Resources and Events

The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) held its annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (19NTC) in Portland, Oregon, from March 13-15, 2019. One of the most relevant sessions for our work at Exponent Partners was…

Salesforce.org’s acquisition of roundCorner and the foundationConnect product is an exciting part of what I view as the evolution of technology to support nonprofits. This recent deal has solidified Salesforce.org’s commitment to…

In today’s funding environment, education organizations are being pushed to do more with less, and fundraising is becoming increasingly competitive as funders are no longer satisfied with case studies and anecdotes of…

My interactions with clients, prospects, colleagues, partners, leaders and influencers in the nonprofit space have been a source of inspiration for me over the past 12 months. I am constantly reminded of…

I was fortunate to have attended the TAG 2018 Annual Conference last week in Tucson, AZ. As I expected, it was an incredible opportunity to network, explore and learn alongside others who…

Our client Breakthrough New York prepares motivated low-income students for college graduation with a transformative program that includes a 10-year commitment from sixth grade through college. How do they maintain high-quality student…

Salesforce.org is moving into program management and impact management with intentionality, and that is big and welcome news for all of us who work in the social change information systems ecosystem! A…

The annual Salesforce user conference finished up on Friday, September 28 and, once again, it was an amazing spectacle. Somewhere north of 150,000 people flooded session rooms around downtown San Francisco, all…

Unlike my colleague, Sean Speer, I’m not a Dreamforce veteran. Truth be told, I’m a Dreamforce rookie and 2018 was my first time attending this epic event. It certainly won’t be my…

As a San Franciscan working in the nonprofit Salesforce ecosystem, there are two big events each year that vie for my attention: Dreamforce and Burning Man. Some years they overlap, whereas other…