(Logo: http://www.

-- Turn-It-Up Grants -- Turn-It-Up Grants will be awarded to four to six
global nonprofit organizations annually in the amount of $10,000 USD
each . These grants will provide nonprofits with financial resources to
help expedite their implementation and adoption of new technologies. The Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative Grant Program is an
immense step towards that goal," said Suzanne DiBianca, executive director of
the Salesforce Foundation.

Final awards are decided by the Salesforce
Foundation staff with counsel from its Board of Directors when appropriate.
For more information on the Salesforce Foundation Nonprofit Capacity Building
Initiative , please visit http://www.

About Salesforce Foundation
Salesforce Foundation's fundamental mission is to enable community success
and build the capacity of nonprofit organizations. and abroad . More information is available at
http://www.
"We thank Gainer, Donnelly + Desroches for their most generous
donation."

About the Firm

Gainer, Donnelly + Desroches LLP, the oldest local certified
public accounting firm in Houston, provides highly personalized and
complete tax , business planning and advisory services to
privately-held businesses and individuals across all industries with
special expertise in high net worth, construction, energy, healthcare,
manufacturing and real estate.

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Nonprofit
Capacity Building Initiative Grants will be awarded in three categories;
Development, Regional Mission Support, and Turn-It-Up, each focused on helping
nonprofit organizations obtain, implement, and maximize use of technologies to
reduce administrative costs and to advance and extend their missions.com's product to the nonprofit community, 1 percent of founding
equity to community programs and 1 percent of employee working hours to
volunteerism. The Foundation
also strives to better the lives of youth by supporting technology and
educational programs in underserved communities both in the U.

Gainer Donnelly and Desroches Maintains Commitment to Houston Community

These dollars are being directed towards patient services
that include educational programs, family support groups and financial
aid to our patients," said Janie Mitts Moore, campaign manager of the
Team in Training program of the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the
Leukemia + Lymphoma Society."
"One indication of GD+D's commitment to the Houston community is
our employee-directed grant program .

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"One of the primary goals of Salesforce Foundation is to amplify the
success of the nonprofit sector by providing effective tools to visionary
organizations.com employees representing each
salesforce .com department.salesforcefoundation. The Foundation has built a new model to support how corporations
can more deeply serve the communities in which they operate.com's employee volunteers; and supports
salesforce.S. For the seventh year, employees nominated and voted on
organizations to contribute a portion of the profit each quarter. In Houston alone we are
currently funding 16 researchers at the Texas Medical Center. "Each quarter, the
employees propose and present grant requests which are voted on by the
entire staff below the partner level. Gainer, Donnelly +
Desroches can be reached at 713-621-8090 or on the Web at
www.

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Salesforce Foundation Announces Grant Program to Enable Nonprofit Capacity Building

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Nonprofit recipients will be chosen based on their ability and motivation
to share best practices within the nonprofit community; the impact the grant
will have on the organization's efficacy; the financial necessity of the
donation; and the strength of the organization 's plan for supporting
successful implementation.org. As the leader in
integrating philanthropy and business, the Foundation has pioneered the 1/1/1
model for corporate philanthropic change. This model delivers 1 percent of
salesforce. It is the
recipient of the national 2003 Points of Awards award for Excellence in
Corporate Community Service and the national 2003 U.salesforcefoundation .gddcpa.

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-- Regional Mission Support Grants -- Three Regional Mission Support
Grants , in the amount of $5,000 to $25,000 USD each, will be awarded
each year to youth-development organizations in each of Salesforce
Foundation's active regions; the Americas, EMEA and APAC /Japan.S.com in its efforts to offer its award-winning on-demand customer
relationship management application to more than 700 qualified nonprofits
globally, saving the sector millions of dollars every year. Chamber of Commerce
first annual Corporate Stewardship Award. The
firm gave away approximately $90,000 in 2004 to organizations
including the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, The ARC of Greater
Houston, The Epilepsy Foundation of SE Texas, Including Kids, The
Children's Fund, St. The amount available for grants
each quarter is based on a percentage of gross revenues.com

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The Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative Grant Program consists of:

-- Development Grant -- A Development Grant, in the amount of $25,000 USD,
will be awarded each year to one nonprofit organization.
Since July 2000, the Foundation has opened more than 60 Community
Technology Centers across the globe serving nearly 100,000 youth and other
community members; has provided nearly 20,000 hours of service to the
community through salesforce. Michaels Bread of Life Program, Rotary Lombardi
Award and Cenikor. "Donations are also used to support
millions of dollars in research worldwide. This program, which began in
1998, is designed to assist non-profit agencies whose work enhances
the quality of life in the greater Houston area," said Sam Gainer, a
partner at Gainer, Donnelly and Desroches.

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Specifically
the grant will enable them to provide tools specifically relevant to
the nonprofit sector , such as gift and volunteer management systems. The Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative review
committee consists of a group of salesforce.org.

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Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative Grants, Totaling $500 ,000, Will Help
Nonprofits Use Technology Effectively to Reduce Administrative Costs and
Advance Their Missions

SAN FRANCISCO, Salesforce Foundation,
the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business, today announced
the Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative, a grant program designed to foster
and enhance technology deployment for nonprofit organizations . Development
Grants provide nonprofits with the financial resources to hire staff or
consultants to help them expand their technology adoption and
technology infrastructure to improve their productivity. These
regional grants will support organizations in their purchase and
implementation of sustainable and effective technologies that will help
them achieve their missions. "The grants will provide exceptional nonprofit
organizations with desperately needed-financial resources, to implement and
adopt more-effective technologies which will empower them to increase the
positive impact they have on people's lives.

Philanthropy Writers/Business Editors

HOUSTON----Gainer, Donnelly and
Desroches LLP, a certified public accounting firm providing highly
personalized and comprehensive tax, audit and business management
services to privately-held businesses and individuals, has maintained
its commitment to the Houston community through its charitable giving
program. The Firm has a diverse clientele from
individuals and small business owners to multi-national corporations
with gross revenues in excess of $1 billion .

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