New York, NY, Sept. 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroEdge, LLC, the leading provider of solutions to the giving community worldwide, today announced a number of industry thought leaders that will be presenting at the upcoming MicroEdge Solutions Conference (MESC), taking place on October 5 - 8 in Miami Beach, Florida.
The MicroEdge Solutions Conference is one of the largest user conferences in the philanthropic and corporate giving community today. The event unites hundreds of MicroEdge users with subject matter experts, product experts, and their peers, for three days of best practices, hands-on product training, and impactful discussions about key issues in the community. Attendees represent a diverse range of organizations that are united by their work for the greater good and their use of MicroEdge systems to help them simplify, manage, and measure the outcomes of their social impact programs.
This year's conference will feature a range of thought leaders representing prominent organizations in the community, who will be speaking on a variety of relevant topics including fundraising and donor management, effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee engagement strategies, leveraging data to produce more impactful results, and improving collaboration to drive effective outcomes.
Presenters at the 2014 MicroEdge Solutions Conference include:
Member Organizations and Information Provider
Partners
Exponent Philanthropy (formerly Assn. of Small Foundations);
Foundation Center; Grants Managers Network; GuideStar; Points of
Light; Technology Affinity Group (TAG)
Technology and Service Provider Partners
Community Impact Consultants; e-Philanthropy Solutions; Foundation
Information Systems; Kimbia; Network for Good; O'Connor Davies,
LLP; SMR Consulting; The Rensselaerville Institute; Xton
Association
Client Partners
Arizona Community Foundation; Bank of Oklahoma/BOK Foundation; Barr
Foundation; Berkshire Bank; BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina;
Broward County Cultural Affairs; Community Foundation for Greater
New Haven; Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan; Community
Foundation serving Richmond & Central VA; Endowment for Health;
First Niagara Bank; Geller & Company; Greater Houston Community
Foundation; Health Care Service Corporation; Heartspring Methodist
Foundation; Howard Heinz Endowment; HRJ Consulting; Jewish
Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and
Sonoma Counties; JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Leona M. and Harry B.
Helmsley Charitable Trust; Macy's Inc.; MetroWest Community Health
Care Foundation; Mott Philanthropic; National Endowment for
Democracy; Obici Healthcare Foundation; Pikes Peak Community
Foundation; QEP Resources, Inc.; St. Jude Medical Foundation; The
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina; The Daniels Fund;
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.; Tidewater Jewish
Foundation; Turner Foundation
"The annual MicroEdge Solutions Conference is one of the best ways for our clients to stay on top of best practices and evolving trends," said Kathy Krais, Director of Marketing at MicroEdge. "We're excited and inspired to host such an impressive slate of speakers from progressive organizations that are leading the future of foundation and corporate giving. Along with sessions geared to help our clients maximize the use of technology to achieve the greatest impact, MESC also provides an exceptional opportunity for our clients to collaborate and learn from experts on larger strategic issues that these organizations are facing today."
For More Information
To register for the 2014 MicroEdge Solutions Conference, visit
www.microedgeconference.com. For further information,
contact MicroEdge at solutionsconference@microedge.com
or 800.899.0890.
About MicroEdge
Established in 1985, MicroEdge, LLC 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 is headquartered in New York City with regional
offices throughout the U.S. and supports thousands of clients
worldwide. MicroEdge is part of the Vista Equity Partners portfolio
of software and technology-enabled companies. To learn more about
Vista Equity Partners, visit www.vistaequitypartners.com. To learn more about
MicroEdge, visit www.microedge.com.
Media Contact:
Kathy Krais
800.899.0890 ext. 3966
kkrais@microedge.com
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