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Kintera Offers Nonprofit Organizations Data Synchronization Adapter Between Kintera Sphere and Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge

New Kintera Sphere Raiser's Edge Adapter, Developed Through an Alliance between Kintera and Jacobson Consulting Applications, Provides Automated, Integrated View of Supporters

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2004-- Two leading companies serving the nonprofit sector have entered into a strategic agreement to deliver turnkey data synchronization solutions for organizations. Kintera Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA), the leading provider of software as a service to nonprofit organizations, and Jacobson Consulting Applications, Inc. (JCA), a full service consulting firm providing technical assistance and information management solutions to nonprofits, have joined forces to offer nonprofits using both Kintera Sphere(R) software and Blackbaud's The Raiser's Edge(R) an automated, integrated view of their supporters.
"With this powerful new alliance between Kintera and Jacobson Consulting Applications, we can offer nonprofits the ideal solution to synchronize data between the Kintera Sphere platform and Blackbaud software," said Kintera's CEO Harry Gruber, M.D. "JCA is uniquely qualified to join us in this endeavor. A certified Kintera partner, JCA has more than 15 years experience in providing nonprofit organizations a complete range of Raiser's Edge services. Data synchronization for nonprofit organizations has never been easier."

Kintera offers an automated, integrated view of an organization's supporters with the Kintera Sphere Raiser's Edge Adapter. Now donations, attribute codes, solicitation status, address changes and other functions can all be synchronized seamlessly -- whether entered online in Kintera Sphere or directly into The Raiser's Edge -- without manual re-keying of donor data. Wealth screening data through Prospect Information Network (P!N), a service of Kintera, can also be synchronized using the Kintera Sphere Raiser's Edge Adapter. The adapter is available as a "turnkey" solution with minimal set-up, or, if an organization has special requirements, the interface can be customized to meet specific needs.

Thousands of nonprofit employees look to Kintera for a variety of web-based services to increase donations, reduce fundraising costs and build awareness and affinity for their cause ... all delivered via the Internet. Kintera's unified software as a service platform provides nonprofits with a comprehensive set of easy-to-use Internet-based tools for managing daily activities, including website content management (CMS), event fundraising and major gifts, advocacy, contact management (CRM), eMarketing and communications, and payment processing. JCA has provided more than 150 organizations across the country with a complete range of Raiser's Edge services, including data conversion, database audit/clean-up, training, custom report writing, systems integration, business process analysis, and polices and procedures manuals.

Availability

The new Kintera Sphere Raiser's Edge Adapter is immediately available to customers of both Kintera and JCA. To learn how nonprofits can better synchronize their organization's data, visit www.kintera.org/SynchronizeData.

About Kintera Inc.

Kintera(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA) is an innovative provider of software as a service that helps nonprofit organizations foster a powerful sense of community to achieve their mission. Kintera's Knowledge Interaction technology strengthens an organization's community by providing volunteers, members, donors and staff web-based tools to efficiently fulfill their tasks and share real-time data and information. The company's Internet innovations include its Friends Asking Friends(R) solicitation program and Kintera Sphere(TM), an enterprise-grade software system that provides content management, contact management, communication tools, commerce applications, community-building features and reporting functions. Kintera's technology is built on a unified database and payment processing engine. A web browser is all that is needed to use Kintera Sphere to help increase donations, reduce fundraising costs and build awareness and affinity for a cause. For more information, visit Kintera at www.kintera.com.

About Jacobson Consulting Applications, Inc.

Founded in 1988, Jacobson Consulting Applications, Inc. (JCA) is a full service, independent consulting firm dedicated to providing technical assistance and information management solutions solely to nonprofit organizations. JCA specializes in helping organizations implement and effectively utilize the ticketing, fundraising, admissions, visitor services or web-based systems that best fit their needs. Headquartered in New York City, JCA also has offices in the Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest. More information is available at www.jcainc.com.

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. 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; 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.

Contacts


Kintera Corporate Communications
Judy Piercey, 858-795-3056
jpiercey@kintera.com
or
Media First Public Relations
Shev Rush, 760-567-4321
shev@mediafirstpr.com

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