INDIANAPOLIS-September 2004 - A special version of eTapestry is now available for churches and congregations. eTapestry for Congregations utilizes the base functionality of eTapestry plus it adds several features designed to meet the unique needs of congregations.

These additional features allow congregations to manage the family relationships and special gift giving programs that are often utilized. In addition, eTapestry for Congregations provides the tools to allow for flexible and varied communication with members.

Added features for eTapestry for Congregations:

• Household relationship tracking
• Segmented gifts
• Simple Import module
• Special template for easy setup of standard fields, queries, and reports for congregations
• eTapestry for Congregations training program

"For over 5 years, loyal clients and friends have suggested that we do for congregations what we've done for non-profits", said Chip Muston, eTapestry's National Director for Congregations. "We now have a package tailored for the way congregations track the involvement, participation, and support of members and others. We are thrilled with the response we've already received!"

To learn more about eTapestry for Congregations, contact Chip at chip.muston@eTapestry.com, or visit the Congregations section of our website.

eTapestry offers discounts to Arc's 830 chapters

Indianapolis - The Arc of the United States has partnered with eTapestry, a Web-based fundraising application, to track its members throughout the nation and provide its chapters access to an easy-to-learn fundraising tool that will grow with them.

The agreement marks the first time that The Arc, the nation's leading advocacy association for people with mental retardation and related development disabilities and their families, has partnered with a Web-based fundraising application.

Unlike traditional software installed on individual computers or servers, eTapestry is accessed via an Internet connection and Web browser. Up-to-date donor records and fundraising reports in eTapestry can be viewed remotely and changed anywhere and anytime an Internet connection and Web browser are available.

eTapestry will offer great value to the organization's chapters-many of which are just beginning traditional fundraising, said David Donahue, assistant executive director of resource development for The Arc. eTapestry's ability to seamlessly track members for the national office through the chapters will also be a tremendous asset.

"It will dramatically reduce the time and effort it currently takes to develop consolidated information about our members," Donahue said.

eTapestry has partnered with The Arc of the United States to offer a 10 percent discount on recurring monthly fees to its 830 chapters nationwide.

"Good relationship building brings fundraising success," said Chip Muston, national account manager for eTapestry. "The Arc and its chapters understand that eTapestry goes beyond simple data management."

Several chapters of The Arc already use eTapestry.

Barbara Lindsay, development director for the Blackstone Valley Chapter, Rhode Island Arc, looked for new fundraising software for several years before finding eTapestry.

In eTapestry, she found a program that met all her fundraising needs, yet was easy-to-use, with accessible and friendly customer support.

"I also like eTapestry because it is Web-based," Lindsay said. "I can access it anywhere and more than one person can work on it at one time."

About eTapestry
Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.

About The Arc of the United States
The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related development disabilities and their families. It is devoted to promoting and improving support and services for people with mental retardation and their families. The association also fosters research and education on the prevention of mental retardation in infants and young children. The Arc is a grassroots organization with 120,000 members affiliated through more than 800 state and local chapters throughout the nation. For more information, go to www.thearc.org.

Program Created to Identify Online Philanthropy Experts

September 2003 - Jay Love, President and CEO of eTapestry, is one of 31 fundraising professionals from around the world to be named an ePhilanthropy Master Trainer (ePMT) by the ePhilanthropy Foundation. The ePhilanthropy Foundation (www.ephilanthropy.org), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the global leader in providing training for nonprofit organizations in the ethical and efficient use the Internet for philanthropic purposes through education and advocacy.

Master Trainers are chosen for their expertise in online philanthropy strategy and techniques and for their ability to effectively train others. To receive the designation, applicants must have at least two years experience in the use of the Internet for fundraising and five years in philanthropy. Applicants must also submit documentation showing they are able to educate others, this information is then reviewed by the ePhilanthropy Master Trainer Review Board, Chaired by Michael Cervino, Vice President and Co-Founder of Beaconfire Consulting, which makes decisions regarding ePMT designation.

