Avion Technology Implements Salesforce NPSP and Nonprofit
Cloud the Way Your Fundraising Actually Works
Avion Technology configures, customizes, and integrates the Nonprofit Success Pack and Nonprofit Cloud donor and household data, recurring gifts, grant tracking, and fund accounting architected around how your organization actually raises and reports on funds, not a default configuration built for a generic business.
We configure NPSP around your fundraising and your funders, not a generic sales pipeline. Household architecture, fund and grant allocation, and gift entry your team can trust — built by people who understand nonprofit financial reporting, not just how to relabel Salesforce objects.
Salesforce NPSP & Nonprofit Cloud Services Avion Technology Delivers
We provide end-to-end nonprofit CRM services — from initial strategy through configuration, integration, and long-term support.
NPSP & Nonprofit Cloud Consulting
Evaluating your fundraising model, programs, and reporting requirements to design the right configuration approach, including an honest NPSP-versus-Nonprofit-Cloud recommendation.
- Benefits: A clear, expert-built plan that reflects real fundraising and financial reporting needs.
- Ideal for: Nonprofits evaluating Salesforce or planning an implementation.
- Expected outcome: A detailed solution design and implementation roadmap.
NPSP Implementation
Full setup and configuration of the Nonprofit Success Pack’s household model, gift entry, and core functionality.
- Benefits: A donor and fundraising system configured around your actual organization from day one.
- Ideal for: Nonprofits implementing NPSP for the first time.
- Expected outcome: A fully configured, production-ready NPSP instance.
Household & Constituent Data Architecture
Structuring your household, organization, and contact relationships to reflect real donor and constituent relationships.
- Benefits: Clean, accurate donor data instead of duplicate, messy records.
- Ideal for: Organizations with messy or inconsistent donor data.
- Expected outcome: A data architecture built for how your constituents actually relate to your organization.
Gift Entry & Recurring Donation Configuration
Configuring gift entry, recurring donations, payments, and soft credits around your fundraising process.
- Benefits: A gift entry process your development team actually trusts and uses.
- Ideal for: Organizations where gift entry has become a manual, spreadsheet-driven workaround.
- Expected outcome: A configured gift entry and recurring donation process matched to your workflow.
Fund & Grant Accounting (GAU Allocations)
Configuring General Accounting Unit (GAU) Allocations and grant tracking for accurate fund reporting.
- Benefits: Gifts accurately tied to funds, programs, and grants for real financial reporting.
- Ideal for: Organizations managing multiple funds, programs, or grants.
- Expected outcome: A fund and grant allocation structure your finance team can report from confidently.
Donor Communication & Fundraising Tool Integration
Connecting your CRM to email marketing, direct mail, and peer-to-peer fundraising platforms.
- Benefits: Personalized, accurate donor outreach built on real, current CRM data.
- Ideal for: Organizations running fundraising campaigns disconnected from CRM data.
- Expected outcome: Integrated communication tools reflecting accurate donor and giving data.
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Migration to Nonprofit Cloud
Assessing, planning, and executing a migration from NPSP to Salesforce’s newer, unified Nonprofit Cloud offering.
- Benefits: A clear, honest path forward as Salesforce evolves its nonprofit product line.
- Ideal for: Organizations evaluating whether and when to move to Nonprofit Cloud.
- Expected outcome: An informed migration decision and, where appropriate, a validated transition.
Reporting, Dashboards & Board Reporting
Building reports and dashboards around the metrics your board, leadership, and
funders actually need.
- Benefits: Real-time, trustworthy reporting instead of manually assembled board packets.
- Ideal for: Organizations spending significant staff time building reports outside the CRM.
- Expected outcome: Dashboards and reports built for your actual governance and funder requirements.
Data Migration & Cleanup
Migrating and de-duplicating donor and gift data from spreadsheets or another CRM.
- Benefits: Clean, accurate historical data as the foundation for your new system.
- Ideal for: Organizations moving off spreadsheets or another donor database.
- Expected outcome: A validated, de-duplicated data migration.
NPSP Implementation Rescue
Assessing and completing or correcting a stalled, partial, or underperforming NPSP configuration.
- Benefits: A working, properly configured system without starting the entire project over.
- Ideal for: Organizations left with a generic or incomplete configuration by a previous partner.
- Expected outcome: A rescued implementation that finally reflects your real fundraising and program structure.
Volunteer Management Configuration
Configuring volunteer tracking and program participation alongside your donor data.
