Friday, September 09, 2005

Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund Hires Kintera for Online Donation Processing

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Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund Hires Kintera for Online Donation Processing: "Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund Hires Kintera for Online Donation Processing

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2005--Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton have established the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund to benefit survivors of Hurricane Katrina and the long-term reconstruction efforts. With many organizations focusing on the immediate needs of Hurricane Katrina victims, the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund will concentrate its efforts on collecting donations for long-term reconstruction efforts. Kintera (R), Inc. (NASDAQ: KNTA), the leading provider of software as a service to the nonprofit industry, today announced it is providing the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund with its online donation processing.

On Tuesday, the Fund announced it had raised over $2 million in online donations. The announcement came just six hours after the organization raised $1 million online in approximately 24 hours. The Fund estimates that over 10,000 people have made their donations on their website www.BushClintonKatrinaFund.org."

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