Dreamforce 2025 was my first time attending the event in person! So much change has happened in the last 24 months in regards to Salesforce and in the area that Canvas Cloud serves most: Nonprofits. I was eager to hear about the new product releases before anyone else and to meet thousands of people who share a mutual love of Salesforce.

Migrating from Salesforce NPSP to Nonprofit Cloud (now Agentforce Nonprofit) can feel like standing at the base of a mountain – daunting, steep, and uncertain. Danny Rodriguez shares how his recent trip to the Smoky Mountains inspired a structured path to the summit: Canvas Cloud’s NPSP → NPC FastTrack.

Dreamforce 2025 isn’t just another Salesforce conference—it’s the ultimate experience for the global Salesforce Ohana. With more than 50,000 Trailblazers, Admins, Consultants, and Partners gathering in San Francisco this October 14–16, it can feel overwhelming if you don’t plan ahead. Here are 10 expert tips from the team at Canvas Cloud.

This summer took me from solar farms to expo floors, from local innovators to global leaders, all united by a shared mission: accelerating the clean energy transition. I had the privilege of attending three major events: ASES SOLAR 2025, the Midwest Solar Expo, and RE+ 2025. One theme in particular stood out everywhere I went: agrivoltaics.

We’re thrilled to celebrate one of our own: Rob O’Brien, Strategic Salesforce Connector, who has been named a Salesforce MVP, Class of 2025.

The solar industry is at a crossroads. Between rising energy demands, evolving policy landscapes, and an urgent push toward decarbonization, it’s clear that the grid of the future requires more than just new infrastructure. It needs smarter systems, better data, and stronger partnerships.

The Salesforce Summer ’25 Release looks to provide a significant upgrade, equipping nonprofit organizations with advanced tools across essential functions. Salesforce is hoping these intelligent features and streamlined processes help boost efficiency, strengthen constituent relationships, and ultimately increase the impact of nonprofit missions.

The Salesforce Summer ’25 Release introduces a wave of enhancements centered around artificial intelligence integration and streamlined automation tools, aiming for significant efficiency gains across various Salesforce clouds. As we all are aware, Salesforce continues to make its case that Agentforce is the present and the future, and this release should make that pretty clear for any doubters - Salesforce is all in with Agentforce.

If you have ever been responsible for managing the direction of a technology platform like Salesforce, you know how difficult it can be to identify the organizational priorities and how they align with your user’s needs. There is also a chance that you have lay awake some nights, questioning whether you are creating sustainable solutions, or merely solving today’s problem by creating technical debt for you to handle in the future. 

Salesforce Dreamin’ events feature expert-led sessions covering Salesforce best practices, new features, and real-world use cases. Whether you're diving into AI, automation, or data management, you’ll gain actionable insights to improve your org.

Salesforce has announced the end of sale (EOS) for its legacy CPQ solution, signaling a major shift for businesses that rely on it to configure, price, and quote (CPQ) products and services efficiently. While the change isn’t immediate, the transition will impact how organizations manage their sales processes moving forward. 

Canvas Cloud is a proud Salesforce Gold/Crest Partner, serving as both a Systems Integrator (SI) and a Managed Services Provider (MSP), and we’re here to help clients assess their options and build a future-proof quoting strategy.

If you were quick to read new posts/happenings with Salesforce last week, there was a short-lived flurry of activity surrounding Salesforce Optimizer. If you are unfamiliar with Optimizer, allow me to catch you up - Optimizer provides Salesforce System Administrators with valuable insights and information on where they should focus their time and effort to ensure their org was staying compliant and adhering to overall security best practices.

Adopting new technology is never a one-size-fits-all journey, and Salesforce’s Nonprofit Cloud (NPC) is no exception. As we approach three years since its introduction, NPC has seen significant evolution and investment, sparking conversations about where nonprofits fall on the adoption curve.

What exactly is cloud computing and why should you care? We’ll dive into the basics of what “the cloud” really is, and how you’re already using it every day.