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Stonewall Community Foundation Chooses MicroEdge Foundation Information Management System (FIMS)
New York, August 2, 2006 – MicroEdge, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advent Software (NASDAQ: ADVS) and leading provider of solutions for the grantmaking community worldwide, announced today that Stonewall Community Foundation has selected its FIMS community foundation information management system for the eighth largest provider of funds to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the United States.
MicroEdge President George W. Macintyre said, "We are delighted that Stonewall Community Foundation chose FIMS for their financial and foundation management. Over the past 13 years, FIMS has established a superior reputation for delivering comprehensive, integrated solutions to meet the needs of community foundations, and we are proud that our systems will be used to support Stonewall's progressive work."
With the implementation of FIMS, Stonewall Community Foundation will benefit not only from the information management capabilities within FIMS, but they will also employ enhanced services for their donors. The organization will make use of powerful donor development tools and the ability to leverage the Internet for online functionality. Donors can view fund status, gifts, grants and fund balances, and gain access to fund statements. Additionally, donors and advisors will be able to make grant suggestions, analyze grantees and review special foundation funding projects - all online, at their convenience.
"Technology is no longer a luxury for foundations, it is the baseline by which we are measured," said Bill Mattle, Executive Director of Stonewall Community Foundation. "We chose FIMS because in addition to its powerful foundation management capabilities, we believe that it is critical to provide our constituents with easy, real-time access to information, FIMS provides this capability in a highly comprehensive way."
FIMS foundation information management system from MicroEdge is a fully-integrated enterprise technology solution specifically designed for the community foundation market. In fact, FIMS supports nearly 85% of the community foundation industry assets. Through its integrated technology and single relational database, community foundations can perform grants management, financial management and donor relationship management with one comprehensive system.
About Stonewall Foundation
Stonewall was begun as a collection of advised-funds and endowments by like-minded donors concerned about creating a vibrant and healthy lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Today, Stonewall is a full service community foundation seeking the participation of everyone interested in bettering our community. Since 1990, the foundation has distributed more than $11 million in grants. Grantmaking from Stonewall's general fund concentrates on the needs of organizations in the five boroughs of New York, while Donor-advised funds support a variety of organizations locally and throughout the country.
Stonewall supporters envision a community of shared resources where donors, funders and organizations work together, joined by a commitment to strengthen one another. Stonewall is dedicated to increasing charitable giving within the community today while building a strong endowment for tomorrow. For more information, visit www.stonewallfoundation.org.
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About MicroEdge
Established in 1985, MicroEdge, Inc. (www.microedge.com), a subsidiary of Advent Software, Inc. is the leading provider of software and services to the giving community worldwide. MicroEdge solutions deliver a powerful, integrated, and open framework for efficient and effective charitable giving. The company is committed to providing the best technology toolset for foundations, corporations, government agencies, donors, advisors and financial institutions. Together, these tools help organizations to work with one another to raise, invest, manage and award charitable currency. MicroEdge, Inc. is headquartered in New York City with regional offices throughout the U.S. and Europe, and supports thousands of clients worldwide.
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About Advent
Advent Software, Inc. (www.advent.com), a global company, has provided trusted solutions to the world’s leading financial professionals since 1983. Firms in 60 countries use Advent technology and manage investments totaling nearly US $18 trillion. Advent’s quality software, data, services and tools enable financial professionals to improve service and communication to their clients, allowing them to grow their business while controlling costs. Advent is the only financial services software company to be awarded the Service Capability and Performance certification for being a world-class support organization. For more information on Advent products, click here.
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Contact:
Claire Carsen
1.800.899.0890 ext. 300
claire@microedge.com
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