"The Internet is playing a greater role in every aspect of our lives, including philanthropy," said Ted Hart, ePMT, president and CEO of ePhilanthropy Foundation. "More and more nonprofit organizations are looking for practical information and training that's based on experience. As an ePhilanthropy Master Trainer, we have identified Jay Love as an expert who has met our criteria and is willing to share their wealth of knowledge with others."

Jay is a founder of eTapestry and serves as the company's President and CEO. Jay has spent almost 20 years working with nonprofit organizations and providing them with fundraising and donor management software. eTapestry is currently serving over 3000 nonprofits with its web-based software.

The ePhilanthropy Foundation publishes a directory of skilled trainers and lecturers who hold the ePMT designation for the nonprofit community on its web site. The list provides conference and seminar planners and nonprofit organizations a way to identify those who are most skilled in ePhilanthropy strategy and techniques.

Top rated donor/member management program for 2003

eTapestry was recently named as the winner of the 2003 Campbell Award for User Satisfaction from Campbell Research.

Campbell Research of Santa Maria, CA announced the results of their 2003 Donor & Member Database Survey User Satisfaction Awards. The awards resulted from an independent online survey of 2,124 users of donor software programs, online service bureaus, and application service providers (ASPs).

Respondents came from a wide range of development and membership roles in many non profit sectors, representing both large and small organizations. More than 100 systems were rated on a variety of factors including ease of use, customer support, cost effectiveness, flexibility, and data conversion. eTapestry captured the top ratings, earning awards for Best ASP and Superior ASP. For more information, visit www.campbellresearch.com.

Group offers 1,500 nonprofits access to discounts on Web-based software

INDIANAPOLIS - The American Humane Association has partnered with eTapestry, a Web-based fundraising software, to provide discounts to the association's national network of 1,500 member organizations

eTapestry is the only fundraising software company and the only Web-based software program to have a relationship with the 125-year-old Denver-based organization whose mission is to prevent the cruelty, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children and animals.

"American Humane and eTapestry have one objective in common-to help nonprofit organizations do their jobs better," said Charles Molloy, who heads donor member services for American Humane. "We're enthusiastic about the partnership. There's a lot of room for growth, which can be beneficial for both organizations in the future."

eTapestry provides nonprofits with dynamic, powerful, and easy-to-use Web-based software that manages donor databases to maximize fundraising. eTapestry users can coordinate e-mail campaigns, create specific giving reports and monitor an integrated online giving system while traveling or working from home. eTapestry's Web-based platform provides full functionality while reducing traditional hardware and software costs. eTapestry upgrades the software remotely and backs up customer databases.

Through the partnership, eTapestry is offering 10 percent off recurring fees for American Humane's members.

"The partnership allows American Humane to obtain a price discount for its members who benefit by not spending precious money on a depreciating asset," said Chip Muston, eTapestry Director of National Accounts. "Members who use eTapestry-rather than a traditional software package-are paying for a service that is continually upgraded without inconvenience or extra costs."

The Humane Society of Indianapolis is one of American Humane's first members to sign on with eTapestry. The nonprofit is expected to convert its records to eTapestry in the next few months.

With about 70,000 records, the nonprofit needs a fundraising program that's intuitive and easy to use, according to Agnes Fitzmaurice, Director of Development for the Humane Society of Indianapolis.

"We are now using complicated, expensive software designed for people doing Boolean logic queries," Fitzmaurice said. "None of us have been trained on it and we call the 1-800 number every other day. We don't want to be in the office wrestling with queries all day. We want to be out with donors at least half our time."

Fitzmaurice said the nonprofit chose eTapestry because it was created by people who understand fundraising software and because the nonprofit's employees can use it anywhere and anytime they have access to a computer with an Internet browser and Web connection.

"We believe in the idea of moving to a Web-based fundraising program," Fitzmaurice said. "We're fundraisers in an animal shelter, not experts in data backup or disaster recovery."

