Unlocking Efficiency with Salesforce Accelerators: The ImagineCRM Guide
Salesforce Accelerators are purpose-built solutions designed to help organizations fast-track their digital transformation, automate processes, and enhance user experiences. At ImagineCRM, we help organizations leverage these accelerators to improve efficiency, compliance, and data-driven decision-making.
In this blog, we’ll share a selection of powerful Salesforce Accelerators, their capabilities, and the benefits they bring to your organization.
What Are Salesforce Accelerators?
Salesforce Accelerators are pre-built, configurable solutions designed to address specific business challenges across various industries, including nonprofit, government, and education sectors. They provide organizations with:
Faster Implementation: Reduce development time by using pre-built components.
Best Practices: Incorporate industry-leading processes and workflows.
Customization & Scalability: Adapt to specific business needs without heavy development.
Cost Efficiency: Minimize the need for custom development, lowering overall costs.
By leveraging these accelerators, organizations can optimize workflows, improve data accuracy, and enhance user experiences within Salesforce.
Salesforce Accelerators Overview
1. Actionable Alerts
The Accelerator Will:
Provide an enhanced interface for managing record alerts within Salesforce.
Allow users to take immediate action on alerts directly from records.
Offer configurable severity levels, filtering, and mass action management.
Benefit:
This accelerator ensures that critical alerts don’t just sit unnoticed. This is a huge benefit for organizations that rely on real-time responses, such as nonprofits handling crisis intervention or support services. It helps teams react quickly to important updates and streamline communication.
💡 Why It’s a Game-Changer: For nonprofits handling crisis intervention or support services, this accelerator ensures urgent alerts never go unnoticed. It helps teams react faster, communicate better, and stay ahead of critical updates—all within Salesforce.
2. Australian DoHAC B2G API Integrations
The Accelerator Will:
Automate interactions with the Department of Health & Aged Care (DoHAC) using MuleSoft APIs.
Provide reference implementations for seamless API authentication and data retrieval.
Enable aged care providers to integrate their internal systems with government B2G APIs.
Benefit:
For healthcare providers, integrating with government systems can be complex. This accelerator simplifies the process, ensuring compliance while improving efficiency and reducing administrative burden.
3. Center of Excellence (COE) Intake & Review
The Accelerator Will:
Standardize the intake and review process for new business application requests.
Provide a structured workflow with dashboards and rules-based recommendations.
Enhance collaboration across departments by centralizing application tracking.
Benefit:
For organizations handling multiple projects or grant applications, this accelerator helps ensure nothing falls through the cracks. By standardizing intake processes, teams can work more efficiently and focus on high-priority initiatives.
4. Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries (DLRS)
The Accelerator Will:
Enable rollup summaries between lookup relationships without requiring Apex code.
Allow administrators to configure rollup criteria using a simple UI.
Provide real-time, scheduled, or API-triggered rollups for advanced reporting.
Benefit:
This is a game-changer for Salesforce admins who need powerful reporting capabilities without the complexity of code. By automating data rollups, organizations can generate accurate reports with ease, saving time and effort.
5. DoD Talent Management Analytics
The Accelerator Will:
Deliver real-time analytics on workforce availability, planning, and pay management.
Provide interactive dashboards for identifying trends and gaps.
Allow decision-makers to act directly from insights.
Benefit:
For government agencies and large organizations, having a clear picture of workforce capabilities is crucial. This accelerator simplifies workforce planning, helping teams make informed staffing decisions faster.
6. DoD Travel Request App
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a no-code solution for managing travel requests with automated approvals.
Support OmniStudio and Flow-based travel request workflows.
Enable rapid deployment of a standardized travel management system.
Benefit:
Managing travel approvals can be time-consuming, but this accelerator speeds up the process by automating approvals and tracking travel requests efficiently.
7. ESRI Geospatial Mapping for PSS LPI Workflows
The Accelerator Will:
Integrate GIS mapping into licensing, permitting, and inspection applications.
Allow applicants to submit requests with geospatial data.
Enable reviewers to adjust and approve applications directly within Salesforce.
Benefit:
For organizations that deal with location-based services, such as environmental agencies or urban planning departments, this accelerator provides better data visualization and accuracy in mapping workflows.
8. GOV.UK Frontend
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a drag-and-drop interface for creating government-compliant web services.
Ensure accessibility and alignment with GDS design standards.
Allow non-technical users to build public-facing forms and workflows.
Benefit:
This is particularly useful for public sector agencies needing to deploy digital services quickly. It simplifies the process of building and maintaining government websites that comply with accessibility standards.
9. Grantmaking FIBF Data Model
The Accelerator Will:
Align grant management processes with the Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF).
Provide pre-built Salesforce objects and fields for grants data.
Ensure compliance with federal grants management standards.
