Hi everyone,
I have been working with the Salesforce Foundation for a while and had great success with the platform both as a user (I was director of resource development) and as a consultant in client implementations. The nonprofit edition of Salesforce is a great starting point for many NPOs looking to track constituents, partners, volunteers, donors, donations, activities, and cases. Best of all, the platform licenses are free for many NPOs. The Salesforce Foundation donates up to 10 free licenses to each 501c3 organization.
To apply: http://foundation.force.com/home
There are two apps on the AppExchange for volunteer tracking that you can install for free:
Volunteer Management: http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N300000016bhjEAA
Volunteerforce: http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N300000016cifEAA
With that being said, every organizations has a unique business process and needs and you will probably need to customize these apps or to tailor a solution to your needs.
Please feel free to contact me if you need more information.
Tal
Cloud for Good
Tal@cloud4good.com
901-213-6188
www.cloud4good.com
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