What is Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com - a cloud computing company is a web-based software as a service provider, best known for its CRM (Customer Relationship Management) product. It is designed simply to help the organisations to manage all interactions with its customers and the prospects; When used efficiently, it can contribute a major role in the growth and success of the organisation.

What is Salesforce.com for Non-profits? And why they need it?

Salesforce.com for Non-profits is the set of end-to-end solutions that helps your organisation become a connected non-profit. Built for the social and mobile era, Salesforce.com for Non-profits will connect your entire non-profit– your partners, supporters, employees, and programs. It enables you to deliver:

  • Better programs and services
  • Engage and strengthen your community
  • Communicate more effectively
  • Raise more resources

As a non-profit, the first question arises is, “Why would we need a "sales" database and a customer relationship management software solution?” The answer is very simple: CRM software, such as Salesforce.com, and integrated technologies can help a non-profit not just run their organization more quickly and effectively, but also help them grow and sustain relationships. Many organizations in the non-profit sector do not have the funds to afford robust and expensive databases, let alone hire IT staff to manage the ongoing maintenance. One of the biggest concerns for a non-profit is in deciding when to migrate from their legacy system or excel based tracking. Some of these concerns also include:

This is why Salesforce.com is becoming a popular option for non-profits due to its ability to adapt and scale to an organization’s evolving needs. With Salesforce installed in your non-profit; you can spend less time on computers managing your data and dedicate all your time in making the world a better place.

A Regular, for profit businesses can purchase different editions of Salesforce.com, each with their own features and pricing, ranging from a basic contact manager to an Unlimited edition. If a non-profit receives donated licenses from the Salesforce.com foundation, it receives 10 Enterprise licenses, completely free, in perpetuity. Additional licenses are discounted some 75-80%.

For-Profit Business paying for Salesforce.com, Enterprise Edition Non-Profit Organisation receiving donated/discounted Enterprise Edition
Cost

Per user, annually

 first 10 users free, additional users charged
Support and Features
 Enterprise Features, Salesforce.com Basic Support included with license Enterprise Features, Salesforce.com Basic Support included with license
Can use Non-Profit Starter Pack?
 Optional, freely available, though customisation unlikely to benefit most businesses Optional, freely available, and likely to benefit many organisations
What benefits Charities and Non-Profits can gain from Salesforce.com

To keep it SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT: It’s the world’s leading CRM platform and now relied upon by many thousands of charity and non-profit organisations. TechStorm strongly believes that Salesforce.com is way ahead of its competitors in every aspect. It’s fast to configure and has very attractive rates for charities and non-profits. Being ‘cloud-based’ gives you access to your data from anywhere, at any time.

How can TechStorm help you?

TechStorm Consulting is offering free healthcheck services for existing Salesforce.com charity users and new customers. During the Healthcheck, we will review your business processes and provide recommendations on how your organization will see the benefits in revenue generation, leads nurturing (new members onboarding), campaigns for both outbound and inbounds et.al. TechStorm will help you:

  • Improve the visibility across the organization
  • Strengthen data integrity and accuracy
  • Increase sales effectiveness and accuracy

If you are new to Salesforce.com, or still learning about the platform or want to know more get in touch with TechStorm. TechStorm Consulting has successfully implemented for hundreds of companies of all sizes and industries.

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