Best Software's Dawn Westerberg to Moderate Panel on First-Time Fundraising at 2005 DMA Washington Nonprofit Conference

Market Wire, January, 2005

Best Software today announced that Dawn Westerberg, vice president of vertical marketing, Nonprofit Solutions, will moderate a panel on first-time fundraising at the 2005 Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Washington Nonprofit Conference, being held February 3-4 at The Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. Titled, "Maiden Voyage: Fundraising for the First Time in an Established Organization," the panel discussion will educate attendees about the "rookie season" of donor base implementation, donor segmentation, and targeted communication associated with fundraising campaigns, and is scheduled for Thursday, February 3 at 10:30 a.m.

"Some organizations suddenly and unexpectedly find that fundraising is a priority for them," said Westerberg. "Their usual sources of funding have diminished or disappeared, yet their programs have increased and there is still more to do. The DMA Nonprofit session will help nonprofit professionals who are tasked with starting a development office from scratch."

In addition to Westerberg, planned session participants include:

--  Jordan Harburger, Director of Development, Jewish Foundation for Group
    Homes
--  Philip Crosby, Executive Director, Legal Information Network for
    Cancer
--  Charlotte Sadel, Development Officer, United States Diplomacy Center
    

Best Software's MIP Fund Accounting solutions, including MIP Government Series and MIP Fund Accounting solutions, are powerful, flexible fund accounting solutions for nonprofit and government organizations of every size and budget. The company's MIP Fundraising products, such as Endowment Management, Paradigm, GT Pro, Millennium, and Rainbow, provide fundraising management capabilities for various stages of a nonprofit organization's growth.

For more information about the 2005 DMA Washington Nonprofit Conference, visit www.the-dma.org/cgi/mtdsp?meeting=NP30105. For more information about Best Software's Nonprofit Solutions products, visit www.mip.com.

About Best Software

Best Software offers leading business management products and services that support the needs, challenges and dreams of more than 2.3 million small and mid-sized customers in North America. Its parent company, The Sage Group plc (London: SGE.L), supports 4.4 million customers worldwide. For more than 25 years, Best Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands, including Abra®, ACCPAC®, ACT!®, BusinessVision®, CPASoftware®, FAS®, MAS 90®, MAS 200®, MAS 500®, MIP®, Peachtree®, SalesLogix®, and Timberline® Office, among many others. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.bestsoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-BEST.

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