Integration Proclamation

It’s a story all too familiar to most of us: constituent data in a bunch of different applications. It takes way too long to get a clean list. And go forbid someone asks to be removed. Your applications kind of work for you, but don’t work together. What to do? It’s not clear.

There’s no great solutions. Wouldn’t it be great if there were?

The folks at The Integration Proclamation [2] are sponsoring a petition, to presumably try to raise money and support for a solution – some kind of data standards or middle layer or new tools.

We, the undersigned progressive leaders, have together identified technology integration as a top priority infrastructure need in 2007. We urge progressive funders, vendors and technologists to support a collaborative effort dedicated to ensuring that our tools integrate effectively, so that we can move forward with innovative, powerful platforms that will help us win.

Sound interesting? Go and sign [2].

While it’s certainly not a progressive-specific problem, I’d be happy with a progressive-specific start.