In addition to working with great individuals, I am blessed to be able to work for a great company, Mission Research.  I know that a company is made up of individuals, but when you put them all together, I can't imagine there's a better place to work.

Thanks to the founders of Mission Research, Charlie, Dave, and Chris for starting a great company and allowing me the opportunity to be a part of it.

I know that other companies like BlackBaud, DonorPerfect, FundRaiserSoftware, and eTapestry try to do what we do, but I can't imagine they hold a candle to Mission Research.

I have the privilege of working with some other great developers who spur me on to be a better person and a better developer.  Here are a few links to their blogs and some posts which you may find helpful...

Dave Weaver - Dave posted some great information on adding new reports to GiftWorks.  His post can get you started on some customizations to GiftWorks.

Jonathan Leaman - Jonathan is working hard on some GiftWorks -> QuickBooks integration and he posted some great information.

Mike Greineder - Mike let users know about a great tip for creating helpful SmartLists.  He also posted a 2-part series on issues with the GiftWorks -> QuickBooks integration.  Part 1, Part 2

I am back from a two week vacation and feeling refreshed.  It will take a little time to get the mental engines up and running to full capacity, but it is good to be back and facing the new year at Mission Research.

This year, I hope to make great strides in a number of areas for our products and our technical endeavors.  Here are a few things we want to see this year as we continue to grow GiftWorks and other Mission Research technologies:

• Release a documented SoftWare Development Kit that provides sample code and instruction to create GiftWorks add-ins
• Provide a few sample add-ins to help users understand the power of GiftWorks add-ins
• Engage third party developers to empower GiftWorks users with new functionality through creative and useful add-ins

There are a number of other initiatives planned for this year and I look forward to seeing some great strides for Mission Research, GiftWorks, and our customers.