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Happy Monday, Trailblazers!

Another PUB Crawl coming right up! This week’s newsletter spotlights upcoming NPSP Days in Minneapolis, San Francisco, and New York, plus this week’s Virtual Commons Sprint. You’ll also find helpful tips on reporting Gift Transactions in Nonprofit Cloud, a new Education Cloud idea for journal record sharing, and a recent webinar on modern member engagement for associations using Salesforce.

Have a wonderful week!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. Modern Member Engagement Webinar
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Modern Member Engagement: The Salesforce Advantage for Associations explores how associations can use Salesforce to deepen engagement and drive value by centralizing data, automating processes, and personalizing member experiences. Check out the webinar recording to learn how to build connected communities and boost staff efficiency using Salesforce tools!

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:

   • Conditional Field Formatting to Visually Highlight Fields for Quick Attention
   • Access Static Resources, Content Asset Files in Lightning Web Component
   • Add Confirmation, Alert and Prompt Dialog Box to Lightning Web Component
   • Reset lightning-input Field on Button Click in Lightning Web Component
   • Pass lightning-input field Value from a Button Click to Lightning Web Component Controller
   • Rich Text Area Component for Screen Flow

3. Salesforce.org Weekly Community Update
   Lizzy Roberts (Salesforce.org)

   Be sure to check out the Salesforce.org weekly update for upcoming events and new resources! This week’s spotlight includes the launch of the new certification experience, this week's upcoming Virtual Community Sprint, and Dreamforce registration details. Head here to stay connected!

4. Reports for Gift Transactions in Nonprofit Cloud
   Simon Griffiths (Independent)

   This Trailblazer is seeking guidance on how to create a report of Gift Transactions in Nonprofit Cloud, noting that they cannot find any sample reports related to "Gift" or a corresponding report type when attempting to build one from scratch. There's some helpful guidance being shared in the comments about how to approach reports more broadly in NPC. Check out the advice and add your own best practices!

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 THIS WEEK for two days of building, collaborating, and connecting with others across the Salesforce nonprofit, education, and impact community. Registration details in this post!

2. 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!

3. 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!

4. NPSP Day New York - October 9
   Katie Ciszek (Soapbox Engage)

   If you didn't have a chance to join us for NPSP Fundraising Day back in June, we'll be heading back to New York in October for another day-long gathering of nonprofit professionals and Salesforce experts. While this won't be a topic-specific training day (like Fundraising Day), there will still be the opportunity to build the day's agenda around your interests. That's the beauty of an unconference!

Great Ideas for Nonprofits Using Salesforce

1. Education Cloud: Allow Sharing Settings on Transaction Journal Records
   Rob Foster (Cloud for Good)

   Be sure to check out the IdeaExchange for thoughtful suggestions like this one, and cast your vote for the ideas you'd like to see prioritized. Many valuable product updates have originated from this community-driven space!