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As you may have noticed, S.S. 'Merica took a hairpin right turn with an election and inauguration that sent a bow wave of "what the...?!?" across our collective political and communal consciousness. What does this sea change with a citizenry currently riding it out in their constitutionally-provided floaties mean for your nonprofit and its mission? Here are six points with which to calibrate your compass and make your nonprofit more seaworthy in these turbulent times.
In this political season, there has been a significant spike in donations to nonprofit organizations. People are motivated, and are taking concrete action to support causes about which they feel passionate. Here are four quick ways you can ensure that when those folks make their way to your online donation page, you’re best equipped to channel that motivation into fuel to fund your mission. While the January days are dwindling, and that holiday fruitcake in the office kitchen is still incredibly holding strong, it brings a smile to my face to know that we're moving closer to the truly important, lovable holiday near and dear to my heart. Groundhog Day. I'm counting on Phil not seeing his shadow, because I could use some warm weather here in DC. As you begin your final days of January, take a moment to grab a large cup of coffee (maybe the holiday blend, if you’re feeling nostalgic) and check out this week’s PUB Crawl. Then, get to Punxsutawney as quickly as possible to help create a massive sunblock over Phil's head. Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today!
We're pleased to announce that recurring donations made to an organization through Soapbox Donations now automatically post subsequent monthly payments from the payment processor to Soapbox. What's more, these monthly payments are then posted to Salesforce for organizations who have enabled Salesforce integration. Updates to Salesforce support both the standard Enterprise Edition as well as the Nonprofit Success Pack used by thousands of organizations worldwide.
A presidential inauguration. A march (or two, or hundreds). January sure decided to bring it this year in our hometown of Washington DC. As the red and pink hats depart DC, you might think the energy is departing the nation's capital. Oh, my friend, there's much work just getting starting. Whether you're exhausted or fired up from this weekend's events, take a moment to sit back with this week’s PUB Crawl and slip away into a world where the debate is about counting the number of new features coming soon for the NPSP. Or bugs squashed in the next NPSP release. Or burritos consumed by yours truly in 2016. Seriously, take a moment to recharge the batteries with a cup of coffee and healthy spoonful of Salesforce knowledge. Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! In the swirl that is going to be this week's political events in Washington, I was lucky enough yesterday to grab some coffee with a friend and colleague from our community in New Orleans. Yes, the coffee was amazing, and no, I didn't even have a praline with it (though I did return today for a massive doughnut). It was a great opportunity to reconnect with the reasons why, and how, we found ourselves in the Salesforce non-profit community. I walked away from the chat knowing that I might not have the map for the next few years in our community (or world, as you may), but I'm glad I'm sitting in the same proverbial coffee shop as you to roll-up our sleeves and keep empowering our community together. Luckily, you all were pretty busy this week, and helped create one of the most action packed PUB Crawls. So pull up a barstool, grab a beignet (or three), and let's dive in to this week's cup of knowledge. Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! Ah, the joy of living in Washington DC during an odd-numbered year in January. The sight of congressional members wearing their back-to-school outfits, preparation for a weekend of civic events during an inauguration period, and bone-chilling winds off the Potomac river. It's all enough to keep this PUB Crawl reporter drinking tall cups of coffee and diving into some great Power of Us Hub research. Enjoy this how-many-days-until-summer edition of the PUB Crawl! Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! December is the undisputed champ of the fundraising year. The warm and fuzzy feeling of the holiday season combined with the stone-cold reality of the close of the tax year offer compelling incentives for people to open their wallets before Baby New Year arrives. No wonder nearly ⅓ of annual giving is done in that single month with a whopping 11% in just the last three days alone.1
But December is over. The ball has dropped. The confetti swept. And, while the 2016 fundraising season is behind us, you still need to raise money to fund your mission, regardless of what month it says on your calendar. But how do you tackle the donation doldrums of January and beyond, and make any day a good day to donate to your organization? Here are five key tips for successful year-round fundraising that you can act on now: Welcome to 2017, amigos! To start of the new year, we're beginning a process of updating the PUB Crawl newsletter to make it more readable based on your suggestions. That's going to include updates to the design, content, and potentially a cutting edge scratch-and-sniff edition filled with the aromas of a taqueria. A guy can dream, right? Have ideas as to how we can make the PUB Crawl better for your exquisite tastes? Just reply to this email and don't hold back on your feedback. Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack Version 3.85 brought a packed harvest of improvements, from deep cloning of Engagement Plan templates to friendlier NPSP error emails to enhanced Custom Household Naming to more graceful handling of errors with the NPSP Data Importer and Opportunity Naming: With Version 3.84, the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Success Pack gets friendlier and more helpful with its error messages triggered by validation rules or required fields. If only life were that friendly and helpful: With Version 3.83, the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Success Pack falls more in line with standard Salesforce functionality in how it deals with error handling and scheduled batches:
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Let's raise a glass to a fantastic community of Salesforce nonprofiteers, and take a sip of knowledge at the PUB Crawl, shall we? Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! The Treatment Advocacy Center engages in important work to eliminate barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness. As long-time Soapbox clients, we couldn't be happier to have them using our platform to get out their message - or more ecstatic about the recent redesign we launched with them to update their look, make them mobile-friendly, and better drive home their mission.
Regardless where the Americans among you will be watching the election results roll in, or where non-American friends will be preparing their homes to welcome all those folks saying they're going to move if their candidate loses, join me in a round of pre-election knowledge at the PUB Crawl. Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today!
To top that off, a community of non-profiteers in San Francisco gathered at NPSP Day SF to self-organize and answer each other's Salesforce questions. It's time to get to the bottom of all this "community enablement"...with a tall glass of knowledge at the PUB Crawl! Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today!
With 30% of all donations coming in during the final month of the year, your development team may be in a tailspin to get ready. We’ve got your fundraising survival kit to help you sail through the end of the year. In this webinar recording from veteran fundraiser, Marisa Taylor, learn tips, tricks and ideas on how to make this your best year yet. Learn what tools she’s implemented to increase end of year giving and mobilize donors.
As I get ready to bring the NPSP community gatherings to San Francisco this week, it's time to fill up the batteries again on some Salesforce knowledge. Another PUB Crawl round on the house! Don't forget, you can have the goodness of the PUB Crawl delivered into your inbox each Monday morning by subscribing today! |
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break, my American friends. Time to get back to work, changemakers! Somewhere, deep in the halls of your organization, your fundraising team needs a big hug as they hurtle towards tomorrow's Giving Tuesday. Aside from handing them keys to 
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