A core system is the internal system a community foundation uses to manage its: 
- Donor and prospect information
- Accounting (recordkeeping, transactions, fund accounting, disbursements, expenses, etc)
- Grants processing
The importance of a core system lies in its centrality to our work--it is the engine AND the data AND the functionality that drives how we do our work every day. Many people incorrectly think of this as the ‘accounting system.' The Technology Initiative agreed to focus attention on improvements to these aspects of core systems:
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