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HubCap: Take Full Advantage of the Power of Us Hub! December 2018

By Lizzy Roberts December 11, 2018
MVP nominations are open! These 200+ exceptional leaders are lifelong learners who go above and beyond to share their expertise and help the entire community blaze trails.

MVP nominations are open! These 200+ exceptional leaders are lifelong learners who go above and beyond to share their expertise and help the entire community blaze trails.
MVP nominations are open! These 200+ exceptional leaders are lifelong learners who go above and beyond to share their expertise and help the entire community blaze trails.

Welcome to the HubCap

The HubCap is the monthly blog series that highlights the best of the Power of Us Hub! Think of this as your one-stop-shop for all Salesforce.org content and resources from the past month and a preview for what’s up and coming.

A lot happened last month: MVP nominations and registration for Higher Ed summit are both live. There are three new Getting Started Webinar series (two for nonprofits and one for higher ed) AND three new Community Sprint locations and dates announced, oh boy! Plus, so much more…

What’s included below:

  • Past and upcoming webinars & events
  • New knowledge articles, blog posts, etc., all new content!
  • Power of Us Hub news – what’s new in the community

So… what happened in November?

Product Updates

Hint: NPSP = Nonprofit Success Pack, HEDA = Higher Ed Data Architecture and SAL = Salesforce Advisor Link

Documentation

Releases

When the Salesforce.org team pushes a new Production or Sandbox package release, every two weeks, all the details, and any other important instructions or changes, are posted to these groups below in the Power of Us Hub.

This is the go-to place to find out release updates! As such, we highly recommend you subscribe “to every post” so that you don’t miss out on important information:

Extend your Learning

Webinars

NEW Getting Started Webinar Series

For Nonprofits:
Register on the right side of the Salesforce Fundamentals for Nonprofits landing page.

    1. Getting Started with Program Management for Nonprofits: This five-part series is a technical dive into the basics of configuring NPSP to meet your program management needs. We will take you from process mapping and data modeling to app building and impact measurement.

    2. Getting Started with Engagement for Nonprofits: This six-part series will cover how to use Salesforce to connect with constituents and track interactions over time. We will review functionality that is native to Salesforce and the NPSP, then we’ll review specific apps, and finally we’ll take a look at using Marketing Cloud, Pardot, and Community Cloud for engagement.

For Higher Ed:
Register on the right side of the Salesforce Fundamentals for Higher Ed landing page

    1. Getting Started with Advancement for Higher Ed: Salesforce can help you build enduring alumni relationships, increase fundraising opportunities, and report on performance metrics. This four-part series will show you how to get started using Salesforce for Advancement.

Here are the webinar recordings and slides of note from November:

Upcoming Webinars to keep an eye on:

See all upcoming webinars in the MindShare Chatter Group, or the Getting Started Chatter Group along the left-hand navigation of each group.

Power of Us Live! Roundtables

“Circles of Success” are now known as “Power of Us Live! Roundtables.” These are not your traditional sit and listen sessions; you have the unique opportunity to share and learn from your peers in an unscripted and interactive forum. Join the Power of Us Live! Roundtables Chatter Group in the Hub to learn more!

Knowledge Articles

Blogs

E-books & Guides

Trailhead

Events

Check out the Community Events Group in the Hub to learn about upcoming in-person Salesforce events!

Event Recap

Oct 23rd, 2018: Higher Ed Summit Horizons, Barcelona, Spain

Nov 6, 2018: Nonprofit Success Clinic – London

Nov 7, 2018: Power of Us Live! Austin

  • We welcomed 15 customers of all shapes and sizes to the beautiful campus at UT Austin for a day of community and collaboration.
  • Thanks to the three members from the community shared their stories about how they are using Salesforce: Terry Cole (Street Youth Ministry), Jennifer Lee (University of North Texas), and Deepa Patel (National Multiple Sclerosis Society). Also, shoutouts to Toby Quaranta (Hustle) who won the Demo Jam and to Emily Rose (Mental Health Association) who was so inspired after the event and meeting Terry, that she has committed to starting up the first Oklahoma User Group!

Roundtable discussion about Program Management at the Power of Us Live event in Austin, 11/7/2018
Roundtable discussion about Program Management at the Power of Us Live event in Austin, 11/7/2018

Nov 8 & Nov 13, 2018: The Connected Nonprofit Conferences

  • London – Thursday, November 8
  • Amsterdam – Tuesday, November 13

Nov 14, 2018: Open Source Community Day Paris

  • Salesforce.org hosted our very first Open Source event in Paris, France at the beautiful Paris Yacht Marina and it was a huge success! We had twenty-six participants working hard on projects specific to the EMEA region.
  • NPSP highlights: new Customizable Rollups to be added to our upcoming Rollup Recipe Document, GDPR Best Practises, updates to our Account Model documentation to better explain why we recommend the Household Model and what that means for the standard Salesforce Account model.
  • HEDA highlights: Dutch use-cases around address fields, identifying local requirements for “Program Enrollment” and “Course Enrollment,” how to manage B2B and B2C Accounts with HEDA in the same org.

