VIDEO: How to Clean a Messy Spreadsheet in under 10 min
Posted October 22, 2020
Have you ever looked at a spreadsheet and thought “where do I even begin?” Sometimes it’s a file we inherit from someone else in our Read more...
Spreadsheet Formulas You Need to Know, Part 2: 3 Simple Conditionals
No more sorting, cutting, pasting and resorting to calculate data. These formulas have got you covered. Read more...
The Best Salesforce Troubleshooting Secret: Login As User
Salesforce has lots of great troubleshooting features. But this one completely takes the cake. Read more...
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When Nonprofit Tech Projects Stall, Part 1: Why It Happens
To anyone who's ever had a project unexpectedly lose momentum - let's chat. Read more...
Spreadsheet Formulas You Need to Know, Part 1: The 6 Biggest Time-Savers
Even if you've never used formulas before in your spreadsheets, you'll be happy you scanned these formulas. They can save you hours of manual spreadsheet time. Read more...
How I Passed the Salesforce Advanced Administrator Certification Exam [2020]
My story about studying for the Salesforce Advanced Admin 301 exam, and the mistakes I made along the way. 😬 Read more...
How to Deliver Bad News to Staff Stakeholders
You can't make everyone happy! For those situations that get beyond our control, here are some tips for tactfully delivering bad news to your colleagues. Read more...
8 Questions For Auditing Your Org's Database Automations
Whether it's your donor database, email marketing platform or other CRM - here's how to make sure those automated processes are serving your org. Read more...
9 Nonprofit CRM Cleanup Projects to Tackle This Summer
Got some down time? Here are all the database projects we admins rarely have the time for, but that go along way in making our CRM & tech systems better. Read more...
How can fundraisers & database managers best work together?
This week, I teamed up with prospect researcher Joan Ogwumike to share tips on what what makes for a great fundraiser/database manager working relationship. Check Read more...