Commons Project: AI for Nonprofits

Wrapping Up the 2025 Vancouver Community Sprint! 

We were thrilled to gather in The Nest at UBC on September 11-12 for two days of brainstorming and creating impactful solutions for our Nonprofit and Education community using Salesforce!

A remarkable 76 attendees joined us in person, representing an array of folks working within the Nonprofit and Education and Salesforce ecosystems, including End Users, Administrators, Developers, Architects, etc from customer and Industry Partners from Vancouver and surrounding regions.  

To everyone who joined and gave your time...THANK YOU!

 Your commitment to building together is what makes this community so powerful. 💙 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to the sponsors of the pre-sprint social kick-off, sponsored by 

@FinDock for Nonprofits Cascadia Cloud Solutions and the Trailblazer Community Teams - @Clair Lam @Lynda En @Ashley Hampson @Tobey Klein @Chris Boxall @Dan Kingsley

... we had the ABSOLUTE best time, and perfect way to kick off the week THANK YOU!!!! 

Ready to dive into the full recap? 

https://sfdo-community-sprints.github.io/docs/sprints/2025-09-1011-Sprint

Keep an eye on this Sprint group for upcoming Sprint dates coming later this year! 

@Commons Project: AI for Nonprofits

@Commons Project: Memberships

@Nonprofit and Education MindShare

@Salesforce.org MVPs

NEW WEBINAR: Nonprofit Trends 2025: Building Momentum for a Changing World - Sept 4

Details:

• Thursday, September 04, 2025
• 11:00 AM PDT

Featured Speakers:

• Pradnya Haldipur, Strategic Advisor to Nonprofits
• @Andrea Schiller, Product Marketing Director, Salesforce
• @Lori Freeman, Vice President and GM, Nonprofits, Salesforce

Join us for an insightful conversation with nonprofit advisors as we explore key findings from our 2025 research. We'll examine the sector’s biggest challenges, emerging trends, and how organizations are pushing forward despite mounting pressure. 

We’ll cover:

• A surprising shift in top sector challenges, including what has changed and why it matters
• The rising importance of digital engagement
• The growing optimism and use of AI across the nonprofit landscape

You won't want to miss this one!  

Register now: https://www.salesforce.com/form/events/webinars/form-rss/5043264

@Nonprofit Hub - Nonprofit Trends for this year are LIVE! Don't miss out!  

@Trailblazer Community Cove - want to learn about what's top of mind for our Nonprofit Community? Listen in to this webinar with our head of Nonprofit Product!  

Spread the word, open to all!   

#Nonprofit cc @Susan Mahon

Hi Salesforce.org Community! 

Each week, we share updates from across the community and spotlight what’s coming up. 

Audience: these resources are meant specifically for our Nonprofits and Education folks using Salesforce, but of course are open to all!

Top of Mind This Week 

1. 🇨🇦 Vancouver Sprint – Register Now! Sept 10-11 - Sign up here!
2. 💻 Virtual Sprint RECAP is available - check out what took place this week!
3. 🧠 NEW: True to the Core Monthly sessions! See more details
4. 📚 NEW: How-To for Education Cloud on Setting Up Course Registration! See more here!
5. 🛎️ Reminder: Dreamforce tickets are live! Nonprofit/Edu/Public Sector pricing available.
6. 🛎️ Time to register for the 4th Annual Higher Ed Dreamin' (community-led!) See details here.
7. 🦖 Astro Sprinty is LIVE on the Trailblazer Store! See the update

What’s Coming Up

• Every Wednesday - Nonprofit LATAM Office Hours - en español!
• Every Friday - Nonprofit Coffee Chat
• First Friday of the month - The Higher Ed Office Hours - join the Sector: Higher Ed group to join, details listed in the group sidebar to join)
• Aug 8 - In-person Event: (Raleigh, NC) Nonprofit Collaborative Raleigh Event
• Aug 13 - Virtual: Salesforce for Nonprofits: Tableau Campfire
• Aug 19 - Webinar: Salesforce for Nonprofits: Unlocking the Potential of Unified Data to Empower Agents
• Aug 20 - Virtual Q&A: Nonprofit Ask Me Anything (AMER)
• Aug 20 - Virtual Q&A: Nonprofit Ask Me Anything (EMEA)
• Aug 21 - In-person Event: (Dallas, TX) Navigating Change in Constantly Shifting Nonprofit Landscapes
• Aug 27 - Webinar: Tableau+: The Future of AI Analytics
• Sept 10 - Webinar: Unlock the Future of Analytics: Agentic AI in Tableau Next
• Sept 10-11 - In-person Event: Community Sprint in Vancouver
• Sept 24 - Webinar: Tableau+: The Future of AI Analytics
• Oct 8 - Webinar: Unlock the Future of Analytics: Agentic AI in Tableau Next
• Oct 14-16 - In-person Event: Dreamforce 
• Oct 15 - Virtual: Salesforce for Nonprofits: Tableau Campfire
• Oct 29 - Webinar: Tableau+: The Future of AI Analytics
• Nov 12 - Webinar: Unlock the Future of Analytics: Agentic AI in Tableau Next

Explore More

• Nonprofit Webinar Series & Resources
• Salesforce-wide Events
• Trailblazer Community Groups
• "Dreamin" Community Conferences

Nonprofit Cloud Premier Customers: Sign up for an Expert Coaching Session! 

🎉 Friday Shoutouts!

• Shoutout to all the folks who led projects for and participated in the Virtual Community Sprint this week! Check out the full recap HERE - we had 11 amaazing community-led projects, including @Commons Project: AI for Nonprofits @Commons Project: DLRS @Commons Project: NP SF How-to Series @Commons Project: Summit Events App @Commons Project: Memberships

Thanks for all you do for this amazing community. Wishing you a wonderful weekend! 

💙 Lizzy & the Nonprofit Community Team