April 3, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Getting different software programs to talk to one another is one of the most daunting technology problems that nonprofit organizations face.
A new report details different ways to synchronize information across programs without having to import and export data manually, an approach that can be time-consuming and prone to error.
“When it’s difficult to move critical data, processes are cumbersome, time is wasted, and organizations don’t have the full picture they need to serve their mission,” write Paul Hagen and Laura S. Quinn, the report’s authors.
Mr. Hagen is a technology consultant in San Francisco, and Ms. Quinn is director of Idealware, a nonprofit organization in Portland, Me., that publishes reports on software designed for charities.
“Getting Your Systems Talking: A Framework to Evaluate API’s and Data-Exchange Features” was published by Idealware, in partnership with the Nonprofit Technology Network.
To read the report: Go to http://www.idealware.org/data_exchange.
