AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/25/06 -- Sage Software today announced that Heather Burton, product marketing manager for its Nonprofit Solutions, will facilitate two panels on donor retention techniques at the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy's (AHP) 40th Annual International Educational Conference, to be held September 27-October 1 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Titled, "Be Your Donor's Favorite Charity: Donor Retention Tips and Techniques," and scheduled for Thursday, September 28 at 3:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., the panel sessions will discuss donor retention tips and techniques, with an emphasis on technology used to implement retention strategies. Sage Software will also exhibit its Sage Fundraising 50 and Sage MIP Fund Accounting solutions in Booth #111 at the conference.

"Coming from the nonprofit industry, I understand the importance of donor retention," said Burton. "It takes valuable time, money, and effort to attract new donors, and competition for public and private grants is increasing, so organizations need to hold tight to their current donors. I look forward to helping AHP conference attendees understand how technology can help them effectively capture valuable donor information and then utilize it to broaden and deepen the donor-nonprofit relationship."

In addition to Sage Software's Burton, executives from such organizations as Cleveland Clinic, Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center, IDC, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Sheppard Pratt Health System, and Shriners Hospital for Children will facilitate panels on various fundraising topics at the conference.

For more than 25 years, Sage Software has been helping nonprofit organizations further their missions and better serve constituents through the use of technology. The company offers a range of Sage Fundraising product choices so each nonprofit organization, regardless of size, can select a solution that best fits its donor management and fundraising needs, while working within its budget. Sage MIP Fund Accounting allows nonprofit and government organizations to effectively and efficiently plan and manage budgets, maximize grants, and produce accurate customized reports, helping them meet reporting requirements and demonstrate accountability to their constituents. Sage MIP Fund Accounting earned a coveted 2005 Campbell Award from Campbell Rinker for its exceptional ratings in the Nonprofit Accounting Software Survey, a nationwide survey of accounting software users.

For more information about AHP's 40th Annual International Educational Conference, please visit www.ahp.org/conferences-education/intl-conf/index.php. For more information about Sage MIP Fund Accounting or Sage Fundraising solutions, please visit www.sagenonprofit.com or call 800-647-3863.

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