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Let's be clear: For nonprofits Salesforce is "free."
It's free like a puppy. Not free like a beer.
If you work for a Nonprofit or Educational Organization you've come to the place to learn how to use Salesforce wisely, effectively, and cheaply.
Thing I Learned: NPSP Contact Role Triggers
The NPSP triggers that automate opportunity contact roles are built on the assumption that nobody will ever manually update those roles.
Michael Kolodner
3 days ago5 min read
Id Key Prefixes
Discussion of the use and format of Salesforce key prefixes, the three characters at the start of a record Id that tell you what object tabl
Michael Kolodner
Dec 11, 20244 min read
Reading Salesforce URLs
A guide to Salesforce URLs, including what's in them and how to reconfigure them to go to other records.
Michael Kolodner
Nov 27, 20244 min read
These Are Not The Components You're Looking For
Salesforce's "Industries" solutions come with access to many new components. I wish they worked better.
Michael Kolodner
Apr 10, 20247 min read
Naming Convention Flows
How to make text-named records have consistent and useful names.
Michael Kolodner
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Sprinty's Community Resources
Announcing Sprinty’s Community Resources, an online library of Salesforce content for nonprofits.
Michael Kolodner
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Test Data in Production
The truth is that we almost always have test records in production. So make them work for you.
Michael Kolodner
Nov 9, 20224 min read
When is a dashboard not a dashboard?
Understanding what "dashboard" means in Salesforce compared to how you might use the term in your organization.
Michael Kolodner
May 25, 20222 min read
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[Hard or Soft] Credit Where Credit is Due, part 2
Understanding hard credit and soft credit for donations in Salesforce and the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP).
Michael Kolodner
Apr 27, 20226 min read
[Hard or Soft] Credit Where Credit is Due, part 1
Understanding hard credit and soft credit for donations.
Michael Kolodner
Apr 20, 20226 min read
Just Start Writing
Last week in Documentation Done Cheap I suggested that you probably have access to a free way to house a Salesforce documentation wiki....
Michael Kolodner
Mar 30, 20226 min read
Documentation Done Cheap
The best documentation is ANY documentation. Start with a simple Salesforce wiki.
Michael Kolodner
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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