Kintera Employees Volunteer Skills and Time at Nonprofit Organizations for Martin Luther King, Jr. ''Day On''.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. -- Employees of solutions provider Kintera(r) 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 ) celebrated the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday this year with a "Day On," rather than taking the day off. More than 70 employees worked with 25 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. as a way to honor Dr. King's life and legacy, while most of the web and client services staff at Kintera remained in the company's offices to help customers involved in tsunami disaster relief efforts. From providing technical help for a nonprofit's computer system, to conducting a food drive or cleaning up shelters, Kintera team members spent the day donating their skills and time to charities in communities throughout the U.S. And for seven small organizations among the many worthy groups that registered, Kintera donated technical services and one year of Kintera Sphere(tm) software to help those nonprofits achieve their mission. "The goal of our organization is to empower new immigrants with the tools necessary to succeed in their new land," said Jessica Noon, community resource coordinator for Arlington Refugee Services, one of the recipients of Kintera's donation of services and software. "We're pleased that we have the opportunity to add a whole new set of tools to achieve our success. Kintera's website and fundraising technology will allow us to manage and deliver our services more efficiently, which means we can serve more clients." Added Ann Slaw, one of the founders of the Familial Dysautonomia familial dysautonomia n. A congenital disorder involving the nervous system, especially the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, and including such symptoms as indifference to pain, diminished secretion of tears, poor vasomotor control, motor Hope Foundation, "Our small nonprofit was thrilled to be a beneficiary of Kintera's Martin Luther King, Jr. 'Day On.' Kintera's generosity to the nonprofit sector allows our small group to have access to powerful technology." In 1994, the King Day of Service - sponsored by Senator Harris Wofford Harris Llewellyn Wofford (born April 9, 1926) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1995. He was also the fifth president of Bryn Mawr College. , a close colleague who marched with Dr. King and introduced him to Mahatma mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied. Gandhi - was first established by legislation. "Martin Luther King said, 'Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve,'" said Sen. Wofford. "We honor the life and legacy of Dr. King by doing things that help others and strengthen communities." "This is the first year that Kintera employees celebrated the holiday by spending the day devoted to community causes," said Kintera's 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. , Harry E. Gruber, M.D. "It was a great day, and we definitely will make it an annual event to celebrate and remember Dr. King by devoting a day of service to others." About Kintera Inc. Software provider Kintera(r) Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA) delivers The Giving Experience(tm) by providing giving convenience to donors and feedback about the financial and social impact of their gifts, creating a sense of belonging and appreciation. Kintera services more than 10,000 accounts and 2,200 contracts in the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors. The company's "software as a service" innovations include its Friends Asking Friends(r) solicitation program and Kintera Sphere(tm), an enterprise-grade software system that provides 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. For more information, visit Kintera at www.kintera.com. Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends and The Giving Experience 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 Internet fundraising and communication technology 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. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. |
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