About eTapestry
Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry.com do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.

About American Humane
Founded in 1877, American Humane is the only national organization dedicated to both child and animal protection. Headquartered in Denver, with regional offices in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, American Humane provides national leadership in the development of programs and policies, empowering child and animal protection professionals with valuable information and support resources. For more information, visit www.americanhumane.org.

To learn more about eTapestry and the special American Humane Association discount, contact eTapestry at info@eTapestry.com, or call 888-739-3827.

Foundation to set standards on best ePhilanthropy practices

INDIANAPOLIS - eTapestry CEO Jay Love has been appointed vice chairman of the Think Tank and Research Council of the Washington D.C.-based ePhilanthropy Foundation.

The ePhilanthropy Foundation is an educational nonprofit that seeks to foster the ethical and efficient use of the Internet for philanthropic purposes. The Think Tank and Research Council is charged with overseeing research and producing "open forums" to encourage dialogue and raise issues about ePhilanthropy.

"One of the basic principles of the Foundation was to seek ways to connect the dots-the dot-orgs, the dot-edus and the dot-coms," said Ted Hart, ePhilanthropy Foundation president. " We want to bring these voices together to learn from each other."

So far, the Think Tank and Research Council has hosted three open forums that have focused on the use of the Internet to promote philanthropy, black philanthropy and healthcare philanthropy. The council will also help collect data necessary for reporting Internet fundraising in AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy's next Giving USA Report. The council will assist Foundation trustees in establishing an ePhilanthropy research agenda.

Hart said Love was suggested as the vice chairman for the council because of his experience as a writer, trainer and lecturer in the field of ePhilanthropy.

Love's experience in the business world caught the attention of Douglass E. Warns, founding chair of the ePhilanthropy Foundation's Think Tank and Research Council and vice chair and CEO of the United Way of Tri-State, serving Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

"We need a strong leader from the for-profit sector to provide a balance and get everyone's perspective as we move forward," Warns said. "Establishing a strong research agenda can help the foundation set the standards for best ePhilanthropy practices."

Love said he's up for the challenge.

"I'm honored to be involved with a group that is dedicated to ethical Internet philanthropy," said Love. "There is so much unchartered territory in Internet philanthropy. We have an exciting job ahead of us."

About ePhilanthropy Foundation
ePhilanthropy Foundation is an organization dedicated to fostering secure, private and ethical online philanthropy. The foundation is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, education organization. The foundation provides educational services via conferences and seminars, publications, flyers and articles, and via the Internet in e-Learning courses. For more information, go to www.ePhilanthropy.org

About United Way of Tri-State
The United Way of Tri-State is area-wide cooperative of major corporate fundraising drives that allows 31 local United Ways to benefit from Tri-State's leadership in campaigning at large corporations. United Way of Tri-State is independently governed by a local board of community leaders and volunteers. For more information, go to www.uwtristate.org.

About eTapestry
Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.etapestry.com.

INDIANAPOLIS-The National Legal Aid & Defender Association has partnered with eTapestry, a Web-based fundraising software, to provide discounts to the association's national network of member programs.

eTapestry provides nonprofits with dynamic, powerful, and easy-to-use Wed-based software that manages donor databases to maximize fundraising. eTapestry users can coordinate e-mail campaigns, create specific giving reports and monitor an integrated online giving system while traveling or working from home. eTapestry's Web-based platform provides full functionality while reducing traditional hardware and software costs.

"We try to find products that specifically meet the needs of our members in the legal aid and defender communities," said Jane Ribadeneyra, NLADA director of member services. "Some of our members were already using eTapestry, and after talking with those members we realized this was a product that we wanted to help make more widely available."

As part of the partnership, eTapestry will offer special discounts of up to 10 percent to NLADA member programs. In return, NLADA will help promote eTapestry within the equal justice community.

"NLADA members are becoming more savvy about raising money," said Chip Muston, eTapestry director of national accounts. "eTapestry is the perfect tool to help them stretch their resources and provide the donor tracking and communication they need to better leverage their staffs."