Community Day Paris
Community Day Paris

Nov 15, 2018: French Touch Dreamin, Paris

Nov 16, 2018: Northeast Dreamin’

  • Northeast Dreamin’ took place in beautiful Manchester, NH the day after an unexpected fall snowstorm! 450+ participants gathered for a day of Salesforce learning, community, and of course, swag.
  • Nonprofits represented among participants and presenters, customers and partners alike, with a dedicated room for our community’s amazing session content. We learned about the ever-evolving ecosystem of apps available to nonprofits in the AppExchange; using Salesforce for Moves Management; constituent engagement strategies; building the right Salesforce team, and more!

Pouya Shahbodaghi from Year Up, Vered Meir from Salesforce.org, Megan Pietruszka from National Network of Abortion Funds after presenting their roundtable session on building Salesforce teams for organizations of every size.
Pouya Shahbodaghi from Year Up, Vered Meir from Salesforce.org, Megan Pietruszka from National Network of Abortion Funds after presenting their roundtable session on building Salesforce teams for organizations of every size.

Nov 19, 2018: Nonprofit Success Clinic – Dublin

Nov 28, 2018: World Tour Los Angeles

Rachel Park received a Golden Hoodie at the LA World Tour. Congrats, Rachel!
Rachel Park received a Golden Hoodie at the LA World Tour. Congrats, Rachel!

Nov 28, 2018: World Tour Dallas

Dec 1, 2018: India Dreamin’

Dec 5, 2018: World Tour Atlanta

Dec 5, 2018: World Tour Tokyo

Dec 6, 2018: Down Under Dreaming Brisbane Edition

Upcoming Events

Dec 12, 2018: Whyfor: Campfire Stories and Celebration, Register today! Night before the NYC World Tour

Dec 13, 2018: World Tour NYC, Register!

Feb 6, 2019: Transition to Lightning Bootcamp (6-week) begins!

Mar 20, 2019: Snowforce, Register!

Mar 21, 2019: Southeast Dreamin’, Register!

Apr 16-18, 2019: Higher Ed Summit 2019, San Diego, California! Register today!

Higher Ed Summit Early Bird Pricing

Early bird registration is now open! Join our co-host, University of San Diego and hundreds of innovative institutions from around the globe on April 16-18, 2019 in sunny San Diego, California. Come excited, leave inspired to: Make Change. Make Changemakers.

Early bird pricing ends December 14th, so make sure to get your ticket today! Register!

June 27-28, 2019: NorCal Dreamin’, Register!

View all upcoming World Tour Events and
View all upcoming NPSP Days!

Get Help from Experts in the Community

Community Office Hours

There are 5 different office hour sessions hosted in the Hub by our amazing community members! These are community-led open Q&A sessions: you don’t need to pre-register.

Solution Exchange

The Solution Exchange is a community-powered tool designed to connect community members to users and institutions who are trying to solve similar challenges using Salesforce. Check out these new solutions:

#PubCrawl

Each week Ryan Ozimek (MVP) reads the entire Hub for you! Join fellow Salesforce.org customers, partners, and staff who get the most important Power of Us Hub updates delivered to their inbox each week. Subscribe today!

Get your questions answered!

Post a question in Chatter and get an answer within 24 hours.

Hub Happenings

Announcements from your beloved community management team…

MVP Nominations are Live!

  • Nominations for the 2019 Salesforce MVPs are now open! If you are a Trailblazer Community member or Salesforce employee and know someone who deserves the honor of becoming a Salesforce MVP, we encourage you to nominate them by January 11, 2019.
  • To help you decide which of your community heroes to nominate, here’s some background on Salesforce MVPs, what we look for, and how the process works. Check it out, then share as many nominations as you’d like via the 2019 Salesforce MVP nomination form.
  • Learn About the Salesforce MVP Nomination Process (Plus How to Nominate for 2019!)

Nominate Salesforce MVP

Hub Heroes

  • Every month we feature members of the Power of Us Hub who help others become more successful on the platform – they become “Hub Heroes”!
  • For the month of December, we are proud to highlight the community contributions of Kristina Winters, Aiden Martin and Bill Florio. Thanks to Kristina, Aiden and Bill for all you do!
  • Want to nominate someone who has helped you in the Hub? Nominate a helpful Hubber.

Giving Tuesday

2019 Community Sprint Dates Announced!

Take me to the Hub

What do you think of the HubCap?

We want your feedback! Hop in the Hub and post to Lizzy’s profile, include the topic #HubCap and let us know your thoughts! Also, let’s keep the good times rolling… see something we should include in next month’s edition? You guessed it, comment with the topic #HubCap to contribute to the blog. Until next time!

From, Your Salesforce.org Community Team

The Power of Us Hub is an online community for Salesforce.org customers, certified partners and staff. The Hub is a place for you to get answers, build your Salesforce skills, share your expertise and connect with others in the nonprofit, higher ed and K-12 sectors who are using Salesforce!

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