Affinity Connection Grows Customer Base in 2011

Firm helps non-profits and membership organizations build community and increase support through focus on friendraising

(State College, PA) — Affinity Connection is on pace to have one of its best years ever in acquiring new customers. In 2011, the company added nearly 30 customers in various market segments, including non-profits, libraries, high schools and educational foundations, and alumni groups.

CEO Greg Woodman attributes the company’s rapid growth to the company’s ongoing successes in helping organizations gain support through donor participation, volunteer engagement and community involvement. "Our method is to focus on friendraising over fundraising, which has proven to be a successful approach in building a foundation for an organization’s long-term health and sustainability."

Below is a full list of new customer agreements signed by Affinity Connection in 2011:

Non-Profit Organizations
Berceli Trauma Release Foundation
Great Commission Latin America
The State Theatre
Eagle Ambassadors
Tides
Mifflin County Library
Smart Start Centre County
Schlow Centre Region Library
Logan Fire Company #1, Bellefonte
Salvation Army of Centre County

School Districts
Bald Eagle Area High School
Towanda High School
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School

Universities and University Alumni Groups
Eastern Illinois University
Morehead State University
The George Washington University
Yale University
Florida State University
Sigma Phi Delta – national fraternity headquarters
Alpha Phi – Drake University
Sigma Chi – Gettysburg University
Sigma Chi - Eastern Illinois University
Delta Tau Delta – Indiana University
Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life – The Pennsylvania State University
Delta Tau Delta – The George Washington University
Sigma Nu – University of North Carolina
Kappa Alpha Order - Vanderbilt

Affinity Connection provides non-profits and member-based organizations with affordable and efficient database management, marketing consulting, communication tools, gift processing, and process-control to help generate a higher level of member engagement and create a culture of giving for long-term success.

Customer Success Stories
Logan Fire Company #1 (http://www.affinityconnection.com/fire-department-success)
Schlow Centre Region Library (http://www.affinityconnection.com/library-success)

For more information about Affinity Connection (http://www.affinityconnection.com) contact Jake Burns at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About Affinity Connection
Affinity Connection, in name and mission, speaks to promoting human connectedness and purpose. The company supports 280 client organizations with friendraising and community building, delivered through a passionate belief in robust and squeaky-clean databases and the superior effectiveness of highly personalized communications. Affinity Connection utilizes their proven expertise and integrated database, donation processing and communication tools as the framework for non-profit community building success.

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