About eTapestry

Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry.com do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.

About NLADA

The National Legal Aid & Defender Association is the nation's leading advocate for equal justice professionals. Representing legal aid and public defender programs and individual advocates, NLADA is the oldest and largest national nonprofit membership association that devotes all its resources to serving the equal justice community. For more information, go to www.nlada.org.

HEP helps nonprofits leverage their gifts

INDIANAPOLIS-eTapestry nonprofits don't have to worry about missing corporate matching gifts.

Nonprofits using eTapestry now have access to HEP Development's GiftPlus OnLine Link that allows them to search the HEP database and verify whether their donors' employers have matching fund programs. Nonprofits can access HEP from within eTapestry.

HEP, based in Leesburg, Va., allows nonprofits to access a database that verifies whether companies have matching fund programs and provides details on the maximum gift eligible, gift ratios and gift-matching procedures.

"HEP's GiftPlus OnLine Link makes sure nonprofits don't leave money on the table," said Phil Richmond, director of business development for eTapestry, a Web-based donor database and communications management system. "These are donations that many nonprofits are missing because they aren't aware of the companies that provide this benefit to their employees."

eTapestry and HEP are a natural fit for nonprofits that want to maximize their fundraising efforts.

"eTapestry is a company with a great reputation and an excellent product," said Steve Hafner, HEP founder and CEO. "We are pleased to work together to provide services that help nonprofits move the needle in their fundraising to better execute their missions."

About eTapestry

Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry.com is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.

About HEP Development

HEP Development, based in the Northern Virginia/Dulles Technology Corridor, helps fundraisers realize the value of accurate data. The company, founded in 1999, offers data enhancement tools, such as prospect research, matching gift identification and address and phone updates that make fundraising more successful. For more information, go to www.hepdevelopment.com.

Youth network partners to provide discount to members

INDIANAPOLIS - eTapestry is the only donor management program recommended by Washington, D.C.-based National Network for Youth to its 400 member organizations.

In a recent partnership, eTapestry has agreed to offer a 5 percent discount on its services to the network's members, who work to ensure that young people live safe, healthy and productive lives. National Network for Youth has agreed to promote eTapestry to its members through regular, ongoing communications materials.

"Our members are going to be able to take advantage of a full range of features in the program," said Brenda Russell, president and CEO of National Network for Youth. "One of the things I like about the Web-based system is that people who are on the road meeting with donors can access their databases from a hotel room. It facilitates the work flow so much better and it saves people a lot of time and stress."

eTapestry also makes sense for her network's members because its Web-based system is built intuitively, making it an easier system to learn and reducing staff training costs, Russell said. Cost was another factor the network considered when choosing eTapestry.

"Human service agencies don't have a lot of resources to buy new servers and upgrade work stations," said Chip Muston, direction of national accounts for eTapestry. "eTapestry gives them access to a highly functional, flexible donor management system, but does not force agencies to divert needed dollars from helping young people to upgrading their computer infrastructures."

About National Network for Youth

The National Network for Youth is an organization of youth and human service members who work to ensure that young people live safe, healthy and productive lives. The Network informs public policy, educates the public and strengthens the field of youth work by engaging its members around the country to foster vision, leadership and innovations in policy and practice. For more information, go to www.nn4youth.org.

About eTapestry

Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.

TechSoup.org Adds Online Technology Store

San Francisco, CA - February 13, 2002 -TechSoup.org, the technology Web site for nonprofits, today announced the launch of DiscounTech, an online technology store just for nonprofits. DiscounTech was created in collaboration with leading technology providers to deliver technology products and services the way nonprofits need them: affordably and easily.

