools to consider, including our own Soapbox Engage.

In the concluding post of her series earlier this week, she made one particular comment that moved us:

We're just under three weeks away from the second annual Soapbox User Summit on May 8th - and have reached the first and final reason in our countdown of the Top 5 Reasons Soapbox users should register and attend.

Reason #1: Nothing beats face-to-face with the Soapbox community to empower your organization

After five months of diligent cleaning and repair work in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, IceStone’s Brooklyn factory floor is humming again.

“The machines started running last week,” said Sarah Corey, Marketing Manager for IceStone.

IceStone factory floor in wake of Superstorm Sandy

The weather's heating up as if in expectation of the second annual Soapbox User Summit on May 8th! We've got just two remaining in our countdown of the Top 5 Reasons Soapbox users should register and attend.

Reason #2: Raise more money and reduce expenses

We're nearly one month from the second annual Soapbox User Summit on May 8th and continuing our countdown of the Top 5 Reasons Soapbox users should register and attend!

Reason #3: Learn about new products and services - and contribute to what's coming

Word on the web is that the Salesforce.com Foundation wants to send YOU to Dreamforce this November 18 - 21, 2013.

Dreamforce is the conference shindig held in San Francisco each year that is a fantastic way for you to learn how your organization can get the most out of the Salesforce.com platform.

It's also a heck of a lot of fun!

At PICnet, we love what we do. Deeply. And the prime numero uno reason for this is that we work with great clients who are rocking the world for social good.
We're happy to share the second in our occasional series of personal little love notes from a PICnetter to one of our clients. Julie Dennis sends this out to the good folks at the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition.

Who is the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition?

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) was founded in 1978 initially to expose negotiations on minerals, gas, and oil that could pose potential dangers to the Antarctic and Southern Oceans.

Now ASOC also addresses issues related to tourism, climate change, and shipping and is the main NGO voice for Antarctic environmental protection.

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