Phoenix, AZ (Nov. 18, 2009) - Heritage Designs, LLC and Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. have collaborated to provide a solution for nonprofits to easily manage all fundraising and auction activities. By integrating Heritage Designs’ MatchMaker FundRaising Software Enterprise Edition and Northwest Software Technologies’ Auction-Tracker®, a nonprofit can share all aspects of an auction event including ticket purchase information, auction donations and purchases, sponsorships, event donations and more.

"As Heritage Designs continues to increase its available products and services, the time was right to address the event needs of our customers who want greater capabilities and seamless integration with their donor records,” said Diana Hoyt, president of Heritage Designs. "This partnership enhances the capability of nonprofits to achieve greater success and increase their efficiency."

Benefits of Using MatchMaker FundRaising Software and Auction-Tracker Together

• Quickly identify event attendees who are existing donors

• Combine event and auction-related information with data from a donor’s main constituent record to better target appeals

• Eliminate duplicate data entry, saving hours of staff time

• Professionally and securely manage an event on-site

"In today’s market, event fundraising has become a fundamental part of any fundraising portfolio. By combining the passion and creativity of two leading-edge nonprofit software design firms, we will improve the way nonprofits interact with fundraising data that is vital to their mission," stated Jack Wilson, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. "We share a common goal of elevating the fundraising experience for nonprofits and look forward to working with the Heritage Designs’ staff."

About Heritage Designs
Heritage Designs is committed to serving the nonprofit sector and to providing excellence in designing solutions for fundraising. The cornerstone of its approach is MatchMaker FundRaising Software, a fundraising/donor management software package available in three products: MatchMaker FundRaising Software Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and Online. In addition to the software, Heritage Designs provides comprehensive training, technical support and fundraising consulting. The company’s client base includes hospitals, colleges and private schools, library foundations and social service organizations, such as domestic violence shelters, food banks and organizations serving people with disabilities.

About Northwest Software Technologies, Inc.
Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. is the pioneering and leading provider of fundraising event software to the nonprofit sector in the United States and Canada. More than 2,000 organizations - including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in the United States and Canada, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Guilds of the Children’s Hospital of Seattle, March of Dimes, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Rotary International and the Swedish Hospital Medical Foundation - worldwide use the Tracker-Series applications to manage fundraising events. Northwest Software Technologies offers four software applications for fundraising event management: A’Thon-Tracker for sponsor-based pledge type events, Auction-Tracker for fundraising benefit auctions, Banquet-Tracker for fundraising banquets and Tournament-Tracker for benefit golf tournaments. Founded in 1985, Northwest Software Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Everett, Washington with international distribution offices in Canada and Australia.