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October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

supercharging election organizer spreadsheets with zapier and google sheets

In this post, I write about multi select drop down menus in Google Sheets, how to automate creating spreadsheets, and when automation might not make sense.

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

I merged two thousand duplicates in Salesforce manually, AMA

When faced with thousands of duplicates in Salesforce, what is the best way to merge them? Here's my reflection of merging them manually, and what I learned in the process.

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

How to calculate *conditional* Average, Median, and Mode in Google Sheets

Google Sheets offers an =AverageIF() formula, but what if you need =ModeIF() or =MedianIf()? Here's a post on how to solve this, and why it matters for social justice orgs.

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

DIY Google Classroom with Zapier for Mr. Spreadsheet Whisperer

When Mr. Spreadsheet Whisperer is having trouble copying Google Files into folders for each camper, what should he do? Use automation to process repetitive, tedious tasks!

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Samantha Shain Conga Composer, Uncategorized

How to configure Conga Composer in a Salesforce Experience Site

Everything I learned the hard way about setting up Conga Composer in a Salesforce Experience Site (fka Community Cloud).

April 12, 2023 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

the case against Contact Record Types in Salesforce

Record Types are great for many Standard and Custom Objects in Salesforce. But, leave them alone for Contacts!

March 19, 2023 Samantha Shain Salesforce

Building a “smart” contact info collection form

How to create a "New Contact" form for staff and volunteers to fill out, while checking for duplicates!

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

I’m learning FlossCross!

I offer a post that's not about Salesforce, it's not about nonprofits, it's not even about spreadsheets (well, in a way it sort of is... but then again EVERYTHING is). It's about crafting, and coping, and playing, even in the worst of times.

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

comparing lists in Salesforce Flow

I used formulas, text variables, collection variables, loops, and assignments in Salesforce Flow to compare lists of Contacts and Contact Roles and create new Contact Roles as needed. Read further for the first attempt that didn't work... and how I fixed it!

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

fieldnotes from testing a complex build

Lessons from UAT... and Taylor Swift gifs sprinkled throughout!

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