Kintera Partner Announces Implementation Support and Training

Zuri Group Expertise Now Available to Kintera Clients

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kintera® Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA - News) today announced that Zuri Group, a professional services company specializing in the Kintera suite of online marketing and donor management solutions, has joined the Kintera partner program to offer ongoing implementation support, post-implementation services and training to Kintera customers.

Zuri Group, led by John Murphy has an in-depth understanding of Kintera’s products including Events, E-mail, Web Site Content Management, Donor Management, and Constituent Relationship Management (CRM).

“Working alongside John during his tenure with Kintera enabled me to see firsthand his product knowledge,” said Steve Johnson, channel vice president for Kintera. “This expertise will help organizations maximize their use of Kintera products and take full advantage of the latest Web technologies to better achieve their online goals.”

The services offered by Zuri Group include product-use strategies tailored to each organization’s unique goals, customized onsite training, Kintera best practices, implementation, project delivery and management, and data migration.

“It is an enormous benefit to both Kintera and our clients to have a trusted partner like Zuri Group as a resource," said Rich LaBarbera, Kintera CEO. “Their knowledge, industry experience, and list of clients make Zuri Group an excellent addition to our partner program.”

Zuri Group’s personalized approach makes the clients’ needs top priority. The experienced and knowledgeable staff at Zuri Group help ensure that projects are implemented on time and effectively. This client-based approach has already enabled organizations such as Heifer International to establish and maintain a substantial online presence by effectively using Kintera’s on-demand platform of products.

“We have had great success using Zuri Group to enhance our effective use of Kintera’s products,” said Ashley Michael of Heifer International. “They have filled gaps during our staff change by performing the duties of previous staff and training new staff. Zuri Group has added vital continuity to our Web team, bringing the necessary expertise to quickly complete projects.”

For more information on Kintera and a list of Kintera partners, please visit www.kintera.com. For more information on Zuri Group, please visit www.zurigroup.com.

About Kintera, Inc.

Kintera®, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA - News) provides an integrated, on-demand open platform to help organizations quickly and easily reach more people, raise more money, and run more efficiently. The Kintera platform consists of a variety of products including Events, Advocacy, E-mail, Web Site Content Management, Donor Management, Constituent Relationship Management and Accounting. In addition, Kintera’s open technology, Kintera Connect™, enables clients and partners to integrate directly with Kintera technology, resulting in the availability of best of breed solutions through the Kintera Connect partner program.

For more information about Kintera software and services, visit www.kintera.com.

Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Kintera Connect, Social CRM and The Giving Experience, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kintera, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

About Zuri Group LLC.

Zuri Group LLC., headquartered in Bend, Ore., is a professional services company supporting clients with project scoping, implementation support and post-implementation services. As an official Kintera partner with years of Kintera Sphere® experience, Zuri Group can both optimize your current Sphere Modules as well as implement new sites and services for you. For Zuri Group information visit www.zurigroup.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.

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