Soapbox Engage Blog

In the US, the end of summer is typically noted by today's Labor Day. Of course, rarely does DC weather give you the idea that summer is ending when a clear evening is still nearly 90F under the full moon.

From my looks of my inbox, it seems like kids have gone back to school, and parents are definitely back in the action at the office. So as we get ready to wrap up the season of vacationing, let's hop back on the knowledge bandwagon and saddle up for another round of Salesforce knowledge.

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Announcing: Customizable Rollups Overview
   Bill Florio (New Leaders/NPSP Videography Lead)

   Straight out of the editing room and right to your laptop, the must-see video for learning about customizable rollups!

2. Pros vs. Cons of State/Country Picklists?
   Kevin Kelly (VitalTalk)

   Keeping your data clean is as important as brushing your teeth. Are you finding that State and Country Picklists is helping, or hindering, your organization from making that happen?

3. What solutions are people using to manage meeting requests?
   Boris Sporer (Drug Policy Alliance)

   Which cloud have you hopped on to provide meeting request functionality now that this doesn't exist in Salesforce natively?

4. Placing a report on a contact/account record page
   Heath Parks (Cincinnati Works)

   Is it possible to go beyond the related list functionality in order to give unique details for related records...maybe in the form of a report? Hmm...

5. Single Sign On and Salesforce Identity
   Kai Williams (International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council)

   Since Salesforce has its own single sign-on functionality, how might this compare to other services like it out there? How are you using it?

6. Admin #LifePro Tips
   Muhammad Hardy (Habitat for Humanity of the Gulf Coast)

   If you could go back in time and give yourself some early Salesforce tips, what would be at the top of your list?

7. Best practices for SF access with loss of Sys Admin
   Gillian Murphy (Children's Alliance)

   Especially for those smaller organizations in our community, what can we do to make sure that other members of our team have what's necessary to keep things moving forward in case the lead sysadmin immediately is unavailable?

Great Events for the Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. Hub Office Hours - September 7 @ 12pm ET
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   Bring all your questions to the expert panel of Nick Lindberg, Karen Fitton, Margaret Fako, and Barbara Christensen!

2. NPSP Day Washington DC - October 2, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Those who think that DC is just a city of politics is going to be surprised when the community comes together for this epic unconference event in Dupont Circle!

3. NPSP Day Philadelphia - October 11, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   The City of Brotherly Love plays host for its second NPSP Day!

4. NPSP Day Boston - October 18, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   Bring your Salesforce questions and New England energy, and we'll deliver answers and coffee...and doughnuts...and burritos!

5. NPSP Day Chicago - November 8, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   The Windy City hosts its second NPSP Day!

6. NPSP Day Phoenix - November 29, 2018
   Ryan Ozimek (Soapbox Engage)

   We're bringing the NPSP Day tour back to where it all started!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. NPSP Data Import Tool - Enhanced Matching Criteria
   Katie McFadden (Common Voyage)

   Should we toss in the ability to have some AND/OR logic for the Data Import Tool?