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Happy Monday, Trailblazers!

Start your week right with another edition of the PUB Crawl! This week we’re loaded up with resources from last week’s AMA session, plus some great new how-to articles from the ever-reliable Rakesh! There’s also a new certification process to check out, some great opportunities to get involved with some community sprints, and a couple upcoming NPSP Day dates to add to your calendar!

Have a wonderful week!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. New Certification Experience Launching July 21, 2025
   Rachel Pechacek (Salesforce)

   Salesforce is launching a new, unified certification experience tomorrow, with all exams (Salesforce and Tableau) accessible through Trailhead Academy. This change will help simplify the certification process, offering both in-person and virtual exam options via Pearson VUE. Learn more about the change here!

2. Articles to Improve Your Salesforce Knowledge
   Rakesh Gupta (Salesforce MVP)

   Get ready to learn something new this week with these helpful how-to articles:

   • Make the Most of Salesforce DevOps Center
   • Create Lookup with Dynamic Forms for Flow
   • Create Filtered Lookup with Choice Lookup
   • Select Multiple Records in the Lookup Component
   • Archive A Slack Channel Using Flow
   • Create a Form with a Progress Bar in Lightning Web Component

3. Resources from July 17 Ask Me Anything Session
   Natalie Larino (Salesforce)

   Here are some of the resources shared as part of last week's live AMER Ask Me Anything Session. Topics covered include Gift Designations assignments, data backup solutions for NPSP, and if/when to consider migrating to NPC.

4. Take a Look at Salesforce Fundamentals
   Kyren Wong (Salesforce)

   Did you know Salesforce Fundamentals offers free 45–90 minute Trailhead sessions to help beginners explore Salesforce products, career paths, and essential skills? Check out the sessions to earn your first badge, connect with the Trailblazer community, and take the first step on your Agentblazer journey.

Great Events

1. Virtual Commons Community Sprint - July 30-31
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   If you’ve been waiting for a chance to Sprint without traveling, here's your chance! Join fellow Trailblazers online for two days of building, collaborating, and connecting with others across the Salesforce nonprofit, education, and impact community. Registration details in this post!

2. Canadian Community Sprint - September 10-11
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Don't miss your chance to join the first-ever Canadian Community Sprint, happening in Vancouver on September 10–11! Join nonprofit, education, and impact sector Trailblazers for two hands-on days of collaboration, innovation, and fun as you co-create Salesforce solutions and connect with the community. Whether you're technical or not, there’s a meaningful way for everyone to contribute.

3. NPSP Day Minneapolis - September 11
   Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)

   NPSP Day will be returning in September— this time to Minneapolis! Mark your calendars now for this day of unconference connection, exploration, and strategizing around the NPSP, NPC, and all things Salesforce for nonprofits!

4. NPSP Day San Francisco - September 18
   Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)

   After Minneapolis, NPSP Day will be heading straight to San Francisco. Join us for a full day centered on peer learning, real-life use cases, and open conversations around the NPSP, NPC, and how nonprofits can make the most of Salesforce. Hope to see you there!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. NPC: Allow Editing of Custom Lookup Fields in Care Plan Goal Assignment Modal
   Junette Tan (Passion Fruit Partners)

   Organizations using NPC Case Management often need to relate Goal Assignments to additional records through custom lookup fields. However, these custom lookup fields can't be edited in the standard Create or Edit Care Plan modal, which can lead to errors and requires users to update each Goal Assignment manually. Here's an idea to add new functionality to allow the editing of custom lookup fields in Care Plan Goal Assignment modal.