About - Gold Alder

Hi! I'm Patrick

I’ve been working with nonprofits for over 15 years.

I LOVE doing this work. Efficiency is a personal value of mine, and one of my favorite things to do is take a boring task that takes days or hours to do and finding a way to do it in a fraction of the time, sometimes even seconds.

I'm an official member of the Salesforce Partner community, which Salesforce describes as an "elite community of certified Salesforce professionals who work with you across products, industries, and everything in between."

I currently have 15 different Salesforce database certifications. One is specifically for nonprofits. Another is a "Salesforce Application Architect". Salesforce writes: "The Salesforce Application Architect has a deep understanding of native Salesforce features and functionality, as well as the ability to model a role hierarchy, data model, and appropriate sharing mechanisms."

I attended UC Berkeley undergrad for a Bachelors of Science and and got an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

I also have a Masters in Counseling Psychology and am a practicing Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.

Check out my 15 Salesforce Certifications and Credentials

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Gold Alder, I am wholeheartedly committed to advancing equity and inclusion. Recognizing the pivotal role that nonprofits play in tackling societal challenges, I am privileged to work with clients who are actively championing justice in a multitude of different ways. By offering specialized Salesforce expertise, my clients amplify their capacity to create meaningful, transformative impacts in their communities.