Data Lake for Nonprofits

[barbarachristensen]

TO DO:

• find good documentation that is NP specific (ok if it's AWS docs, that's what I have seen anyway)
• Create script (see card in first column for making new scripts)
• Write script!

Documentation: https://github.com/salesforce-misc/Data-Lake-for-Nonprofits/blob/main/docs/UserGuide.md

https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/feed/0D54S00000JeEJdSAN

Note: AWS isn't free. Will need help from a current user with access (Charise Van Liew can help)

new open-source offering, Data Lake for Nonprofits, Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). This offering helps organizations better connect and act on data by streamlining the data lake setup process with guided flows focused on clicks not code, an out-of-the-box integration with the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP), and an automated data pipeline to Tableau for rich analytics and visualizations. Key value points include:

Low Complexity - Declarative web app built for Salesforce Admins using clicks not code to automatically stand up AWS resources

-Secure Integrations - Prebuilt integration flows to hydrate lake with NPSP data -Analytics First - Throughput to Tableau via the Athena Connector -Extensible and Open Sources - Available to use and/or extend through an open source repository