Winners will be announced on May 3, and honored at The Ninth
Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 6.org is also eligible to
win a People's Voice Award. in the U. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performances or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements.9 billion and currently has more than
165 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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(NASDAQ:KNTA), to assist the advocacy group
in improving the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the
world. Whole Foods Market employs more than 32,000 team members and has been
ranked for eight consecutive years as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work
for" in America by Fortune magazine.

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The website was
developed by IFAW in conjunction with the organization's technology
partner, Kintera(r) Inc.

Contacts:
Amy Hopfensperger Kate Lowery
512-485-3600 ext.unitedway.

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SAN DIEGO----The Webby Awards, the
leading international honor for websites, has announced that the
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW ) site - www. The spring leg of
the commercial hunting season began March 29 in the Gulf of St. For more information
about Kintera's software and services, visit www.

United Way CEO Brian Gallagher to Discuss United Way Reforms With Senate Finance Committee

The discussion will focus on needed reforms in nonprofit boards
and governance, with a specific focus on issues confronting
American Red Cross and The American University.

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Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends, The Giving
Experience , The Giving Communities and CharityGift are either
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About Whole Foods Market(R):
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market
(http://www. 3728 512-485-3600 ext.

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Kintera's innovative website technology has
enabled IFAW to effectively build relationships with nearly 300,000
domestic and international members and campaign to protect animals and
their environments worldwide.ifaw.org

About Kintera , Inc.

Kintera(r) Inc. These risks and uncertainties include,
without limitation: our limited operating history; our history of
losses; our dependence on increased acceptance by nonprofit
organizations of online fundraising; lengthy sales cycles for major
customers; our need to manage growth; risks associated with accounting
for and processing large amounts of donations; the rapidly changing
technologies and market demands; and other risks identified in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission .

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com - to help people learn how they can stop the
current senseless killing of baby seals in Canada . "The nomination is a testament to the
hard work and dedication by Kintera to create online tools that have
helped our organization develop a website so comprehensive and
compelling.webbyawards . The
company kicked off the foundation on Tuesday by holding its first global "five
percent day ," meaning five percent of all customer purchases at the
166 locations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom will be
allocated to create the foundation.

WHEN: March 3, 2006 , 10 am to 5 pm.

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With offices throughout the world campaigning for animal welfare to 17
distinct cultures, IFAW works to protect whales, elephants, great
apes, big cats, dogs and cats, seals, and other animals.
More information about the Animal Compassion Foundation is available at
http: //www. In fiscal
year 2004, the company had sales of $3.com

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More than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and
corporate sectors use Kintera's "software as a service" innovations ,
including the Friends Asking Friends(r) fundraising program and
Kintera Sphere(tm), an enterprise -grade software platform that
provides a secure, scaleable and reliable system for customer
relationship management (CRM), a web content management system (CMS),
eMarketing and directed giving applications . The mission of the foundation is to provide education and research
services to assist and inspire ranchers and meat producers around the world to
achieve a higher standard of animal welfare excellence while still maintaining
economic viability.

WHERE: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building , Washington, DC

WHY: The Senate Finance Committee, as part of its ingoing interest in
reforming the charitable sector, is sponsoring a roundtable
discussion among the leaders of the nation's leading charities. Gallagher will be available for a limited number of 1:1 press
interviews on March 3, 2005 scheduled.

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ifaw. The Ninth Annual Webby
Awards received a record number of entries from over 40 countries and
all 50 states.S.
"Launching the Animal Compassion Foundation marks a major endeavor in
Whole Foods Market's twenty -five years as an innovator," said Margaret
Wittenberg, chair of the Animal Compassion Foundation and vice president of
governmental and public affairs for Whole Foods Market.

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Kintera recently launched The Giving Communities(tm)
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Company Celebrates Beginning of 25th Anniversary Year By Contributing Five
Percent of Day's Purchases to Create a Non-Profit Fund Aimed at More Humane
Farm Animal Treatment

AUSTIN, Texas, Whole Foods Market(R)
(Nasdaq: WFMI ), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket
founded in 1980, announced today it will donate more than $550,000 as seed
money toward the creation of the new Animal Compassion Foundation .

About United Way of America
United Way of America is the national organization dedicated to leading
the United Way movement in making a measurable impact in every community
across America by focusing on the root causes of the most serious problems.
The United Way movement includes over 1,300 community-based United Way
organizations.

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"The creation of the
Animal Compassion Foundation will encourage change among producers interested
in animal compassion now, and it will ideally motivate the industry as a whole
to adopt more humane practices in the future.com ) is the world's leading natural and organic foods
supermarket and America's first national certified organic grocer. - Roundtable Meeting Organized to Review Nonprofit Governance Issues -

WASHINGTON, The following is being issued by
United Way of America:

WHAT: United Way of America CEO Brian Gallagher has been invited by the
Senate Finance Committee to participate in a roundtable discussion
about nonprofit board and governance issues.

