Kintera and The Alford Group Offer Nonprofits Recent Trends in Philanthropy to Help Solve Fundraising Challenges

Despite increased donations to U.S. charities in 2004 --
and growing trust in online donation technology -- nonprofit
organizations still face the vital challenge of raising funds to
support their causes. Kintera(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA) and The Alford
Group teamed together in a recent Webinar to provide critical
information to nonprofits that will help focus and maximize
fundraising efforts. The online presentation, titled "Trends in
Philanthropy: Giving and the Experience," is now available for
download at www.kintera.com/alfordgroup.
   The presentation discusses findings and critical issues from the
recent "Giving USA" annual report, published by The Giving USA
Foundation(TM), as well as two studies commissioned by Kintera. The
"Kintera-Luth Nonprofit Trend Report" illustrates the growing
supporter use of the Internet, such as more than 8.6 million U.S.
households giving online donations in 2004.
   The Webinar also highlights findings from a second Kintera report,
"E-Mail Benchmarks in the Nonprofit Sector," including the increased
use of e-mail to build donor affinity. The Webinar also helps
nonprofits better understand their competitive environment. For
example, nonprofit organizations are garnering click-through rates on
average of 11.1 percent.
   "Philanthropy in the United States is a vital force in our
economy," said Thomas Mesaros, CFRE, President and CEO of The Alford
Group and member of the American Association Fundraising Counsel
Foundation Board of Directors. "It's important that not-for-profit
organizations understand giving trends so they can maximize their
donor relationships."
   "The fact that online donations have increased by more than 50
percent this past year confirms that those who experience online
giving are finding it a preferred alternative to traditional giving,"
said Dr. Ephraim Feig, chief technology officer and chief marketing
officer at Kintera, and co-presenter of the Webinar. "The Internet is
an immediate, convenient and safe way to give."

   About The Alford Group Inc.

   The Alford Group Inc. was founded in 1979 to provide leadership in
improving the quality of life by strengthening not-for-profits. Today,
the firm has regional service offices in Boise, Chicago, Detroit, San
Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and is one of the largest
not-for-profit consulting firms in the nation. The Alford Group
utilizes a nationwide network of professional staff and strategic
partners to deliver effective and experienced counsel. The firm has
worked with over 1,000 diverse not-for-profit organizations. Currently
celebrating its 25th Anniversary, The Alford Group is proud to hold
over 800 years in combined staff experience in the not-for-profit
sector. For more information, visit www.alford.com.

   About Kintera Inc.

   Kintera(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA) provides an online solution to help
nonprofit organizations deliver The Giving Experience(TM) to donors --
including giving convenience, financial transparency, feedback about
the social impact of their gifts, and a sense of belonging and
appreciation.
   More than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and
corporate sectors use Kintera's "software as a service" innovations,
including the Friends Asking Friends(R) fundraising program and
Kintera Sphere(TM), an enterprise-grade software platform that
provides a secure, scaleable and reliable system for customer
relationship management (CRM), a web content management system (CMS),
eMarketing and directed giving applications. Additionally, Kintera
FundWare(R) provides award-winning financial management software
developed for nonprofit organizations and governments.
   Kintera also provides the Kintera GivingFund payment option
offering donors Internet convenience for initiating grant requests
from their Donor Advised Funds (DAF). Organizations sponsoring donor
advised funds as well as recipient nonprofits and foundations are now
able to provide improved customer service to philanthropists through
this new, innovative way to make major gifts online. A one-time DAF,
CharityGift(TM), is available for purchase at Kintera's The Giving
Communities(TM) website at www.kintera.org.
   For more information about Kintera's software and services, visit
www.kintera.com.

   Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends, The Giving
Experience, The Giving Communities, GivingFund, CharityGift and
FundWare are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kintera,
Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

   Forward-Looking Statements

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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
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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.