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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.

Cooler Than Validation Rules

Michael Kolodner

Aug 21, 20242 min read

Cooler Than Validation Rules

Before save Flows can show a custom error component to serve as validation. A powerful feature, but validation rules still have their place.

Design for User Success: Screen Flows

Michael Kolodner

Jul 10, 20243 min read

Design for User Success: Screen Flows

Screen flows can be elements you use to design your record pages, adding options beyond the standard layout controls.

Email to someone not [yet] in Salesforce

Michael Kolodner

Jan 31, 20247 min read

Email to someone not [yet] in Salesforce

How I solved the challenge of emailing someone that might not be in Salesforce and still relating that message to the right record.

Platform Events — My New Favorite Tool

Michael Kolodner

Oct 25, 202310 min read

Platform Events — My New Favorite Tool

An introduction to Platform Events and the cool things I've found to do with them.

Free Things I Always Install: Unofficial SF

Michael Kolodner

Aug 30, 20233 min read

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

Naming Convention Flows

Michael Kolodner

Feb 15, 20235 min read

Naming Convention Flows

How to make text-named records have consistent and useful names.

i++ (or For Loops) in Flow

Michael Kolodner

Jan 18, 20234 min read

i++ (or For Loops) in Flow

How to create a For Loop in Salesforce Flow. (Increment a counter like i++.)

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