59 Percent of U.S. Nonprofits See Value in Hiring Employees with Business Background, Kintera Survey Shows.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2003 In a recent survey of the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. sector, 59 percent of the respondents said that job candidates with for-profit experience were "highly regarded." The survey noted that 27 percent "prefer nonprofit background" when hiring, while 14 percent of those surveyed said they were unsure. Kintera Inc., the leading provider of online solutions and services to nonprofits, conducted the Web survey late last month via www.kintera.com. Dr. Harry Gruber, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Kintera, said, "Technology and infrastructure are essential to both the nonprofit sector and the business world, as are accounting procedures and marketing prowess PROWESS Infectious disease A clinical trial–Recombinant Human Activated Protein C [Zovant™] Worldwide Evaluation in Severe Sepsis . This is not necessarily a new concept -- nonprofit board members are often highly successful business people. But the advent of the Internet as a communication tool and reference point has brought the two sectors closer together." "Though nonprofits operate under different principles than for-profits, many of their processes are quite similar to those required of businesses," continued Dr. Gruber. "I'm not surprised that nonprofit administrators place a high value in prospective hires who have a business background." About Kintera Inc. Kintera is the leading software provider offering an online platform and related services to help nonprofits foster a powerful sense of community to achieve their mission. The company's Knowledge Interaction solutions strengthen an organization's community by providing volunteers, members, donors and staff Web-based tools to share real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. and information. Kintera's proven Internet innovations such as Kintera Sphere(TM) and Friends Asking Friends(R) allow organizations to focus on their mission, not on their technology. Now nonprofits, faith-based groups, educational institutions, associations and others in the nonprofit sector can use Kintera's complete Web-based solutions to build communities, manage contacts, distribute communications, create content and run reports. For more information and an online demo, visit Kintera at www.kintera.com. This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Kintera Inc. and constitutes forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. |
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