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JANUARY 14, 2009

This is when actual code is written in the CMS (via module or customization) which calls APIs on the CRM side to perform specific actions, such as adding records, syncing records, grabbing data, etc. Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. Integration. So what’s the right strategy?

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OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. But I’m going to highlight what interested me most, and talk a little bit about the zen of APIs. Also, basically, what made an API "open" was that it was free to use, and well documented.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

They also are opening a new data center, as well as bringing Akamai technology into the mix. The Connect platform is a set of APIs, starting with the contact and payment sets of entities, that will allow access (via SOAP 1.1) The APIs will be without cost. to the data in the Kintera platform. That part looks very interesting.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# These look like pretty interesting, and useful applications. This news is so old it’s embarrassing – NPR opened up their content API. I was profiled on Linux.com. That’s kinda fun! That must have been before the iPhone. This blog is rated 8.2

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

And note: this application is not HIPAA compliant. I missed that this whole “Google Health API&# was about storing your health data at Google. Through our health offering, our users will be empowered to collect, store, and manage their own medical records online.&# Sounds pretty interesting, but hold on a second. No freaking way.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

OpenSocial is a set of APIs. OpenSocial is a set of APIs that handle three different kinds of user data: profiles, social graph (who your friends are) and activities (the stuff of the Facebook news feeds.) And the language of these APIs are standard HTML and Javascript. This breaks the whole thing open.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

In the case of Daniel Ben-Horin, the 2009 recipient and co-CEO of Techsoup Global , it's both. The 2009 award was presented to the American Red Cross. Thirty-five developers submitted web applications to the Challenge. This push might be in the form of innovation, or thought leadership.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

I look forward to the growth of this community, and the ongoing development of the MPower solution as an open source alternative CRM for nonprofit organizations. . at 3:59 pm Yeah, I certainly worry about that dynamic with company-led open source software. 1 trackback } Bookmarks about News 11.09.08 2 admin 07.07.08

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JULY 10, 2008

Reading, research, collaborating with others, getting my hands dirty with servers and code, playing with new applications and new APIs – all of those things keep my technology expertise fresh. And I can’t stay a technology expert without continually learning. at 6:06 am Michelle, I love this! Be Helpful.

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MARCH 20, 2008

MPower Open , an enterprise CRM, is both open source, and has great open APIs. Convio keeps drinking the “open&# coolaid (although they have a ways to go.) Oh, and Crystal Reports Application Server. There will be way more on this in later posts. 7 admin 03.24.08 Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

There are some trends that make it seem that some vendors are beginning to get the picture that we can all work together – open APIs seem to be on the rise. So, of course, everybody is fighting tooth and nail, bit and byte, trackback and comment (and even dollar and cent), to get their piece. That makes me happy. Be Helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

There are some interesting comparison’s out there – see Notmyself, Phil Crissman , and Jeff Croft for a good review of Ma.gnolia’s open API. at 10:45 am Well, I haven’t found one, but I did find this: [link] So Ma.gnolia now has an API that mirrors del.icio.us But some comments on the whole phenomenon.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I started to do databases for organizations, and then, in 1999, I flew headlong into web application development, which became my specialty and mainstay until I took a break to go to seminary in 2005. And I struggled mightily with my own capacity to build really good applications mostly without other developers to help out.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

If nonprofits want to have a good fundraising platform that they can know won’t be bought and swallowed and changed so that they’ll have to shell out more, it’s time to invest money and effort in an open source platform. We have power and options in using open source solutions. Free software?

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APRIL 8, 2007

I’ve emerged from this week’s frenzy of buzzwords like “blogging,&# “open API,&# “e-advocacy,&# “municipal wireless&# and “social networking&# not surprised at how much things have changed, really, but how much they have stayed exactly the same. .&# This was in the solidly web 1.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) January 26, 2009 CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) I do agree with Jon to some extent.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

applications every day. After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. { After that, I’ll go under the hood, and talk about things like open APIs and AJAX. {

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