DiscounTech brings together some of the key players in the high-tech field for the first time. At launch date, DiscounTech had already signed partnerships with ten premier companies: Akiva, B2PCommerce Corp, eTapestry, Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), Lotus, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), NetIQ Corporation (NASDAQ: NTIQ), Ontero, SmartForce (via the SmartForce e-Learning Foundation, S.E.L.F.), and WebGecko. Additional backing for the site is provided by Blackbaud. The corporations' willingness to come together in support of the nonprofit community reflects a new trend in the collaboration between the nonprofit and high-tech sectors.

Matt Florence, Director of TechSoup, emphasized the importance of TechSoup being jointly backed by tech industry leaders: "Since its inception, TechSoup has successfully encouraged tech companies to work together in order to provide nonprofits with easier, more affordable access to all aspects of technology. Through DiscounTech, nonprofits get access to a range of products and services that work with and build on each other. The potential of a collaboration like this is enormous for the nonprofit sector."

DiscounTech opens with a broad range of deeply discounted software and also offers a web-building ASP solution. The catalog will expand soon to include an even wider variety of products and services, including hardware and training. The new store provides technology products solely to nonprofits without charging access or membership fees. Products currently available have been either donated to TechSoup or have been made available to TechSoup users at specially negotiated discounts.

As a result, DiscounTech offers the best possible prices for nonprofits -- up to 90% off the retail price. For example, Microsoft Office XP Professional is available on DiscounTech for $60.00, compared to $579.00 retail price.

"DiscounTech could not have launched at a better time," said Marc Osten, principal of the Summit Collaborative (www.summitcollaborative.com) and a nonprofit technology expert. "When budgets are tight and demands for their services are rising, nonprofits need technology products that streamline operations to better help people in need. But the products must be affordable, of good quality, and easy to access. That's where DiscounTech makes a difference."

DiscounTech is a natural next step towards fulfilling TechSoup's mission of providing the first comprehensive technology Web site for the nonprofit sector. Since its launch in May 2000, TechSoup has empowered close to 700,000 nonprofit staff to make informed decisions about technology by creating an authoritative, highly interactive and user-friendly resource. In addition to researching a wide range of tech topics, nonprofits can now purchase software and other technology products at the best possible prices. They can then visit the community message boards to discuss implementation with peers and experts.

DiscounTech builds on CompuMentor's 13-year history in providing nonprofits with low-cost software. During this period, CompuMentor fulfilled the software needs of more than 15,000 nonprofits nationwide. DiscounTech replaces this program and expands it by offering a greater variety of products and services, as well as easy access to related information on TechSoup.

Products offered through DiscounTech

With the launch of DiscounTech, Microsoft made the commitment to exclusively use DiscounTech as the distributor for software donations outside of the Microsoft in-house program. Guidelines for software donations directly from Microsoft can be found at www.microsoft.com/giving. (Nonprofits in the state of Washington can obtain products directly from Microsoft.) The following products will be available through DiscounTech at launch time:

• A variety of Microsoft software, including
  • Office automation suites for PCs and Macs (Office 2001 for Mac, Windows XP Professional
  • PC operating systems (Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows NT Server v. 4.0)
  • PC Web authoring tools (FrontPage 2002)
• Nonprofit accounting software and nonprofit web-building software from B2P (NonprofitBooks and Nonprofit WebBuilder)
• Office automation suite and spread sheet tools from Lotus (Smart Suite v9.7 and 1-2-3, Millennium Edition)
• Web developer's tools to improve web site performance from WebGecko (APGen 2.1 and ASPCache 1.1)

The following products and services will be available soon:

• Message board creation tools (Akiva)
• Donor management and fundraising software (eTapestry)
• QuickBooks Pro2002 accounting software (Intuit Inc.)
• Web analytics services (NetIQ Corporation)
• Intranet/Extranet Web sites (Ontero)
• Access to custom online learning; ranging from basic computer proficiency to IT training (Smart Force)

(For a complete listing of products and product specifications, please visit www.techsoup.org/discountech/). The product offerings will expand as additional leading technology providers partner with TechSoup.

B2P, Blackbaud, and NetIQ Corporation each sponsor a specific TechSoup content section.

