Michael Kolodner
Tools I Love: DLRS (the Declarative Lookup Rollup Summary tool)
DLRS, the Declarative Lookup Rollup Summary Tool, gives your rollup summary fields superpowers.
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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.
Michael Kolodner
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Naming Convention Flows
How to make text-named records have consistent and useful names.
Michael Kolodner
- Feb 1
- 3 min
One Form To Rule Them All
Use a single webform for many uses with URL parameters and save yourself time.
Michael Kolodner
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Sprinty's Community Resources
Announcing Sprinty’s Community Resources, an online library of Salesforce content for nonprofits.
Michael Kolodner
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Dynamic Gauge: The First “Dynamic” Feature I’m Using
I try out Dynamic Gauge Charts on Salesforce dashboards and then build and release tool to take advantage of them.
Michael Kolodner
- Dec 14, 2022
- 4 min
Simple, Readable, Fun 🥳 - 💦 Sprinkle Emoji in your Salesforce ☁️
Adding emoji to your Salesforce aids in comprehension and adds fun! 👾
Michael Kolodner
- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
Test Data in Production
The truth is that we almost always have test records in production. So make them work for you.
Michael Kolodner
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
I’ve Got Admin Permissions–Now What? (Part 3)
Part 3 of the series for accidental admins continuing their learning journey: Getting Certified.
Michael Kolodner
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
I’ve Got Admin Permissions–Now What? (Part 2)
Want a superpower that you can get without being bitten by a radioactive spider? The Salesforce community is a superpower for everyone.
Michael Kolodner
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
I’ve Got Admin Permissions–Now What? (Part 1)
Part One of a series about what to do when you become a Salesforce admin.
Michael Kolodner
- Jul 7, 2022
- 7 min
FormAssembly Errors to Cases
How to set up FormAssembly connector errors to become Salesforce cases for better tracking and accountability.
Michael Kolodner
- Jun 22, 2022
- 6 min
Why I Love FormAssembly: The Prefill Connector
There many webform tools that can integrate with Salesforce. But FormAssembly's prefill connector is a unique and powerful differentiator.
Michael Kolodner
- Jun 8, 2022
- 5 min
My Favorite Way to Track Board Members
How to conveniently use Salesforce and the Nonprofit Success Pack to track membership on your organization's board.
Michael Kolodner
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
When is a report not a report?
An introduction to all the amazing things you can do with Salesforce reports.
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Michael Kolodner
- Apr 27, 2022
- 6 min
[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 20, 2022
- 6 min
[Hard or Soft] Credit Where Credit is Due, part 1
Understanding hard credit and soft credit for donations.
Michael Kolodner
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Why I Love the 50/50 Split
The first of many articles about making your Salesforce pages functional and beautiful.
Michael Kolodner
- Mar 30, 2022
- 6 min
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 23, 2022
- 3 min
Documentation Done Cheap
The best documentation is ANY documentation. Start with a simple Salesforce wiki.
Michael Kolodner
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
Backup and Restore
Let’s just acknowledge right now: Backup and Restore is like life insurance. You should pay for it and hope you never get more from it...
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