On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 20:29 +0100, xavier dutoit wrote:
> > And in that case... maybe we should REALLY keep accounting and NPO
> > systems separate, so that an org can choose the acounting system that
> > meets its needs, independent of its needs for marketing, sales, donor
> > management, etc.
>
> I second that. the NPO should be able to interface with an accounting
> software, but that's better to keep it separate. At least for a
> tactical reason: all NGOs have a (proprietary) accounting system.
> Trying to convince them to switch to another one is going to be a hell
> of a time. Convincing them to use a free software
> contact/donor/mailing/event/... when they don't have anything is going
> to be easier.
I don't understand. Do you mean something different with NPO vs NGO
above? And by proprietary, do you mean mass market (like QuickBooks),
or some kind of custom accounting system developed specially for them?
> About the feature needed for a NPO system, have you articulated some
> kind of common needs already ?
Yes, I've done an extensive write-up on what arts (esp performing arts)
organizations need:
http://offstagearts.org/?q=about/features
There's also some information on how I came up with this list:
http://offstagearts.org/?q=node/3
Finally, whatever NPOs need, I believe it needs to be integrated:
http://offstagearts.org/?q=node/1
Many nonprofits only need a subset of the features here. And some will
need additional ones not used by arts orgs. Churches (for example)
probably need some functionality special to how church membership
operates.
-- Bob
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