Portland, Oregon- Representatives from GetActive Software and Kintera will offer their views of the future of philanthropic technology as part of a Philanthropy & Technology Fair that kicks off a national workplace giving conference on June 16. The National Alliance for Choice in Giving (NACG) Portland 20:20 Vision conference, being held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Portland – Downtown” will feature an investigation into what workplace giving will look like in the year 2020.
Sheeraz Haji, Founder and CEO of GetActive Software and Debbie Snyder, Vice President, Directed Giving at Kintera will speak. Their organizations are each on the leading edge of online philanthropy.
GetActive Software, recently listed on Entrepreneur Magazine’s “2005 Hot 100: The Fastest-Growing New Businesses in America,” is a provider of relationship-management products for membership organizations including Oxfam, Planned Parenthood, Public Broadcasting System, and AARP.
Kintera provides integrated online software and services for nonprofit organizations to assist with web-based fundraising, event management, email marketing, content management system, and contact relationship management for more than 15,000 customers.
Additionally, NACG’s Workplace Giving Technology Committee will report on its new assessment and directory of workplace giving vendors and their services. The Committee has completed a two-year review of online workplace giving systems and has prepared a comprehensive analysis including system components, user requirements, and pricing information.
“We are honored to have representatives from two of the premier nonprofit technology organizations in the country address the fast-moving world of e-philanthropy,” said Matt Howe, NACG Executive Director. “Their insights will set the stage for the remainder of our conference in which we will explore what lies ahead for our field.”
Registration for the Philanthropy & Technology Fair, to be held on June 16 from 6 – 9pm, is $30 through June 10 by contacting the NACG office, or $40 at the door. The fee includes dinner.
Another conference highlight is the Annual NACG Awards Dinner to be held Friday evening, June 17 from 6pm-9pm at Greek Cusina restaurant in downtown Portland. The annual event honors leadership, excellence and fundraising success among NACG members and the workplace giving field. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by contacting the NACG office.
NACG members, listed below, include dozens of local social justice, health, and environmental federations along with national federations and funds such as America’s Charities, American Red Cross, Community Shares USA, Earth Share, Global Impact, National Black United Fund, and Neighbor to Nation. For the past 18 years NACG has served as a voice for charitable choice in the workplace, a training ground for workplace giving leaders, and a proponent for efficiency and high standards of conduct for the workplace giving arena.
To review the complete conference program visit www.choiceingiving.com/events/portlanddetail.asp
On-site registration is available.
NACG National Federations & Funds
America’s Charities
American Red Cross
Community Shares U.S.A.
Earth Share
Global Impact
National Black United Fund
Neighbor to Nation
NACG Local Federations & Funds
Action for Boston Community Development
Alaska Community Share
Another Way Texas Shares
Asian Pacific Community Fund
Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon Foundation
Choices in Community Giving, Idaho
Coalition for Charitable Choice
Community Health Charities of Alabama
Community Health Charities of Iowa
Community Services Fund, Nebraska
Community Shares of Colorado
Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati
Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee
Community Shares of Illinois
Community Shares of Louisiana
Community Shares of Mid-Ohio
Community Shares of Southern Arizona
Community Shares of Tennessee
Community Shares of Utah
Community Shares of Wisconsin
Community Solutions Fund, Minneapolis
Community Works, Boston
Community Works of Connecticut
Community Works of New York State
Earth Share of California
Earth Share of Michigan
Earth Share of Missouri
Earth Share of New Jersey
Earth Share of North Carolina
Earth Share of Ohio
Earth Share of Oregon
Earth Share of Texas
Earth Share of Washington
Environmental Fund for Arizona
Environmental Fund for Maryland
Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania
Fund for Community Progress, Rhode Island
Georgia Black United Fund
Georgia Shares
Greater Cleveland Community Shares
Iowa Shares
MaineShare
Minnesota Environmental Fund
Montana Shares
North Carolina Community Shares
Northwest Ohio Community Shares
Women’s Funding Alliance, Seattle
Women’s Fund of New Jersey
