Can I integrate that with quickbooks?
Short answer - probably. Long answer - probably not a good idea!
To be sure - it SOUNDS great - accept all of your gifts from donors and granting agencies, including in-kind gifts and viola! - it updates QuickBooks. But what is this really getting you? If you’re talking about using integration tools to help you reconcile your two tools - that’s a great idea. But if you’re talking about duplicating each gift in QuickBooks - I think you should reconsider - and here’s why:
QuickBooks is a financial management tool, not a donor tracking tool - and if you find a way to create a link (and this is harder than it sounds - ask anyone who inadvertently duplicated all of their Vendor records in QuickBooks) how would it add value? You wouldn’t be able to see if that donation gave to a particular campaign, if it was connected to a particular event, or if it were the result of a matching gift. And if you could - you’ll most likely have created a pretty impressive donor tracking tool in QuickBooks!
Your donor tools, on the other hand, let you do that - they help you understand WHY your donors are giving - or not giving, as well as how they are related to other agencies and people. And while it IS important to mine that data to know who your top donors are - those aren’t financial records - they are a part of a donor history.
Don’t confuse the purpose of your tools - you most likely wouldn’t ask your donor tools to print a 1099 form - so why should you expect your financial tools to manage your donors?
Work with your accountant and bookkeeping staff AND your fund raising team to understand the unique needs of those departments - and figure out how to share information effectively without duplicating!
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