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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.


These Are Not Turnkey Products
Nonprofit Success Pack and Nonprofit Cloud are not products. They're additional metadata on the Salesforce platform. Don't treat them like you can just turn a key to start them up.

Michael Kolodner
Jan 145 min read


A Bridge to the Future
Introducing Nonprofit Bridge, a new Open Source Commons project focused on providing a choice for small organizations that want to use the power of the Salesforce platform to work with individual people.

Michael Kolodner
Nov 19, 20255 min read


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
Apr 30, 20255 min read


Give Lively Can Use Free API Integration User
Despite what Give Lively's documentation says, it's possible to use a free integration user. Here's what you need to do.

Michael Kolodner
Jan 22, 20259 min read


Band-Aid for New Cloud Reporting
I've built a workaround to allow fundraising reporting the Nonprofit Cloud otherwise doesn't support.

Michael Kolodner
May 8, 20243 min read


Still Trying to Try Einstein
My attempts to turn on and use Einstein Prediction Builder in two client Salesforce orgs.

Michael Kolodner
Oct 26, 20223 min read


Cheap (or free?) AI for Nonprofits?
Is Einstein for Nonprofits really free machine learning for nonprofits?

Michael Kolodner
Oct 12, 20225 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
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[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
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