Kintera Announces Larry Sanger, Co-Founder of Wikipedia, as Keynote Speaker for Annual User Conference.Sanger to Present How Web 2.0 Helps Nonprofits Develop Collaborative Communities, Leverage User-Generated Content The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as to Grow Fundraising and Engagement Efforts SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Kintera Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :KNTA KNTA Korean National Tuberculosis Association ) today announced Larry Sanger Lawrence Mark "Larry" Sanger (born July 16, 1968[1]) has been involved with various online encyclopedia projects. He is the former editor-in-chief of Nupedia, co-founder and chief organizer (2001-2002) of its successor, Wikipedia,[2][3][4] , co-founder of Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), will be the keynote speaker at the annual Kintera User Conference 2007: "Unleashing the Power of Social Accountability." To be held Feb. 4-7, 2007, in San Diego, Kintera's User Conference offers three days of provocative strategy, implementation and best practices sessions designed to advance 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. clients' ability to reach their objectives for the coming year. Conference attendees will also learn from keynote speaker Larry Sanger how nonprofits can use Web 2.0 to develop their own collaborative communities, leveraging user-generated content to rapidly grow their fundraising and constituent engagement efforts. In addition to co-founding Wikipedia, Sanger is a Web 2.0 and collaborative Internet community expert. He recently created the Citizendium (www.citizendium.org), a citizens' compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. , which is a progressive fork of Wikipedia that combines public participation with expert guidance. Kintera's User Conference 2007 offers more than 30 breakout sessions, featuring client presenters, case studies, and interactive, hands-on learning. The conference highlights the need for advanced social accountability to deliver the optimal giving experience to donors. In addition to formal and informal networking with the best and brightest fundraising professionals and nonprofit executives, the conference provides the opportunity for interaction among Kintera users in specially focused sessions to discuss what donors expect from the organizations they support, and to learn new techniques for meeting those expectations. The Kintera User Conference 2007 provides an environment for nonprofit clients to: * Discuss ways to bring their cause to the public - and the public to their cause * Explore ways to manage relationships and build communities * Examine the latest techniques for gathering, organizing, mining and automatically applying data to increase fundraising effectiveness * Learn methods for delivering customized experiences and uniquely stewarding donors * See the latest Kintera product developments "Kintera continues to enhance its User Conference each year by incorporating new trends and techniques, as well as attendee at·tend·ee n. One who is present at or attends a function. See Usage Note at -ee1. attendee Noun a person who is present at a specified event Noun 1. feedback, into the agenda. The 2007 User Conference promises three days of education, networking and fun in America's Finest City, as our nonprofit clients prepare for a challenging, yet fulfilling 2007," said Harry E. Gruber, M.D., Kintera 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. . Kintera clients and partners interested in attending the 2007 User Conference can learn more by visiting www.kintera.com/userconf2007. About Kintera, Inc. Kintera[R], Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA) provides an online solution to help nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. deliver The Giving Experience[TM] to donors - providing giving convenience, financial transparency, feedback about the social impact of their gifts, and a sense of belonging and appreciation. More than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors use Kintera's "software as a service" innovations, including Kintera Sphere[TM], an enterprise-grade software platform that provides a secure, scalable and reliable system for contact relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), a Web content management system (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), eMarketing and directed giving applications. Additionally, Kintera FundWare([R]) provides award-winning financial management software developed for nonprofit organizations and governments. For more information about Kintera's software and services, visit www.kintera.com. Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends, The Giving Experience, GivingFund, and FundWare are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kintera, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. 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. In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding the adoption of software solutions by nonprofit organizations) that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date hereof. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: our limited operating history; our history of losses; our dependence on increased acceptance by nonprofit organizations of online fundraising Online fundraising is the use of Internet-based technology, marketing and communication techniques by non-profit organizations to bring in revenue, frequently as donations. ; lengthy sales cycles for major customers; our need to manage growth; risks associated with accounting for and processing large amounts of donations; the rapidly changing technologies and market demands; and other risks identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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