Benefit:
For grantmaking organizations, this accelerator removes the guesswork from data modeling, making it easier to manage applications and track funding.
10. Grantmaking SF-424 Forms
The Accelerator Will:
Enable a guided, wizard-driven application process for federal grant applicants.
Ensure compliance with government-mandated SF-424 forms.
Automate data capture and submission workflows.
Benefit:
By simplifying complex grant application processes, this accelerator reduces errors, saves time, and enhances applicant experiences.
11. Grants.gov Integration
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a pre-built MuleSoft API integration with Grants.gov.
Enable Salesforce-based grants management applications to interact with Grants.gov APIs.
Transform XML data into JSON format for easy consumption within Salesforce.
Benefit:
This accelerator simplifies data exchange between grants management systems and Grants.gov, reducing manual input and enhancing compliance with federal grant requirements.
12. Grassroots Mobile Survey
The Accelerator Will:
Provide an offline-capable survey tool for nonprofits and field workers.
Allow customizable survey forms to collect data in remote areas.
Sync data to Salesforce once an internet connection is available.
Benefit:
Nonprofits can conduct surveys in areas with limited connectivity, ensuring seamless data collection and integration with their Salesforce database.
13. Imhotep App Builder
The Accelerator Will:
Help teams manage Salesforce implementations with Agile and lean project management features.
Track metadata changes, user testing, and project progress.
Offer multilingual support and customizable workflow automation.
Benefit:
This accelerator simplifies project management for Salesforce admins, ensuring efficient tracking and deployment of changes.
14. New South Wales (NSW) Design System
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a Salesforce implementation of the NSW Government branding toolkit.
Ensure consistent digital experiences aligned with government design standards.
Integrate with NSW Government Point API for address verification.
Benefit:
Government agencies can create unified digital services that comply with NSW branding and accessibility standards, improving citizen engagement.
15. NSW Customer Payments Platform (CPP) Integration
The Accelerator Will:
Standardize integration between Salesforce and the NSW payment platform.
Support payment workflows via OmniScript and Flow.
Enhance auditability and security for financial transactions.
Benefit:
This accelerator ensures efficient, secure, and standardized payment processing within NSW government agencies.
16. Pay.gov Integration with MuleSoft
The Accelerator Will:
Enable U.S. government agencies to process payments via Pay.gov within Salesforce.
Provide pre-built MuleSoft connectors for secure credit/debit transactions.
Ensure compliance with federal financial standards.
Benefit:
Government agencies can streamline online payment processing, reducing administrative burden and enhancing financial transparency.
17. Salesforce Indicators
The Accelerator Will:
Provide visual indicators to highlight key Salesforce record data.
Offer fully customizable indicators that require no coding.
Support branding and color customization to match organizational needs.
Benefit:
Users can quickly interpret key data points at a glance, improving efficiency and reducing time spent searching for critical information.
18. SAM.gov Integration with Flow and External Service
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a no-code integration between Salesforce and SAM.gov.
Automate entity verification and compliance checks using Salesforce Flow.
Ensure secure data retrieval with permission-based API access.
Benefit:
Organizations managing federal contracts can automate entity verification and maintain up-to-date compliance records effortlessly.
(Please note, ImagineCRM are SAM.gov registered.)
19. Service NSW Design System
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a pre-configured Salesforce implementation of the Service NSW branding framework.
Enable government agencies to create consistent digital services.
Support integration with the NSW Government Point API for address verification.
Benefit:
This accelerator ensures that digital services meet government accessibility and branding standards while improving user experience.
20. Summit Events App
The Accelerator Will:
Provide an open-source event management solution within Salesforce.
Support customizable registration forms and automated event workflows.
Enable payment integration for ticketed events.
Benefit:
Nonprofits and educational institutions can manage events more efficiently, reducing manual workload and enhancing attendee experience.
21. Technology Transfer Starter
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a foundation for managing intellectual property (IP) and commercialization efforts.
Include a pre-defined IP data model and inventor engagement tools.
Automate activity tracking, revenue management, and expense tracking for patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Benefit:
Managing intellectual property and commercialization efforts can be complex, but this accelerator simplifies the process by bringing everything into one place within Salesforce. This is a huge benefit for research institutions, universities, and technology incubators looking to track innovation from idea to commercialization.
22. Victoria "Ripple" Design System
The Accelerator Will:
Provide a Salesforce implementation of the Victoria Government's Ripple Design System.
Ensure compliance with government branding and accessibility standards.
Allow users to quickly create responsive digital experiences within Salesforce using OmniStudio.
Benefit:
For government agencies, ensuring digital consistency and accessibility is crucial. This accelerator makes it easy for Victorian government teams to build services that meet branding guidelines while providing a seamless experience for users.
