I’m back from Dreamforce 2011, trying to process everything I saw and learned. On a personal level, this was the best Dreamforce yet. I was honored to be selected as a Salesforce MVP last March. This gave me some Dreamforce perks starting with a fantastic MVP-only Introduction to Object Oriented Programming class on Monday before [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nonprofit’
28 Apr
Setting up an easy welcome series in Salesforce
Now that our rebranding is off the ground, we've finally implemented something in Salesforce I've wanted to do for a long time…a welcome series of emails to new contacts. Until recently, when someone registered through our website without donating or taking action, they got very little initial feedback from us. They just started hearing from [...]
7 Feb
Help more nonprofits go to NTC
http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/jQDFlo64IIrbBGDQ.swf In 2005, I naively accepted an offer to run operations for a new nonprofit. I was always comfortable in technology, I was comfortable working with nonprofits. What else did I need to know? Ha. I didn’t have a clue. Now, nearly 5 years later I am confident in my ability to help C3: Colorectal [...]
24 Jan
Nonprofits: Have we had enough of “vote for me” fundraising yet?
This weekend, the winners were announced in the Chase Community Challenge. On paper, it seemed simple enough. Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. "Their money, our votes." In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got [...]
18 Nov
Dreamforce day 1 report
I could be watching a Black Crowes concert right now at the Moscone Center. Instead, I’m back in my tiny hotel room looking forward to spending the rest of the evening knitting on Laini’s sweater while watching Glee. Much better plan. Long day. Before I kick back for the night, here’s some of my thoughts/impressions [...]
