Hello readers, Happy January / "end of ze world" week! Wanted to share what I'm working on, outside of feeling existential dread. My nonprofit org is using Salesforce but we are not on NPSP or Lightning. It is not ideal. We are currently looking for a partner to do a needs assessment of our org. … Continue reading Chronicles of Setting up NPSP from Scratch: Days 1 and 2
2020 Review and 2021 Goals
Happy New Year, readers. Many of you are my personal friends and I am so happy that we are alive at the same time and can spend time together virtually. I am excited for the day when I can meet some of you in real life. In reflecting, the year 2020 brought a lot of … Continue reading 2020 Review and 2021 Goals
Sporadic Notes on Flow and Marketing Attribution
I've been working in Salesforce Flow...a lot. I am a novice but have really enjoyed learning about software development best practices through a point-and-click tool. My use case has been the very simple (sarcasm) marketing problem of attribution. We send out emails with the call to action to donate. We segment our audiences based on … Continue reading Sporadic Notes on Flow and Marketing Attribution
Reflections on Gratitude, Healing, and Privilege
It's Thanksgiving, a holiday with controversial roots, marinated in colonialism and violence. On the flip side, today has me reflecting on gratitude and how gratitude helps change the brain, heal trauma, and even fight capitalism. Earlier this year, I went through something traumatic in my personal life, and the trauma was multiplied by the pandemic. … Continue reading Reflections on Gratitude, Healing, and Privilege
The Joys of Salesforce Admin Office Hours
A few weeks ago, I put Office Hours on the calendar to discuss Salesforce, how a college professor might. The goal of this hour is to create a relaxed space to talk about tech, hear people's system woes and use cases, and conduct some training. It's been a super enlightening, collaborative time so far! Thank … Continue reading The Joys of Salesforce Admin Office Hours
Welcome
Welcome to my blog. In this blog I will write about music, technology, sociology, data, and personal philosophy. Actually, it will probably be a hodge-podge of things. Enjoy!
Setting Up Internal IT Support with Email-to-Case
If I were a recipe blogger, I'd probably write about how I got into a snuggly sweater and curled up with a cup of tea and lovely set of Salesforce support docs to set up Email-to-Case this afternoon. But I'm not that person, so I'll just start writing. The Business Problem We needed a way … Continue reading Setting Up Internal IT Support with Email-to-Case
My 5-Year Plan is Dead
Okay, I admit... that was a clickbait-y title. I am feeling dramatic tonight. Five years ago, I believed I needed a plan. I was working in a sales coordinator role at a startup but I knew I didn't want to go into sales, so it felt dead-end. I had no focus, but I felt this … Continue reading My 5-Year Plan is Dead
Progress Not Perfection, and Some Musings on Where This Blog Might Go
When I started this blog I decided to try writing every day for 30 days. I missed Sunday the 15th because I was out exploring a museum with friends and then on various virtual hangouts. Then I delved into a new knitting project, a hat for my best friend. This was all time well-spent I … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection, and Some Musings on Where This Blog Might Go
Reflections on My First Year Cooking
In January of this year, I decided to start cooking for myself. I honestly don't remember how I fed myself before. Maybe lots of trips to the WholeFoods hot bar. Yeah, that checks out. I had signed up for Workweek Lunch (WWL) months before. WWL is a subscription meal prep service that provides yummy recipes … Continue reading Reflections on My First Year Cooking
MT-ing My Head 