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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.
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
Michael Kolodner
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Free Things I Always Install: DLRS
I always install DLRS into new orgs or existing ones. It's just a great tool that can solve so many needs!
Michael Kolodner
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Free Things I Always Install: Lightning Messaging Utility
Lightning Messaging Utility from Salesforce Labs is a handy tool for displaying messages that fit the Salesforce design pattern.
Michael Kolodner
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Apsona: The Golden App for Bulk Data Operations
Apsona for Salesforce is my favorite app. I consider it so important that I require my clients to install it.
Michael Kolodner
Jun 27, 20234 min read
Rollup to Relationship: A Cool DLRS Trick
A rollup summary trick to create a direct relationship to the last child record.
Michael Kolodner
Jun 14, 20233 min read
FormAssembly’s Price Increase
FormAssembly is raising their pricing. A lot. It still might be worthwhile for nonprofits.
Michael Kolodner
May 31, 20235 min read
Always Build in a Sandbox. (Except When You Don't. Or can't.)
We always say you should never build in production. But I say sometimes it makes sense.
Michael Kolodner
Apr 26, 20235 min read
Setting Up the Free Integration Users
A step-by-step guide to using the free Salesforce integration user licenses.
Michael Kolodner
Apr 12, 202312 min read
Tools I Love: DLRS (the Declarative Lookup Rollup Summary tool)
DLRS, the Declarative Lookup Rollup Summary Tool, gives your rollup summary fields superpowers.
Michael Kolodner
Mar 29, 20236 min read
Naming Convention Flows
How to make text-named records have consistent and useful names.
Michael Kolodner
Feb 15, 20235 min read
One Form To Rule Them All
Use a single webform for many uses with URL parameters and save yourself time.
Michael Kolodner
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Sprinty's Community Resources
Announcing Sprinty’s Community Resources, an online library of Salesforce content for nonprofits.
Michael Kolodner
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Dynamic Gauge: The First “Dynamic” Feature I’m Using
I try out Dynamic Gauge Charts on Salesforce dashboards and then build and release tool to take advantage of them.
Michael Kolodner
Jan 4, 20235 min read
Simple, Readable, Fun 🥳 - 💦 Sprinkle Emoji in your Salesforce ☁️
Adding emoji to your Salesforce aids in comprehension and adds fun! 👾
Michael Kolodner
Dec 14, 20224 min read
Test Data in Production
The truth is that we almost always have test records in production. So make them work for you.
Michael Kolodner
Nov 9, 20224 min read
I’ve Got Admin Permissions–Now What? (Part 3)
Part 3 of the series for accidental admins continuing their learning journey: Getting Certified.
Michael Kolodner
Sep 7, 20224 min read
I’ve Got Admin Permissions–Now What? (Part 2)
Want a superpower that you can get without being bitten by a radioactive spider? The Salesforce community is a superpower for everyone.
Michael Kolodner
Aug 10, 20225 min read
I’ve Got Admin Permissions–Now What? (Part 1)
Part One of a series about what to do when you become a Salesforce admin.
Michael Kolodner
Jul 20, 20223 min read
FormAssembly Errors to Cases
How to set up FormAssembly connector errors to become Salesforce cases for better tracking and accountability.
Michael Kolodner
Jul 7, 20227 min read
Why I Love FormAssembly: The Prefill Connector
There many webform tools that can integrate with Salesforce. But FormAssembly's prefill connector is a unique and powerful differentiator.
Michael Kolodner
Jun 22, 20226 min read
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