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Happy Monday, Trailblazers! And welcome to July!

Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year? It's the perfect time to reflect on your goals, celebrate your progress, and recharge for the months ahead.

Dive into this week's update for the latest and greatest from our amazing Trailblazer community. Let's make the second half of the year even more extraordinary!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. The Salesforce Summer ‘24 Release is Here
   Lori Freeman (Salesforce.org)

   The Summer ‘24 Release is here to help nonprofits maximize impact across fundraising, programs, marketing, IT and grantmaking. Head to this post to learn more about Nonprofit Cloud Fundraising Enhancements, Nonprofit Cloud Programs Suite Enhancements, Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking Enhancements, Marketing Cloud Growth Edition, and more!

2. Dreamforce 2024 Registration is Live
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Dreamforce 2024 registration is open! This will be the largest AI event in the world, aimed to prepare you and your organization for the biggest technology shift of our time. Discover the latest innovations, engage with product experts, and get ready to make a difference at Dreamforce '24.

3. Design For User Success: Eye Movement
   Michael Kolodner (Kolodner.com LLC)

   When designing your pages, don’t forget to plan for how people process visual information. Our eyes skim to take in the overall architecture of the page and start processing even before the details come into focus. Michael Kolodner shows you how to use that to your advantage in this post.

4. Resources from June 19 Ask Me Anything Session
   Emma Keeling (Hazledene Solutions Limited)

   Here are some of the resources shared as part of the live June EMEA Ask Me Anything Session. Learn when to move from Profiles to Permission Sets, or how to add Contacts to a Campaign from an Accounts report.

5. The Trailblazer Tribune - June 28
   Daniela Galmes (Salesforce)

   This week's Trailblazer Tribune features Dreamforce '24 details, Summer '24 resources, Hyperforce (expert coaching sessions), and more. Check it out!

6. Salutation Advice / Alternative to Picklist
   Meir Brodsky (The Aleph Institute)

   This organization serves all branches of the US Military, each with numerous unique salutations (37 in the Army alone), making it impractical to include all as options in a picklist. They're seeking advice on how to handle this, considering options like using a flow to dynamically update salutations based on branch selection or implementing a free text field for manual input, though the latter could become messy. Share your ideas here!

Great Events

1. Nonprofit Ask Me Anything Sessions - July 17
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Mark your calendars for the upcoming Nonprofit Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions on Wednesday, July 17th, for both EMEA and AMER timezones. These are 45-minute Q&A sessions led by Salesforce experts, with no topic off-limits. Tune in to these insightful discussions— no presentations, just pure Salesforce wisdom exchanged in a supportive community environment!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. NPC: Fixing Related Record Detail Display for Custom Objects
   Zachary Siciliani (Una Buro)

   Here's an idea to update the Related Record Detail Display (RRDD) component in Nonprofit Cloud to handle non-unique lookups with options to display the most recent records!