Bethesda, MD – July 29, 2008 – Network for Good, a leading provider of online fundraising services and how-to resources for nonprofits, announced today that it has acquired the ePhilanthropy Foundation, an educational organization helping other nonprofits to use best Internet practices.

The move comes as Network for Good seeks to expand its help tools for nonprofits at a time when many small- to medium-sized organizations are struggling to raise funds and need assistance in starting online giving programs. Because of their low costs and high yield, online outreach programs are especially important during an economic downturn.

Bill Strathmann, chief executive officer of Network for Good, said, "ePhilanthropy Foundation's groundbreaking progress in developing Internet ethics and best practices will do much to help nonprofits get the resources they need. Not only do our organizations want to help a greater number of nonprofits to raise money online, now we collectively will have even more tools to teach them how to do it well."

Network for Good currently provides online fundraising services and training to nonprofit organizations through fundraising tools, e-newsletter communications, free teleconferences presented by industry leaders and its Learning Center (www.fundraising123.org). It will integrate the ePhilanthropy Foundation's unique knowledge and research of how to properly cultivate and support donors, ensuring that people feel secure donating online. The ePhilanthropy Foundation's Code of Ethics has been publicly endorsed by more than 100 organizations and individuals, including Charity Navigator and CFRE International.

Bob Carter, chairman of ePhilanthropy Foundation said, "Our proven leadership in delivering Internet education, advocacy and ethics programs now has the added sustainable support of a strong nonprofit that demonstrates an equal commitment to these principles. Nonprofits across the United States will benefit from Network for Good's decision to invest further in the future of ePhilanthropy."

Network for Good will integrate the two organizations' resources for nonprofits by the end of the summer-thereby bolstering its offering of information, training materials and best-practices education.

For media inquiries or questions, please contact Jono Smith, Director of Marketing, Network for Good, via email to fundraising123@networkforgood.org.

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Imagine what the world would be like if every time you were inspired to help someone or something, you could -- with just a few clicks of a mouse, anywhere online. That’s the mission of Network for Good.  We make it as easy to donate and volunteer online as it is to shop online, and we make it simple and affordable for all nonprofits, of any size, to recruit donors and volunteers via the Internet.

What we’ve accomplished:

• Have created a secure, convenient donation system that makes it possible to give to any charity, anywhere, anytime online
• Returned $18 to the sector for every $1 invested in Network for Good 
• Returned $6 in donations for every $1 a nonprofit spends on our services
• Raised over $175 million in online donations to more than 30,000 different nonprofit organizations
• Matched more than 230,000 volunteers with thousands of nonprofits
• Taken fundraising viral and raised well over $1 million via fundraising widgets

If you’re someone who wants to help your favorite cause, we’re here to help by:

• Enabling you to research and give to any of 1.5 million charities, in one place online at www.networkforgood.org – we also store your donation history for taxes and save your favorite charities lists
• Allowing you to choose from among thousands of volunteer opportunities at www.networkforgood.org or www.volunteer.gov
• Helping you fundraise for your cause with charity badges at www.sixdegrees.org
• Enabling you to give the gift of charity with the Good Card, a gift card that the recipient can use to give to any charity

If you’re a charity that needs support for your vital mission, we’re here to help by:

• Processing donations for your charity with DonateNow
• Enabling you to email your supporters with EmailNow
• Tracking your supporters in a donor database created in partnership with Salesforce.com
• Providing you with fundraising training, including “Nonprofit 911” calls

If you’re a funder that wants more resources to go to nonprofits, we help by:

• Ensuring there are affordable fundraising services and scholarships for our services for small and medium-sized nonprofits
• Training this “long tail” of nonprofits to be better at outreach and fundraising
• Lowering the costs of fundraising for all nonprofits

If you’re a company that wants to do good, we’re here to make that happen by:

• Enabling you to collect donations for any charity at your own website or among employees via web services
• Providing you with branded fundraising widgets
• Giving your clients or customers the gift of charity with Good Cards, a gift card that the recipient can use to give to any charity
• Allowing you to give grants to nonprofits in your field for our fundraising services, so you can help them help themselves