Tips, Opinions & Notes from our Team

Distilling our knowledge, experiences, and resources on a wide range of digital, technical, nonprofit, and advocacy topics.

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What Happened at Dreamforce 17

by Barbara Christensen | November 14, 2017

At Dreamforce 2017 last week, Percolator enjoyed time with clients, celebrating women in tech, and learning these tips for admins and engagement superstars!

CRM, Percolator Love, Salesforce

Endorsers: Your Powerful Base

by Karen Uffelman | August 31, 2017

Your message resonated, they say they agree! On your engagement pyramid, they are level 2, Endorsers. Learn how convert them in our latest DIY engagement strategy installment.

Advocacy, CRM, Engagement Strategy, Fundraising

Followers: The Start of Something Big

by Barbara Christensen | May 23, 2017

When your observers stop watching your work from the sidelines and officially opt in to your movement, they become followers. Here's how to convert, measure, and engage them.

CRM, Engagement Strategy

A Beautiful Custom Volunteer Platform

by Karen Uffelman | March 3, 2017

Speaking of lovely integrations (because arent we always?), heres a story about a custom volunteer management platform we launched last year for the Washington Trails Association (WTA).

CRM, Integration, Percolator Love, Salesforce, StepUp

Play in Your Salesforce Sandbox!

by Chad Harris | October 11, 2016

I love the Road Runner cartoons! Somehow, the very fabric of space and time seems to twist and fold to the liking of this Jedi Master bird. But most of us can relate much more to our buddy Wile E. Coyote.

CRM, Salesforce

The Mountaineers Go Mobile

by Karen Uffelman | October 10, 2016

Go check out mountaineers.org on your favorite mobile device. Its beautiful!

CRM, Engagement Strategy, Integration

Salesforce Integration Supercharges Dogwood's Organizing

by Barbara Christensen | August 31, 2016

When Dogwood Initiative needed to mobilize BC residents to reclaim decision making power over the air, land, and water they depend on, they turned to distributed organizing motivating and empowering champion volunteers to lead and organize others.

Advocacy, CRM, Integration, Salesforce

Friends with Benefits - Monthly Donors

by Barbara Christensen | July 27, 2016

How one Operations Director is growing her org's monthly donor program - and it's making a big difference

CRM, Fundraising

Legacy Party - Oh Yeah!

by Karen Uffelman | July 27, 2016

Legacy donors are special. You know you should be thinking more about them, right?

CRM, Fundraising

Borrow & Match

by Sarah Francis | July 16, 2016

Think about borrowing that is my best online fundraising advice. Heres what I mean: watch what the major nonprofits or large political campaigns are doing and test a similar version with your audience.

CRM

Essentials 5, Part 2: Evaluating Salesforce Intergrations for Nonprofits

by Chris McCullough | June 14, 2016

In a previous post, we talked about the qualities we look for in a good Salesforce integration: reliability, transparency, configurability, well-supported, and playing well with NPSP.

CRM, Integration, Salesforce

Zombie Prevention!

by Karen Uffelman | May 25, 2016

Managing your email program is a big job. You have to pick the right database and email broadcasting platforms, and you need to be able to wield them well.

CRM, Engagement Strategy