Platform Overview

The Sphere Open Platform is home to a set of standardized tools that give nonprofit organizations the ability to integrate Blackbaud's donor management solutions with external systems; customize its database application functionality and user interface; and extend beyond traditional CMS capabilities to take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies.   

 

Additionally, The Sphere APIs enables organizations to access and utilize the technologies directly, or work with any of Blackbaud's nearly 30 industry leading partners in both the enterprise and nonprofit technology sectors to choose solutions that best meet their unique organizational needs.

As an example, Freecause provides customizable browser toolbars to help nonprofits stay at the forefront of supporters' minds. Integrating with Sphere e-Marketing, Blackbaud clients using the Freecause toolbar can leverage extensive segmentation data to segment their audience and provide tailored information and messages to constituents via the Freecause Internet toolbar.

Highlight of Benefits:

• Cost-effective approach to custom application development and integration
• Extensive partner network offering best of breed solutions
• Unlimited possibilities to meet unique technology and business needs
• Developer-friendly interface with well documented and supported APIs

Click below for more information on Sphere's integration, customization and extension framework.

• Integrate
• Customize
• Extend