NTEN Community Call: What Kintera’s Open Platform Means for the Nonprofit Sector
Wednesday, August 15 at 11am PT/2 pm ET: Free community call with Kintera CTO Scott Crowder.
Kintera recently announced Kintera Connect, an upcoming open application integration platform that provides nonprofits with the opportunity to select industry solutions that best meet their unique needs. But what does an open platform mean for you? And what types of solutions and capabilities will an open platform offer to nonprofits? What impact could an open platform have on fundraising and constituent engagement efforts? Learn from Scott Crowder, Kintera’s chief technology officer (CTO), how developers and partners will be integrating directly with Kintera technology and what technology possibilities could be available to your nonprofit. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered.
This is a FREE event. No registration is required. To participate:
- Phone: 866.740.1260 / passcode: 3979000
- Web: ReadyTalk.com / passcode: 3979000
This call will last one hour.
I was on this call today, and I thought Holly did a great job moderating it. I liked the format -- presenter talking, the rest of us asking moderated questions via chat.
However, I was a little frustrated that we didn't get some more specifics about the details of how Kintera is going to roll out Connect. I think we all applaud Kintera for this move towards openness, but the devil is in the details. How will API keys be doled out? What criteria will allow another vendor to be part of their preferred vendor network? Will public documentation ever be available?
I'm looking forward to seeing how Kintera addresses these questions when they launch Connect in October. I hope all their clients (and third party advocates / observers like me) hold them to their promise of "radical openness."
(More critique on my tatehausman.com blog)