Michael KolodnerNov 134 min readBifurcating the MarketSalesforce has divided the nonprofit market in two: large organizations and everyone else. Nonprofit Cloud is only for large organizations.
Michael KolodnerApr 107 min readThese Are Not The Components You're Looking ForSalesforce's "Industries" solutions come with access to many new components. I wish they worked better.
Michael KolodnerMar 1315 min readThe Emperor's New CloudsNew Nonprofit Cloud and Education Cloud are more expensive and less functional than NPSP and EDA. Most nonprofits should stay away.
Michael KolodnerJan 173 min readThings You Don’t Need: Sales+ServiceNonprofits should only pay $432/user/year, a Lighting Enterprise Edition or Sales Cloud license. They're often sold more expensive licenses.
Michael KolodnerJan 34 min readThings You [usually] Don’t Need: A Full SandboxNonprofits rarely need or should pay for a full copy sandbox. Unless you have a specific project that's going to need it, save your money.
Michael KolodnerDec 20, 20235 min readThings You Don’t Need: Premier SuccessNonprofits do not need to pay for Premier Success. Save your money to give your admin professional development.
Michael KolodnerDec 6, 20233 min readThings You Don’t Need: Unlimited EditionWhy nonprofits should not pay for Unlimited Edition. Save your money because the benefits are not worth the cost.
Michael KolodnerNov 8, 20234 min readPrices Go Up (Discount Goes Down)News Flash: Salesforce announces 9% price hike. Nonprofit prices rise 14.6%. I try to understand why.
