Tag Archives: Dreamforce

Post DF15 Success for Nonprofits

September 28, 2015 · by · in Professional Development, Project Management, Resources, Salesforce · Leave a comment

Did you attend Dreamforce ’15, live or virtually? Do you want to make as much social change as possible using Salesforce? Great, you’ve come to the right place! Get out your pen and paper and follow along as we draft our goals together for how we are going to implement all of the amazing, yet […]

Lightning Fast Success with Usability Testing

August 27, 2015 · by · in Feedback, Salesforce · 3 Comments

So, let’s just say (safe harbor) that you’re preparing to release a completely new Salesforce User Interface to your users. Let’s name it Lightning. What can you do to make sure that new UI is loved and embraced by all of your users? Make sure it gets used, of course! And how can you do […]

My Journey Up Apex Mountain: Preparation

August 11, 2015 · by · in DiversityinTech, Professional Development, Resources, Salesforce · Leave a comment

As a nonprofit Salesforce consultant, I have intentionally avoided using Salesforce custom code solutions in my clients’ instances, including Apex and Visualforce. The reason: I didn’t want to build anything my clients couldn’t easily maintain on their own at a reasonable cost. I take the build, buy, or customize decision seriously, and luckily for nonprofits many […]

Nonprofit Salesforcers: Do these 3 Things by Monday!

July 31, 2015 · by · in Professional Development, Resources, Salesforce · 2 Comments

Going to Dreamforce? Great, I’ll see you there! To start your adventure off on the right foot, do these three things by Monday: 1. Determine your Dreamforce goals. Do you want to learn about Custom Report Types? Do you want to meet with vendors of event management apps on the Expo floor? Need to boost […]