NOZA(TM) Launches World's Largest Research Database of Charitable Giving.SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif. -- NOZA, Inc.: Company Converts Unstructured Web Into State of the Art Donor Prospecting System Affordable for 1.4 Million U.S. Nonprofits 1,000,000 New Records Added Each Month NOZA[TM], Inc., an information technology company, today announced the launch of the world's largest searchable online database of philanthropic giving. The first application of NOZA's information search and retrieval technology provides nonprofits with immediate, affordable access to more than 15 million records of donor information. Aimed at the 1.4 to 2 million 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. estimated to be operating in the U.S., NOZA allows even the smallest nonprofits access to current philanthropic data on individuals, corporations and foundations, through its website at nozasearch.com. Since September 2005, NOZA has captured over 15 million philanthropic gift Noun 1. philanthropic gift - voluntary promotion of human welfare philanthropy economic aid, financial aid, aid - money to support a worthy person or cause records, and is adding one million new records each month. "Our mission is to help nonprofits raise more money more efficiently, and spend less doing it," said Craig Harris Craig Harris may refer to:
Prospect research is the first step in the nonprofit fundraising process, and the one that ultimately determines who will be asked for a donation and for how much. With more than 1.4 million nonprofits competing for their share of the $260 billion donated to charity each year, prospect research has become a growth industry. Most of the data products for fundraising research are affordable only to the country's largest nonprofits. NOZA fills an acute gap by providing specific information such as type of cause supported, geographical scope and giving level. "The overarching o·ver·arch·ing adj. 1. Forming an arch overhead or above: overarching branches. 2. Extending over or throughout: "I am not sure whether the missing ingredient . . . goal of prospect research is to identify those constituents with the greatest capacity and inclination to make a major contribution," said Harris. "NOZA helps fundraisers identity donors by key factors that reveal a highly relevant profile of actual giving." While there are several reliable sources for information about corporate and foundation giving, collection and analysis of data on individual giving is prohibitive in terms of time and expense for all but the largest nonprofits. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Giving USA Foundation, individual giving is the largest single source of donations to charities. Individual donations rose to $199.07 billion which accounts for 76.5 percent of all estimated giving in a falling inwards; a collapse. See also: Giving 2005. NOZA is already providing its philanthropic giving database through major reseller license agreements with LexisNexis, a leading information and services provider, and with major prospect research firms Kintera, Blackbaud, iWave Information Systems and Target America. The largest nonprofit organizations, including higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and large national organizations, benefit from access to NOZA's database through these resellers, while the vast majority of U.S. based nonprofits, small and medium organizations, can now also benefit from the quantity and quality of data and the entry price point of NOZA's online product. The value based pricing model starts at $25, positioning NOZA to help even the smallest nonprofits identify the most appropriate funding sources for their cause. About NOZA Founded in 2005, NOZA[TM], Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. . NOZA's proprietary search and retrieval technology locates, isolates, and converts unstructured and semi-structured data from the open web into industry-specific relational databases. NOZA's first product is the world's largest database of charitable giving, for a primary market of the more than 1.4 million U.S. nonprofits, and is available through major reseller partners and directly to consumers through NOZA's website. The company's website is at www.nozasearch.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: To schedule online demonstration, please contact Juliana Minsky at jm@surfmedia.com or (805) 687-3322. |
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