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15 Years. 100+ Projects. 5 Things Successful Nonprofit Salesforce Orgs Have in Common.
After 15 years and 100+ nonprofit and education engagements, the organizations that get the most from Salesforce share five things. None of them appear on a technology RFP.
How Nonprofits Get More from Salesforce with Ongoing, Strategic Support
If you lead technology at a nonprofit, you already know that systems require consistent oversight to bring the most value to your team. And if you're like...
Transforming Nonprofit Operations: A Comprehensive Guide to the Salesforce Spring '26 Release
Understanding Agentforce Nonprofit: The Shift from Cloud to Intelligence At the heart of the Spring '26 Release lies the rebranding of Nonprofit Cloud to...
Meet the New AI-Powered Slackbot: A Personal Work Assistant for Nonprofit Operations & Fundraising
Between donor updates, campaign coordination, board requests, event logistics, and internal handoffs, your day can disappear into the work of work: catching...
Technology Evaluation for Your Nonprofit: The Power of Proactive Planning
2025 is redefining what's possible for nonprofits. Nonprofit leaders who prioritize evaluating their technology tools early in the year have a significant...
Welcome Clarity and Capacity: A Practical Path to More Equitable Technology in 2026
Your mission moves fast—imagine your data moving with you. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. While your organization may be thriving, the question...
Salesforce Managed Services for Nonprofits: Finding a Trusted Advisor to Help Scale Your Impact
Transforming processes and disconnected data for an improved experience Since 2011, Buzzbold has been helping Nonprofit leaders who have faced ongoing...
Growing a Sustainable Future: Our Commitment to Planet and People in 2025
At our core, we believe that business has the power to drive meaningful change. In 2025, we’re doubling down on that belief by ramping up our sustainability...
Making a Difference, One Onion at a Time!
At Buzzbold, I am grateful that our commitment to the 1% pledge aligns perfectly with my personal ethos of community giving. It's about more than just our...
Outcome Management: A Game Changer for Nonprofits
In nonprofit organizations, the pursuit of meaningful change is at the heart of their mission. Whether it's addressing social issues, supporting...
Team Buzzbold's Take: The New Nonprofit Cloud from Salesforce
You may have caught the buzz that was generated by Salesforce's recent announcement that a new, reimagined, Nonprofit Cloud solution has been released. As...
6 Core Considerations for Fundraising Success in 2023
As we head into 2023, nonprofits anticipate challenges related to the state of the economy, technology, finances, and fundraising. Setting strategic...
20 Phrases ready for the corporate jargon graveyard
We've all been there; a meeting is wrapping up, the team is discussing next steps and we are ready to circle back next week. Team Buzzbold would like to...
Six ways to protect your school district's data with guidance from CISA and Salesforce
The average cost of a data breach in the education industry is 3.86 million Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and...
Considerations for a smooth transition into the next phase of your technology future.
How and When to Plan Your Implementation So, you have decided that you are ready for a technology transformation and are eager to unify your school or...
Elevating Fundraising through Donor Engagement
Donations are just the start! Individual donors are the backbone of nonprofit success and must be cultivated as we move into a digital-first fundraising...
Giving for today and every day: 12 ideas with something for everyone
With GivingTuesday upon us, we’ve been thinking a lot about how and why we give. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea : a day that encourages...
Yes, Nonprofits Should Lobby. Lessons for Managing Risk and Opportunities for 501(c)(3)s from BolderAdvocacy Workshop
Buzzbold is on assignment in Columbia, MO and learning about the rules controlling lobbying and advocacy activities for 501(c)(3) organizations. Missouri...
From LaunchCode Apprentice to Buzzbold App Developer: Jeremy Reed Featured on Nine Network
It's no secret that a key component of Buzzbold's team-building strategy involves finding people with a passion for learning and a personal drive for...
How to decide what technologies to integrate into your organization
More people have access to the web than ever before and as for-profit businesses have revolutionized their models, often, limited by resources, nonprofits...
Why Start a Sustainer Program?
Monthly-giving, recurring donations or sustainer, a gifting program that allows supporters to donate automatically on a recurring basis has become integral...
Solutions for donor segmentation on a budget
Congratulations on caring about donor segmentation! Building positive relationships with donors is vital to the success of a nonprofit organization and...
4 Signs Your Organization Is Ready For A CRM
Whether you're wanting to organize and automate your work, show your board more metrics, or just want to build better relationships, knowing the necessary...
KPIs: secret sauce of S.M.A.R.T. goals in nonprofit program management
Which metrics, or program performance indicators are most crucial? What much you capture and what should you report? Cloud information systems enable us to...