--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)—The following release focus on the topic Philanthropy:
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Community Partnership Initiative Grant Available to Delaware Valley Non-Profit Organizations from Rohm and Haas Company (02/21/08, 04:35) SOURCE: Rohm and Haas Company
The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Philanthropy I:
Gene Austin is CEO of Convio, Inc., a provider of on-demand software and services that enable nonprofit organizations to more effectively raise funds, influence public policy and support their missions by leveraging the Internet to build strong relationships with constituents. Convio works with more than 1,200 clients including many of the nation's leading nonprofits, among them are American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, AVON Foundation, Easter Seals, Farm Aid, National Association of REALTORS, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Sierra Club, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and a variety of public radio outlets.
In 2007, Convio helped nonprofits raise more than $400 million online, send more than 22 million advocacy alerts and interact electronically with more than 60 million constituents. Currently, 26 of the top 50 nonprofits ranked by funds raised use Convio products and services. In his 2004 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean used Convio to recruit 650,000 supporters and raise $22 million.
Austin is a Fortune 500 technology veteran, with two decades-plus of experience leading aggressive growth of young companies as well as major business units at global corporations. Under his leadership Convio has made Red Herring's list of "100 Top Private Companies," been named to Forbes' list of "Fast Growing Privately Held Technology Companies" and ranked No. 1 on the Austin Business Journal's list of "Top 25 Fastest Growing Companies." The longest tenured CEO in the industry, Gene is experienced in the management of companies like Convio that are based on the "software as a service" (SaaS), or on-demand, model.
Mr. Gene Austin, 512-652-7826
PR Contact: Tad Druart, 512-652-7826
Kent Seton has been a licensed attorney in the state of California and has been helped thousands of organizations form and succeed in the nonprofit market. Recognized widely as an expert in the formation and maintenance of tax-exempt organizations, he speaks at numerous conferences across the country and his full-day seminar on "How to Create and Operate a Nonprofit in California" is approved by the State Bar of California. He is also approved by the state bar to provide CPE and MCLE continuing education credits to attorneys and CPA's who want to learn more about this difficult and misunderstood area of the law.
PR Contact: Jim Goyjer, 310 207-3361
John Yazwinski is president and CEO of Father Bills & MainSpring, a provider of services to manage, prevent and end homelessness. He has served as executive director of Father Bill's Place since 1999. Through John's leadership and vision, Father Bills & MainSpring has emerged as a leader in creating housing solutions to address homelessness across Southeastern Massachusetts. In 2004, John implemented a strategy at Father Bill's Place to shift from the emergency shelter system to a Housing First model. This innovative strategy has been recognized across the nation as a cost-effective solution to homelessness. Since implementing Housing First in 2004, the chronically homeless population in Quincy has decreased by 56%, allowing Father Bill's Place to decrease the number of shelter beds from 140 in 2004 to 105 beds in 2007. In his role as executive director of Father Bill's Place, John leveraged more than $7 million dollars for housing solutions. By collaborating with community, regional, and national partners, he has created more than 205 units of housing for homeless individuals and families in the South Shore. John has presented the Housing First model at conferences in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and throughout Massachusetts. He serves on the Leadership Council for the 10 Year Plan to End Family Homelessness in Plymouth County, as the Chair of the Norfolk County Emergency Food and Shelter Program, and the Quincy/Weymouth Continuum of Care Homeless Board. He served on the data collection and discharge planning committees for the Massachusetts Interagency Council on Chronic Homelessness.
PR Contact: Elizabeth Flannery, 508-366-2099
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