Nobody trusts the numbers
Development and finance report different totals. Board decks get built by hand in spreadsheets the night before the meeting.
Salesforce consulting for nonprofits
Fundraising systems your team loves.
Alpenglow plans, builds and supports Salesforce for nonprofits, foundations and schools. You work directly with a 15x certified consultant who spent nearly 20 years in fundraising and nonprofit leadership, so the system fits the way your team really works.
15+years building Salesforce for mission-driven organizations
45+nonprofit Salesforce projects led, from discovery to sign-off
15Salesforce certifications, including two architect credentials
300+grant proposals written, so we speak fundraiser
Sound familiar?
Your CRM should make the work easier. Too often it does the opposite.
The person who built it is gone
Your org is full of fields, automations and workarounds nobody can explain, and every change feels risky.
Your team works around Salesforce
Staff keep their real notes somewhere else, gifts are entered twice, and an expensive system sits half-used.
We untangle what you have, rebuild what you need, and train your people to own it. The result is a system your team relies on every day.
One system, every team
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What changes when Salesforce is set up right.
Salesforce can hold your donors, programs, grants and finances in one place. Here's what that looks like for each team.
Development
Today
Gifts live in one tool, emails in another, and acknowledgments go out late.
With Salesforce
Every donor's full history in one record, with receipts, renewals and moves management that run on schedule.
Programs
Today
Attendance and outcomes sit in spreadsheets that get rebuilt for every funder report.
With Salesforce
Participants, services and outcomes tracked as the work happens, with reports ready when funders ask.
Grantmaking
Today
Applications, payments and grantee reports are spread across separate systems.
With Salesforce
The whole grant lifecycle in one place, from application portal to payment to final report.
Leadership & board
Today
Every board meeting starts with someone reconciling numbers by hand.
With Salesforce
Live dashboards for revenue, pipeline and impact that match what finance reports.
Cost tip: eligible nonprofits can get 10 free Salesforce licenses through the Power of Us program, plus discounts on additional licenses. We'll help you check eligibility and plan the rest of your budget.
What we do
Explore services
Senior Salesforce expertise, without the agency overhead.
Salesforce
Implement, fix and grow your org
From a first implementation to untangling a ten-year-old org, we deliver the full lifecycle.
- Nonprofit Cloud & NPSPNew implementations, optimization and migration planning
- Data migration & cleanupRaiser's Edge, DonorPerfect and spreadsheets, deduped and mapped
- IntegrationsGiving, forms, email, accounting and student systems
- Automation & developmentFlow first, Apex and Lightning components when you need them
- Reports & dashboardsBoard-ready numbers that match finance
- Training & adoptionRole-based training and admin coaching
Built by a fundraiser
Fundraising know-how in every org we build
Nearly 20 years as an executive director, grants director and development manager means we design around how fundraising really works, not just the fields.
- Gift processing & donor journeysClean entry, timely acknowledgments, renewals that run themselves
- Grants & major gifts pipelineMoves management, deadlines and forecasting in one place
- Team & board reportingGoals, actuals and dashboards leadership will use
Works with
Nonprofit CloudNPSPEducation CloudExperience CloudAccount EngagementFormAssemblyClassyMailchimpQuickBooksWorkatoZapier
How a project works
A clear route from first call to go-live.
Every engagement follows the same four stages, so you always know where you are, what it costs and what comes next.
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Step 1 · Discover
Map the terrain
We interview your team, review your processes and current data, and document what success looks like.
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Step 2 · Scope
Plan the route
You get a written scope, timeline and budget, with clear priorities. No surprise invoices.
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Step 3 · Build
Make the climb
We build in short sprints with regular demos, so your team sees progress and steers as we go.
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Step 4 · Launch & support
Stay roped in
We go live with training and documentation, then stay on call as your needs grow.
Your guide
A fundraiser who became a Salesforce expert.
Roger Miller has led Salesforce projects for nonprofits, schools and foundations since 2010, at Alpenglow and at national Salesforce partners, where he most recently built a nonprofit Salesforce consulting practice. Before that he was an executive director, grants director and development manager. He knows what your team is up against because he has done those jobs.
Data ArchitectSharing & Visibility ArchitectNonprofit Cloud ConsultantEducation Cloud ConsultantExperience Cloud ConsultantPlatform App BuilderAdministratorUX Designer
Read Roger's story
Roger's grasp of Salesforce and experience in similar build-outs (and the nonprofit world) were incredibly valuable to us. His ability to explain the complicated in a way that was not complicated to our internal team was noticed right away.Chris Clegg, Salesforce client
Ways to work together
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Pick the support that fits your stage.
Scoped project
A fixed scope of work with a clear timeline and budget, from discovery to sign-off.
- Discovery and written scope
- Agile build with regular demos
- Training and documentation at launch
Support hours
A prepaid block of expert hours for fixes, enhancements and new features, used as you need them.
- Development and admin rates
- Per-request caps keep spending predictable
- Priority response for active clients
Retained advising
Regular working sessions with your administrator to build skills and keep your org healthy.
- Three one-hour sessions each month
- Release reviews and best practices
- Lower total cost of ownership
Free 30-minute call
Let's map your route.
Tell us where your Salesforce is today and where you want it to be. You'll leave the call with honest advice and clear next steps, whether or not we work together.
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