About TechSoup

TechSoup (http://www.techsoup.org), a nonprofit Web site created by CompuMentor (http://www.compumentor.org), empowers nonprofits to succeed in the Digital Age by providing timely and targeted technology information. By offering free information and resources for technology products and services combined with expert knowledge, TechSoup provides other nonprofits with the tech know-how and solutions they need to more efficiently and effectively achieve their missions. Through DiscounTech, its new online technology store, TechSoup offers access to deeply discounted tech products and services just for nonprofits. TechSoup partners with high-level tech organizations such as CNET, and with other leading nonprofits such as NPower. TechSoup's weekly e-newsletter, By the Cup, is distributed to more than 15,300 subscribers.

About Marc Osten

Marc Osten has twenty years experience as an activist, educator, and innovator in both the nonprofit sector and educational institutions. He specializes in Internet strategy, the strategic use of technology, and organizational development. He is committed to developing collaborations, and developing learning communities to improve nonprofit effectiveness and power. He works as the Principal of the Summit Consulting Collaborative, a nationally recognized leader in developing programs for foundations, management and technology support providers and nonprofits.

The DiscounTech Partners and why they support DiscounTech
About B2PCommerce Corp

B2PCommerce Corp is a leading provider of technology solutions, which meet the unique business needs of nonprofit organizations. B2P designs, markets and supports specialized solutions to improve performance for the small to mid-sized organization. Products include NonprofitBooks(tm), a nonprofit accounting interface to QuickBooks® Pro, and Nonprofit WebBuilder(tm), a system to build and maintain a Web site. B2P is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

"B2PCommerce is proud to partner with TechSoup and CompuMentor, leaders in technology advice for nonprofits, to introduce innovative, affordable technology solutions to the nonprofit sector. TechSoup's launch of DiscounTech complements B2P's mission to develop affordable new nonprofit technology products and bring them to the nonprofit sector efficiently."
- Jason Saul, CEO, B2PCommerce Corp

About Akiva

Akiva is an innovator of idea management software and services that help organizations propel ideas into results. Akiva's products and services help organizations connect ideas from employees, customers, suppliers and industry groups to dramatically improve business performance for rapid innovation and reduced expenses. The company provides number-one selling WebBoard Conferencing Server and ChatSpace Community Server, professional services and enterprise solutions for financial, educational and the community marketplace. Akiva's software and services enable users to communicate in multiple languages and can be used on a variety of client devices. For more information, visit http://www.akiva.com.

"Our WebBoard conferencing software provides non-profit organizations with an important tool to interact with each other, their members and constituents. Before DiscounTech, it was difficult for us to adequately address the real needs of the non-profit sector. DiscounTech provides a powerful solution to enable this product, and other important enterprise software applications, to be affordably deployed by non-profit organizations. Akiva applauds the efforts and innovation of DiscounTech and CompuMentor in addressing the needs of those in this area of our industry."
- Eric Olinger, CEO and President, Akiva

About Blackbaud

Blackbaud is the leading end-to-end data management and technology solutions provider for the nonprofit community, offering software, services and e-solutions. More than 13,000 nonprofit organizations use Blackbaud solutions to achieve success in fund-raising, financial management and education administration. Founded in 1981, Blackbaud has 650 employees and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with offices in Glasgow, Scotland, and Sydney, Australia.

"TechSoup's new DiscounTech offering is a terrific resource for nonprofits. As a company that's spent the past 20 years exclusively committed to helping nonprofits implement and leverage the power of technology, Blackbaud is very proud to help sponsor this new resource. We're committed to doing our part by making our own special offers available on DiscounTech throughout the year. So stay tuned!"
- Robert J. Sywolski, President and CEO, Blackbaud, Inc.

About eTapestry

Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry.com is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry.com do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.

"eTapestry is delighted to be participating in TechSoup's DiscounTech program. By bringing together the top high-tech providers, DiscounTech gives nonprofit organizations the technology tools they need to be successful."
- Jay Love, CEO, eTapestry

About Intuit Inc.

