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David Manuel
David is a 15x Salesforce Certified Salesforce architect, problem-solver, and activist. He loves to solve thorny problems in novel domains, expose hidden connections, and leverage a little to achieve a lot. David joined Fíonta from a career in the nonprofit sector, having worked for over a decade in the LGBTQ-equality movement in operations roles ranging […]
Expressing gratitude
The act of gratitude – of acknowledgement and appreciation of the mundane to the extraordinary – has been valued by early philosophers like Cicero and Seneca the Younger to present-day neuroscientists and millions in between. Dr. Robert Emmons has studied the effects of gratitude on physical health, on psychological well-being, and on our relationships with others for […]
Featured Fíontan: Meet Katie Jones
You’ve been with Fíonta for two years. How did you first hear about us? I wasn’t exactly looking to change jobs, but Mark reached out to me on LinkedIn and was so charming in his email that I decided to go ahead and talk with him. Lol. And after I talked to a few people, it […]
Reduce web hosting costs with a sitewide audit
Web hosting plans are tiered primarily based on site traffic – specifically the number of visitors and pages served per month. If you are migrating to a new host, or your current host is bumping you to a higher tier because your traffic exceeds your current limit, there are steps you can take to reduce […]
Gratitude for nonprofits: Make it a weekly, not seasonal, practice
As Thanksgiving approaches, gratitude is making its annual appearance in headlines and maybe even your mailbox. We don’t mind jumping on this bandwagon because, this year especially, we all need the good feelings that gratitude inspires. The season of Thanksgiving does bring out the best in us. But we know you appreciate your volunteers, donors, […]
On-demand webinar: Debits and credits in Salesforce, oh my!
Overview Accounting Subledger is a game changer for many organizations. Working hand in hand with Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP), it uses existing GAU allocation functionality to create journal entries based on all the transactions you track in Salesforce. This webinar demonstrates basic configurations, discusses different methods for creating ledger entries, and illustrates how to export […]
All About...Salesforce: October 2020
Get your heavy coat ready becaus…winter is coming. Well, actually the Winter ‘21 Salesforce release is here and it has brought with it some fantastic new features. And, as with any major releases there will be some headaches and we’ve worked through a few already, hand in hand, with our amazing clients. Have some specific […]
Dan Tracy
Dan has been active in the Salesforce world since 2018 following stints in advertising and marketing as well as many years as a small business owner. He works closely with nonprofit and association clients to migrate from an existing email marketing system to a fully realized and integrated Pardot / Salesforce solution. Dan received a […]
We're a Great Place to Work!
Fíonta has been certified as a Great Place to Work! To qualify, Fíonta employees responded to 60+ survey questions to anonymously rate the organization, and 95% of our employees say we’re a great place to work! “We’ve known we were a great place to work, but getting the official certification is amazing. It’s all about […]
Membership renewal engagement path with Pardot and Fonteva
This presentation and live demo was given at FUNcon 2020, Fonteva’s annual user conference. As a Fonteva service partner, Fíonta is well suited to advise organizations using Fonteva about how to leverage data within Salesforce/Fonteva in Pardot for audience segmentation and email personalization. The video below is a 23-minute demo illustrating how to use member […]