About TDigital Standup Weekends
What is a Standup Weekend?
A Standup Weekend is a unique volunteer event where Salesforce admins, developers, business analysts, and architects join forces to create tailored Salesforce solutions for nonprofits. These weekends are all about giving back to the community, building technical skills, and collaborating on meaningful projects. Organized by Thanawalla Digital, this initiative dedicates 1% of time, products, and profits to impactful causes, ensuring nonprofits receive robust Salesforce nonprofit solutions.
How Does the Nonprofit Selection Process Work?
Each year, a team selects a nonprofit to support through the upcoming year’s Standup Weekend. The chosen nonprofit receives the Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack with licenses provided for free by Salesforce. They also gain access to expert consultancy work, physical and monetary donations, and post-implementation support. Between 2023 and 2025, Salesforce volunteers have invested over 11,500 hours to deliver sustainable solutions and maximize nonprofit impact.
What Community Support Does Standup Weekend Receive?
Standup Weekends rely on strong community partnerships. The City of Richardson officially recognizes the event, the University of Texas at Dallas generously provides venue space, and local businesses contribute with food, drinks, and other resources. This makes the event a true community-driven effort, enabling meaningful outcomes for nonprofits while fostering collaboration across stakeholders.
How can I get involved?
We’re always excited to welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds, skills, and interests. Want to make an impact? Simply fill out our volunteer form, and a member of our team will reach out to you soon. Join us in creating something meaningful!
What Do Participants Gain from Salesforce Standup Weekends?
Volunteers gain invaluable hands-on experience implementing Salesforce nonprofit solutions. It’s an opportunity for participants to sharpen their Salesforce skills, network with industry leaders, and explore topics like women in tech or navigating the job market. Beyond learning, you’ll earn a LinkedIn badge to showcase your involvement, plus the chance to compete for Team MVP awards. These weekends are a rewarding blend of professional growth and meaningful impact.
What Makes Volunteer Events Like Standup Weekend Special?
Volunteers gain invaluable hands-on experience implementing Salesforce nonprofit solutions. It’s an opportunity for participants to sharpen their Salesforce skills, network with industry leaders, and explore topics like women in tech or navigating the job market. Beyond learning, you’ll earn a LinkedIn badge to showcase your involvement, plus the chance to compete for Team MVP awards. These weekends are a rewarding blend of professional growth and meaningful impact.
What past participants have to say…
“Weekends are usually about parties and having fun. I attended a ‘working weekend event,’ and it turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. It was exhilarating to see everyone—from MVPs to students, from VPs to developers—come together to brainstorm, discuss, debate, propose, and develop a solution for Stafford Manning and the IGTBOK team to support their commendable efforts to eradicate human trafficking. Of all my years of education, this is the best way I’ve put my theoretical class knowledge into practical use.”
– Allama Hossain
“One of my proudest moments was initiating the development of my own Salesforce email flow to automate the process of reaching out to donors. As a Salesforce beginner, it was a big deal for me to identify this requirement and create the flow. It was incredibly rewarding to see how this small contribution could have a big impact in helping IGTBOK better connect with its supporters and raise funds for their important work.”
– Aditi Chand
“I feel blessed and honored to have contributed my time for a good cause. I also learned so much working alongside other Salesforce enthusiasts. A special thanks to my team lead, Navaid Hussain, for his guidance and support.”
– Parveen Basha
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of such an amazing event and to work toward a worthy cause.”
– Varnika Prasad
“Big shout-out to my new friends Moyez and Sarah Thanawalla for organizing this event, along with Paul McCollum of the Dallas Salesforce Developers Group and Navaid Hussain for their project insights and guidance on my path forward in the Salesforce ecosystem. Everyone made this a weekend to remember!”
– Devon Priscilla
Past Standup Weekends
DFW Alliance of Technology and Women
Over 100 Salesforce consultants, administrators, developers, and analysts united to support the DFW Alliance of Technology and Women (DFWATW) in their mission to advance women in technology across North Texas. Through over 3,000 volunteer hours, we delivered Salesforce solutions that streamlined grant management, enhanced donor engagement, improved data security, and created sustainable tools. These efforts have empowered DFWATW to expand their impact and cultivate stronger connections within the community.
Center for Children and Families
Over 300 Salesforce administrators, developers, analysts, and students collaborated to support the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at the University of Texas at Dallas. Through 3,675 hours of dedicated consulting work, we streamlined data management processes, enabling CCF to enhance their science-driven developmental screening techniques and empower parents more effectively. This effort reflects our commitment to improving childhood development within our local community.
In 2023, we made significant advancements to enhance It’s Going To Be OK’s Salesforce org, delivering impactful improvements across multiple areas. We designed and implemented a comprehensive donor process to efficiently track contributions and issue tax receipts, strengthened the organization’s security protocols, and developed a more robust client tracking system to enable seamless fulfillment of additional tasks. Additionally, we elevated the user experience by creating a streamlined and intuitive interface, ensuring the system is both efficient and user-friendly.
In 2022, TDigital partnered with the University of Texas at Dallas to initiate UTD’s student case competition. The goal of the competition was to build enhancements to Gods Child’s Salesforce org reporting and delivery of child-centric progress to donors sponsoring a particular child. Over the course of a weekend, several student teams competed to build the best possible solution for the Gods Child Project and by the end of the weekend, delivered enhancements that were ready to go Monday morning.
Salesforce for Youth
In 2019, our founder and CEO, Moyez Thanawalla, turned his passion for teaching into action with the launch of the “Salesforce for Youth” initiative, sponsored by the Dallas Salesforce Developers Group. Recognizing the growing interest among students in Salesforce’s low-code/no-code platform, Moyez, alongside members of the developer group, dedicated a weekend to mentoring 120 high school students. Together, they provided hands-on training and insights into Salesforce, inspiring the next generation of innovators and equipping them with valuable skills for the future.
It’s Going To Be OK is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking and supporting survivors. Led by founder and survivor Tonya Stafford-Manning, the organization focuses on rescuing victims while providing the legal, physical, emotional, and financial resources they need to rebuild their lives. To support this mission, we developed a Salesforce org that enables caseworkers to seamlessly intake clients via mobile devices, efficiently track donations from households and individuals, and ensure the security of sensitive data, empowering the organization to make a greater impact.
The God’s Child Project, founded in 1991 by Patrick Atkinson at the request of orphaned and abandoned children during Guatemala’s civil war, has grown into a global organization with facilities in Guatemala, India, and the United States. The organization is dedicated to housing, educating, and supporting orphaned children. To further their mission, we developed a Salesforce org that enables tracking each child’s progress, maintaining comprehensive records of donations, funds distribution, and educational achievements, ensuring the organization can provide tailored and impactful support to every child in its care.
Computers for the Blind is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with visual impairments by providing customized computers equipped with features like enhanced keyboards and vision-to-audio conversion. To further their mission, we implemented a Salesforce org that streamlines their operations by tracking computer requests, recording configured devices and accessories, and logging updates or replacements for users. The system also enables caseworkers to efficiently intake clients via phone, manage donations securely, and ensure the protection of sensitive information, enhancing their ability to serve the community with greater effectiveness and precision.