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November 24, 2009The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to Benefit from Holiday Film Promotion

BETHESDA, Md., November 24, 2009 — The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that CVS/pharmacy and Warner Home Video will partner with the Foundation this holiday season to raise critical funds for cystic fibrosis through the sale of classic family movies.

November 5, 2009Economy is Down, But Online Giving Is Up: Network for Good Reaches $300 Million in Donations Processed

BETHESDA, Md., November 5, 2009 — In a sign of the steady growth in online giving, even amid the recent recession, Network for Good, the Internet's leading nonprofit giving platform, has now processed over $300 million in online donations to more than 50,000 charities since its inception in November 2001.

November 5, 2009Merkles Response Management Group Selected by Alley Cat Allies

Columbia, Md., November 5, 2009 — Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing customer relationship marketing agencies, today announced that its Response Management Group has been selected by Alley Cat Allies to provide contribution processing services in support of the organization’s direct mail fundraising program. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Alley Cat Allies is a national advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and improving the lives of cats through education, outreach and support for Trap-Neuter-Return programs. The work was successfully transitioned from the previous service company in August and the contract is ongoing.

October 21, 2009WealthEngine and Bentz Whaley Flessner Team Up to Provide Integrated Prospect Research and Analytics to Higher Education, Healthcare and Nonprofit Organizations

BETHESDA, Md., October 20, 2009 — WealthEngine, a leading provider of
sophisticated prospect research tools and screening services, announced today
that it has teamed up with fundraising consulting firm, Bentz Whaley Flessner,
to provide the market's most comprehensive and effective analysis of giving
capacity and propensity.

October 7, 2009Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Receives $3 Million Donation from TV Icon Bob Barker

BETHESDA, Md., October 2, 2009 — The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) announced today that with the help of American TV icon Bob Barker, it has reached its goal of $60 million to complete its current project, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), an advanced facility dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered by U.S. military personnel.

August 26, 2009Calvert Giving Fund Sets High Bar for Donor Advised Funds: 100 Percent Socially Responsible Strategy Outperforms S&P 500 in Down Market

BETHESDA, MD., August 26, 2009 — As interest in donor advised funds (DAFs) heats up, Calvert Foundation announced today that the assets in its donor advised fund, the Calvert Giving Fund, outperformed the S&P 500/Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond 60/40 Index by 6.55 percent over the last year. And what is just as newsworthy: the Calvert Giving Fund achieved this performance through a 100 percent socially and environmentally sound investment strategy.

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