- Benefits: A unified view of constituents as both donors and volunteers where relevant.
- Ideal for: Organizations managing volunteer programs alongside fundraising.
- Expected outcome: A configured volunteer management setup integrated with your donor data.
Managed Services & Ongoing Support
Ongoing configuration support, troubleshooting, and system administration after go live.
- Benefits: A system that keeps up with your programs and funding as they evolve.
- Ideal for: Organizations without dedicated in-house Salesforce administration.
- Expected outcome: A continuously supported, evolving nonprofit CRM.
Why Avion Technology Is the Right Nonprofit CRM Partner for You
We work across the Nonprofit CRM modules and technical tooling that keep your operations running.
We Configure for Real Fundraising, Not a Relabeled Sales Pipeline
Household and gift data architecture designed around how nonprofits actually raise and report on funds.
We Take Fund and Grant Accounting Seriously
GAU Allocations and grant tracking
configured for real financial reporting, not an afterthought.
We Rescue Generic Implementations
If a previous partner treated NPSP like standard
Salesforce, we assess and rebuild it around real nonprofit requirements.
Honest Nonprofit Cloud Guidance
We give you a clear, honest assessment of whether and when moving from NPSP to Nonprofit Cloud makes sense for you.
Real Donor Communication Integration Expertise
We connect your CRM to the fundraising and communication tools you actually use as a core capability.
Transparent Communication
No jargon, no surprise costs. We explain configuration decisions in plain, accurate terms.
Agile Delivery
We work in structured phases with regular check-ins, so you always know
your project status.
A Long-Term Configuration Partner
We stay with you as your programs, funds, and funder requirements evolve.
How Avion Technology Will Implement NPSP or Nonprofit Cloud for You
We follow a structured, transparent process so you always know what’s happening and what’s next.
Phases
What happens
Discovery
We learn your current fundraising process, program structure, and reporting requirements.
Solution Design
We architect your household data model, fund/grant structure, and configuration plan.
Configuration
We stand up your BigQuery environment with schema and initial data loaded.
Communication Tool Integration
We connect email, direct mail, or peer-to-peer
platforms to your CRM.
Data Migration & Cleanup
We migrate and de-duplicate your donor and gift data.
Reporting Setup
We build dashboards and reports around your board and funder requirements.
Training & Go-Live
We train your development and program staff by role and support launch with hands-on monitoring.
Ongoing Solution
We provide continued configuration support as your programs and funding evolve.
Why Avion Technology
19+
Years of Experience
1.9k+
Projects Completed
500+
Clients Satisfied
40+
Technology Experts
Beyond the individual clouds, Avion Technology delivers end-to-end Salesforce services that take you from first strategy session through go-live and long-term support.
Salesforce is flexible enough to support almost any industry, but it delivers the most value when configured around industry-specific workflows. Here’s how we typically apply it.
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FAQs
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Yes. Avion Technology plans, configures, integrates, and supports the Nonprofit Success Pack and Nonprofit Cloud for nonprofit organizations, handling the full implementation lifecycle rather than just licensing.
NPSP, the Nonprofit Success Pack, is Salesforce’s established nonprofit CRM package built on top of standard Salesforce. Nonprofit Cloud is Salesforce’s newer, more unified nonprofit product line Intended to eventually succeed NPSP. We help you understand where each stands and what’s right for your organization today.
It depends on your organization’s timeline, budget, and requirements. We give you an honest, current assessment of both options rather than defaulting to whichever is easier to sell.
We architect your household data model, gift entry process, and fund/grant allocation around your actual fundraising and reporting needs, rather than leaving the system at generic defaults that don’t reflect nonprofit financial reality.
Yes. We regularly assess stalled or underperforming implementations, determine what’s usable, and complete or correct the configuration without starting the entire project over unnecessarily.
A General Accounting Unit (GAU) Allocation is NPSP’s
mechanism for tying a gift to a specific fund, program, or grant, which is essential for accurate fund accounting and reporting to your board or funders.
Yes. We configure grants management functionality to track grant applications, awards, and the specific reporting requirements and deadlines each funder requires.
Yes. We integrate NPSP and Nonprofit Cloud with fundraising communication tools so outreach is built on
accurate, current donor and giving data.
Yes. We clean up and de-duplicate existing donor and household data, then structure the data model to prevent the same issues from recurring.
Yes. We configure recurring donation schedules and payment processing, including handling for failed or lapsed payments to minimize lost revenue.
Phone
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