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) is the leading provider of financial software and Web-based services for consumers, small businesses and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including Quicken®, QuickBooks®, Quicken TurboTax® and Quicken Loans® simplify personal finance, small business management and payroll processing, tax preparation and filing and home loans.

Founded in 1983, Intuit has annual revenue of more than $1 billion and reaches 25 million customers with nearly 6,000 employees in 13 states and four countries. More information can be found at www.Intuit.com.

"Intuit is proud to support DiscounTech and the nonprofit organizations that use their services. Intuit's QuickBooks Pro is easy to use software that will help the nonprofits with their accounting needs. Intuit works to promote economic empowerment and, helping nonprofits with their finances is one way we can support that initiative."
- Laura Castaneda, group manager of Intuit's community impact group.

About Microsoft Community Affairs

Microsoft Giving, a program of Community Affairs, is committed to empowering people-especially those in underserved and disadvantaged communities-to discover and realize their potential. This is accomplished by building community, expanding opportunities through technology access, developing a diverse technology workforce, and by strengthening nonprofits through technology. In 2001, $215.6 million in cash and software were donated to more than 5,000 nonprofit organizations. www.microsoft.com/giving.

"DiscounTech is the right way to deliver technology products to nonprofits. It combines products with information about how to choose and use them. So nonprofits get technology solutions not just software. That's our goal at Microsoft. And that's why we have decided to donate our software exclusively through DiscounTech. We encourage other technology providers to join us in building this valuable resource for the nonprofit community."
- Jane Meseck, Community Affairs Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

About NetIQ

NetIQ Corporation (Nasdaq: NTIQ) is a leading provider of e-business infrastructure management and intelligence for all the components of an organization's e-business infrastructure - from back-end servers, networks and directories to front-end web servers and applications. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with development and operational personnel in Houston, Raleigh, N.C., Bellevue, Wash., and Portland, Ore. For more information, please visit NetIQ's Web site at www.netiq.com or call (408) 856-3000. For more information about WebTrends, the e-business intelligence product line from NetIQ, please visit www.webtrends.com or call (888) WEBTRENDS.

"NetIQ is delighted to partner with TechSoup to provide leading WebTrends web analytics technology to non-profit organizations. We're proud to extend our commitment to the non-profit community by offering TechSoup and its members our real-time web analytics service, WebTrends Live."
- Rand Schulman, Senior Director, WebTrends product management, NetIQ

About Ontero

Founded in December of 1999, Ontero was created to provide tools and processes that facilitate and manage the flow of information, which allow organizations to increase their effectiveness through seamless collaboration. Creating and maintaining a communication portal with conventional web technologies is often a costly and frustrating experience. The limitations of existing techniques consume valuable administration time and discourage contributors from keeping the information current. Ontero InfoCentral is an innovative software platform that solves exactly this problem. It provides a self- administered portal in which members of the organization can easily contribute and manage content in a secure and efficient way.

"I believe this powerful partnership between Ontero and TechSoup.org will allow organizations to gain access to technologies that were once beyond their reach. As a high-tech company, we are proud to assist nonprofit organizations in expanding their outreach and provide their members with further support and information, by contributing our InfoCentral Platform."
- Eran Goren, V.P. of Business Development, Ontero

About SmartForce

SmartForce, the world's largest e-Learning company, provides integrated enterprise e-Learning solutions. SmartForce e-Learning is available as a fully hosted Internet environment through an Internet rental model. With more than 2,500 major corporate customers, SmartForce e-Learning solutions bring the power of the Internet to the critical training business process. SmartForce e-Learning environment is also used by leading companies worldwide to provide the infrastructure to support their e-Learning initiatives. The company, which has more than 1,500 employees worldwide, has corporate headquarters at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063. Phone: 650.817.5900. Fax: 650.817.5061. Web site: www.smartforce.com.

About the SmartForce e-Learning Foundation (SELF)