Community Renewal Society Moves to Kintera Social CRM; Consulting Partner Leads Integration Project
April 20 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Kintera(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA) today announced that the Community
Renewal Society completed its integration to the Kintera social CRM
system. The Alford Group, a consulting group to the nonprofit
sector and certified Kintera partner, integrated more than 50,000
records and 23,000 financial transactions from multiple sources
into the Kintera Sphere social CRM system. Founded in 1882, the
Community Renewal Society is a progressive faith-based organization
that strives to build a just society in Chicago, free of racism and
poverty and in which all of its members live with dignity.
Community Renewal has multiple units including news magazines,
organizing, training and advocacy -- each with different data needs
and structures. The organization wanted to consolidate all of its
components onto the Kintera Sphere database platform as it moves to
Kintera Sphere as a system of record. The combined data sets and
other in-house files, such as data from Community Renewal's legacy
donor management system, were integrated into Kintera Sphere from
more than 50,000 records, and included a coding accuracy support
system (CASS) address validation to standardize records. "Community
Renewal has a complicated data structure, and integrating and
consolidating on the Kintera Sphere database platform enables us to
better manage information at our organization," said Marsha S.
Clesceri, chief operating officer for the Community Renewal
Society. "The Alford Group's integration has allowed us to
synchronize data between Kintera Sphere and our existing data
sources and accounting software." In addition to integrating more
than 50,000 records into Kintera Sphere, The Alford Group also was
responsible for migrating nearly 23,000 historical financial
transactions from the organization's existing database. As a
result, Community Renewal has been able to capture subscriber
information, including renewals and billing, in its Kintera Sphere
database. "In today's competitive environment, nonprofits are
increasingly required to streamline their operations and increase
philanthropic revenue. The decision Community Renewal made to
improve its efficiency and streamline information and knowledge
management utilizing Kintera Sphere will position it strongly for
the future," said Brian M. Worrall, senior consultant for The
Alford Group. "The Kintera Sphere social CRM system provides a
comprehensive platform for both storing and managing information at
organizations ranging from small to complex," said Steve Johnson,
vice president of channel sales for Kintera. "Nonprofits are
increasingly reliant on Kintera's robust solutions to integrate
data from existing sources into the Kintera Sphere database." About
The Alford Group The Alford Group Inc. was founded in 1979 to
provide leadership in improving the quality of life by
strengthening not-for-profits. Today, the firm has offices in
Boise, Chicago, Detroit, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
The Alford Group utilizes a nationwide network of senior staff and
strategic partners to deliver the most effective and experienced
counsel. Staff expertise is based on years of experience working as
not-for-profit staff members, volunteers, leaders and consultants.
The firm has worked with over 1,500 diverse not-for-profits with
budgets and missions ranging from grassroots social service
agencies to well-established museums, colleges, healthcare
facilities and other organizations in the sector. Services are
customized to the needs and budget of each client, and include
Organizational Development, Fundraising/Resource Development,
Executive Search and Knowledge Management Solutions. For more
information about The Alford Group, visit www.alford.com. About
Kintera, Inc. Kintera(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA) provides an online
solution to help nonprofit organizations deliver The Giving
Experience(TM) to donors -- including 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 the Friends Asking
Friends(R) fundraising program and Kintera Sphere(TM), an
enterprise-grade software platform that provides a secure,
scaleable and reliable system for social constituent relationship
management (CRM), enabling organizations to drive all interactions
based on comprehensive knowledge of constituents. 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 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.
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without limitation: our limited operating history; our history of
losses; our dependence on increased acceptance by nonprofit
organizations of online fundraising; 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
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Commission. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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