Michael Kolodner
Free Things I Always Install: Unofficial SF
UnofficialSF is a treasure trove of flow extensions, code snippets, and more. There are some tools I always know I'll need and others I keep
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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
- Aug 16
- 1 min
Free Things I Always Install: DLRS
I always install DLRS into new orgs or existing ones. It's just a great tool that can solve so many needs!
Michael Kolodner
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Free Things I Always Install: Lightning Messaging Utility
Lightning Messaging Utility from Salesforce Labs is a handy tool for displaying messages that fit the Salesforce design pattern.
Michael Kolodner
- Jun 27
- 4 min
Apsona: The Golden App for Bulk Data Operations
Apsona for Salesforce is my favorite app. I consider it so important that I require my clients to install it.
Michael Kolodner
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Rollup to Relationship: A Cool DLRS Trick
A rollup summary trick to create a direct relationship to the last child record.
Michael Kolodner
- May 31
- 5 min
FormAssembly’s Price Increase
FormAssembly is raising their pricing. A lot. It still might be worthwhile for nonprofits.
Michael Kolodner
- Apr 26
- 5 min
Always Build in a Sandbox. (Except When You Don't. Or can't.)
We always say you should never build in production. But I say sometimes it makes sense.
Michael Kolodner
- Apr 12
- 12 min
Setting Up the Free Integration Users
A step-by-step guide to using the free Salesforce integration user licenses.
Michael Kolodner
- Mar 29
- 6 min
Tools I Love: DLRS (the Declarative Lookup Rollup Summary tool)
DLRS, the Declarative Lookup Rollup Summary Tool, gives your rollup summary fields superpowers.
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.
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