This week might be a short holiday week for those of us in the US, but last week was packed with goodness in the Power of Us Hub! Let's belly-up, and dive right in to this week’s edition!

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Great Posts from the Salesforce Power of Us Hub

1. How can I backfill donations using QuickBooks data?
   Shelby Saso (Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, San Jose)

   There's been a crazy rumor going around that organizations would like their donation management system to play nice with their accounting system. Read on, and lend a hand.

2. Entering dates prior to 1700
   Eric Sowers (General Synod Reformed Church in America)

   I remember 1700 like it was only 300 years ago. Salesforce, on the other hand, seems to want me to forget it ever happened. Y1.7K bug! Learn some cool ways enter very old dates.

3. How can I handle the situation when an account makes one payment that is to be applied to multiple opportunities?
   Jeremy Schofield (Atlas Economic Research Foundation)

   It warms your fundraising heart to see a donor pay for a bunch of pledges with one big check. But wait, how do you record this?

4. FinancialForce vs. Quickbooks Online - which is better for nonprofits?
   Mairin McCuistion (India Evangelical Mission)

   I see a pattern here. The people want to talk about accounting. Fine. Let's just rip the band-aid and do it. Put on your green visor and dive in!

5. How much dedicated staff time do you have for in-house admin?
   Susanna Sharp (Northwest Maritime Center)

   Not counting ping-pong and foosball time (I'm in San Francisco this week, they're in every office), how much time does the average organization spend on administrating Salesforce? Get those 2016 budgets ready!

6. Should you delete old data?
   Heath Parks (Cincinnati Works)

   I never delete my email. Want to research the evolution of spam? Visit my mailbox. What about Salesforce data, though? Should we put data on ice? Ship it to some far off place after some time?

7. How do I set up Birthday reminder emails/letters?
   Freida Hecht (Hebrew Bet Israel Society)

   If you're unable to send a singing telegram to celebrate every supporter's birthday, could you some how use the magic of Salesforce's automation to send them an email?

Great Events for Salesforce Nonprofit Community

1. PUB Office Hours - Vacation Week
   Caroline Renard (Technology Interpreter for Arts Groups)

   It's a holiday week in the US, so the PUB Office Hours are taking a little well deserved siesta.

That's all for this week! Did I miss something? Have any tips or suggestions? Send all tip jar suggestions to me at cozimek@picnet.net.

Keep soaking up the goodness!

Your barkeeper,
Ryan