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"IFAW's Webby Award
nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity and vision of its
creators.
Lawrence, and the quota of 90,000 animals was reached.

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"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding websites that are setting
the standards for the Internet ," said Tiffany Shlain, creative
director and founder of The Webby Awards."
The nomination comes on the heels of the launch of IFAW's new
website also developed in conjunction with Kintera -
www . In 2005, hunters are
expected to kill more than 300,000 seals.
"At this time, no one place exists for ranchers and meat producers who are
interested in animal compassion to share information .org .

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org where consumers can connect
with thousands of causes and organizations, and purchase the
CharityGift(tm) card to give a unique gift that also supports worthy
organizations with a donation to charity. These statements
reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based
on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these
uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements.

wholefoodsmarket.lowery@wholefoods. Each is independent, separately incorporated, and governed by
local volunteers.

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"We're very pleased to be selected as a finalist, and hope that
this distinction drives even more people concerned about the welfare
of animals to visit our website," said A.
and/or other countries. These forward-looking statements represent our
estimates and assumptions only as of the date hereof. We will create a
network for the global exchange of humane animal husbandry techniques. Thanks
to the customers of Whole Foods Market, we will be able to make a real change
in the way animals are raised and brought to market," said Anne Malleau,
executive director of the Animal Compassion Foundation. We'll dedicate our efforts to bringing the importance of animals '
welfare to the same level of expectation the industry has for food safety,
quality and taste . Those interested should
contact Sheila Consaul, Director of Media Relations, United Way of
America at the phone number and email address below or via cell at
703.7853. For more information about United Way of America, please
visit: http://www.

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International Fund for Animal Welfare Website Receives Webby Award Nomination; Built on the Kintera Sphere Software Platform www.ifaw.org Site Selected as ''B

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IFAW uses Kintera's online marketing tools to more efficiently
campaign for animal welfare in 17 distinct cultures worldwide and in
11 different languages. To learn how
to help animals, please visit www. (NASDAQ:KNTA) provides an online solution to help
nonprofit organizations deliver The Giving Experience(tm) to donors -
including giving convenience, financial transparency, feedback about
the social impact of their gifts, and a sense of belonging and
appreciation .

Forward-Looking Statements

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forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, express or
implied statements regarding the adoption of software solutions by PBS
organizations and other nonprofits) that involve risks and
uncertainties.

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org - is
a nominee for the Best Activism website of 2005. Founded in 1996 , The Webby Awards have been hailed as
the "online Oscars" by Time Magazine. "Just as Whole Foods
Market played an important role in the creation of organic standards, we will
work with meat producers to raise the bar in treating farm animals with more
compassion. The Whole
Foods Market motto , "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"(TM) captures the
company's mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness,
employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value , community
support and environmental improvement. Whole Foods Market, Harry's Farmers
Market (R), and Fresh + Wild(R) are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP,
LP.

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The robust site utilizes Kintera's web-based software to
accomplish IFAW's four major mission focuses:

Educate and sensitize the world about animal welfare

Expand IFAW's supporter base to reach new key demographics

Provide a powerful tool for grassroots activism

Diversify fundraising by increasing donations collected
worldwide

As a nominee for a Webby Award, www. Voting is open to the public through April
29 at http://peoplesvoice.com

About IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare )

Founded in 1969, IFAW works to protect animals and their habitats.ifaw.kintera.
The Animal Compassion Foundation will be based in Austin, Texas and will
operate as an independent, non-profit organization with its own board of
directors."
The Animal Compassion Foundation will allow ranchers and producers the
opportunity to visit and learn from others who are innovating animal husbandry
techniques to create the ideal environments and conditions to support every
animal's physical needs, natural behaviors and well-being."
To support Whole Foods Market's efforts to launch the Animal Compassion
Foundation and make a difference in farm animal welfare, several animal
welfare , animal protection, and animal rights organizations signed a statement
of support, including: Animal Rights International, Animal Welfare Institute,
Animal Place, Animal Protection Institute, Association of Vets for Animal
Rights, Bay Area Vegetarians, Christian Vegetarian Association, Compassion
Over Killing, Doris Day Animal League, East Bay Animal Advocates, Farm
Sanctuary, Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals, Mercy for Animals, Northwest in Defense of Animals,
Vegan Outreach, and Viva!USA.animalcompassionfoundation.

From 2002 -2003, United Way of America made changes to its board
membership and structure, including changes to the relationship
between the national organization and local member organizations .org.

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