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Cody (right) with his husband David (left)

Featured Fíontan: Meet Cody Hamilton

Published: June 23, 2022Last Updated: November 9, 2022Author: Cody HamiltonCategory: Life at FiontaTags: featured-fiontan

You’ve been with Fíonta since late 2020. What attracted us to you? Initially, I was contacted directly by a friend/former…

All About…Salesforce: June 2022

Published: June 21, 2022Author: Jordan BergerCategory: SalesforceTags: associations, CRM Analytics, Mobile Pathways, Nonprofit Summit, nonprofits

Hello and welcome to this month’s installment of All About Salesforce. In this issue, I’ll highlight recent work completed for an…

Honoring The Emancipation of Enslaved African Americans

Published: June 17, 2022Last Updated: September 28, 2022Author: FíontaCategory: DEI, Other, ResourcesTags: DEI, Freedom Day, Juneteenth

Juneteenth is included in Fíonta’s holiday calendar. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of ending slavery in the United…

David Manuel in the AIDS/LifeCycle Ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles

Displaying AIDS/LifeCycle Training Data with CRM Analytics

Published: June 15, 2022Last Updated: September 28, 2022Author: FíontaCategory: DEI, SalesforceTags: CRM Analytics, online fundraising

Background Senior Technical Architect, David Manuel, recently completed his fourth tour of the AIDS/LifeCycle ride, a 545-mile ride from San…

Salesforce CRM: Assisting Immigrants Through Court Process

Published: June 13, 2022Last Updated: November 11, 2022Author: Fíonta and Elliott MinaCategory: DEI, SalesforceTags: CRM, Twilio

Hola Asistente is a text-based application (SMS messaging and Twilio) that helps immigrants navigate the immigration process. Working closely with…

Streamers with all the pride colors for LGBTQ+ with falling confetti.

Sharing Stories Throughout Pride Month

Published: June 8, 2022Last Updated: September 28, 2022Author: Cody HamiltonCategory: DEI, Life at FiontaTags: DEI, LGBTQI+, Pride

Every day this month, Fíontan Cody Hamilton is sharing biographies, articles, and history in Slack to honor and celebrate the…

Migrating from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce: How to Prep Your Data

Migrating from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce:
A Guide to Prepping Your Data

Published: June 7, 2022Last Updated: September 16, 2022Author: Jenifer AlonzoCategory: Resources, Salesforce, Salesforce for NonprofitsTags: associations, data-migration, nonprofits, raisers edge

Migrating from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce is a multi-step process. Learn how to get started on this long but rewarding process by first preparing your data.

All About…Salesforce: May 2022

Published: May 18, 2022Last Updated: June 2, 2022Author: Jordan BergerCategory: Salesforce, WebinarsTags: associations, nonprofits, webinar

Another gorgeous day where we are. The trees are blooming, and everything has turned a healthy shade of green. After…

Reimagine Volunteering & Leadership to Increase Member Engagement

Published: May 17, 2022Last Updated: November 11, 2022Author: FíontaCategory: Resources, User ExperienceTags: associations, nonprofits, volunteers

Associations and chapters are finding it difficult to recruit volunteers, especially for leadership roles. This disturbing trend was emerging before…

Featured Fíontan: Meet Sophie Braunstein

Published: May 5, 2022Last Updated: November 11, 2022Author: Sophie BraunsteinCategory: Life at FiontaTags: featured-fiontan

You were hired for a brand-new position at the time – tell me about your role here at Fíonta. I’m…

The Fíonta Note – April 2022

Published: April 28, 2022Last Updated: July 22, 2022Author: FíontaCategory: Fíonta NewsTags: associations, change-management, grants management, nonprofits, Salesforce, UX

Streamlining fundraising for critical human services in Washington, DC with Nonprofit Cloud Bread for the City (BFC) has worked for…

On-Demand: Let’s Talk About Grants Management

Published: April 25, 2022Last Updated: May 31, 2022Author: Cooper Westbrook (he/him)Category: WebinarsTags: foundations, GMM, GrantsManagement, Salesforce

Are you looking for a soup-to-nuts way to manage competitive awards from within Salesforce? We covered Salesforce’s free Outbound Funds…

All About…Salesforce: October 2022