Stephen Love to Speak at the ePhilanthropy Foundation’s Atlanta eTour Stop

Northridge Interactive VP of Creative Services, Stephen Love, will be a featured speaker during the Atlanta session provided to nonprofit organizations by the ePhilanthropy Foundation. Stephen Love will be one of three certified ePhilanthropy Master Trainers (ePMT) to present September 13th during a morning session from 8:30am – 12:30pm at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta.

Through an exploration of case studies and best practices, Stephen Love will be illustrating how nonprofit organizations can create effective Internet strategies to better recruit and cultivate individuals. Other presenters will be discussing how to successfully integrate technology into an organization's philanthropic inititiatives. In addition to the presentations, the session involves a Q&A portion and attendees will also receive a copy of Nonprofit Internet Strategies, a practical guide for nonprofit staff written in non-technical language; Stephen Love is one of many contributing experts to the book.

"As a speaker on the eTour, I have a unique opportunity to share knowledge that we have garnered in our extensive experience working with nonprofits," said Stephen Love. “But even more interesting is what I continue to learn about new and ongoing challenges facing the organizations represented in the audience."

Stephen Love serves as VP of Creative Services leading the Northridge Interactive division of Northridge Systems. In the Fall of 2005, Northridge Systems acquired Vervos, an integrated Web design and marketing boutique, founded and run by Mr. Love. Over the past 10 years, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, international Nonprofit organizations, Associations, and political campaigns to develop successful User Experiences and Internet campaigns.

About the ePhilanthropy Foundation
The ePhilanthropy Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, education organization based in Washington, DC. The foundation provides educational services via conferences, live eTour seminars, our eZine newsletter, and in over 50 online eLearning courses. We help large and small nonprofit organizations learn to utilize the best Internet practices and services to build and enhance relationships with supporters, to raise money, and to build trust among donors in their use of the Internet to aid in various philanthropic endeavors.

Visit their Website at: http://www.ephilanthropy.org

About Northridge Interactive
Northridge Interactive (www.northridgeinteractive.com) is the interactive marketing and design division of Northridge Systems. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Northridge Interactive provides an array of services including interactive strategy consulting, branding, web design, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) user interface design, e-newsletter design, Flash and Silverlight interactive applications, and search engine marketing (organic optimization and pay-per-click).

About Northridge Systems
Northridge Systems, Inc. (www.northridge.com) is a privately held professional services firm focused on delivering high-caliber technology consulting and managed services on the Microsoft platform. Founded in 1999, Northridge Systems is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and one of the leading Microsoft partners in the Southeast. The company delivers value-added services in the areas of Business Intelligence (BI), Corporate Portals, Custom Development, and IT Infrastructure. Northridge Systems is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and provides services to clients throughout the United States.

Northridge Systems’ clients range from well-established firms to Global 2000 companies and include industry-leaders such as Acuity Brands, Atlanta Gas Light, CARE, Carter Real Estate, Cousins Properties, FootSmart, Georgia Pacific, Gold Kist, Harry Norman Realtors, Johnson Industries, Naturally Fresh, Newell Rubbermaid, ReMax, The Athlete's Foot, Time Warner Cable, TitleMax, Trout Unlimited, SCANA Energy, Smithsonian Institution, and W.C. Bradley.

In assisting clients to reach their business goals, Northridge Systems leverages leading-edge Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), SQL Server, Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows Server, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF), and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

For more information regarding this press release, you may contact Monica Thomas via email at mthomas@northridge.com.