BiZBash Media and New York Masterplanner Announce Agreement
to Publish Online Event Calendar for New York BiZBash
Users
New York, New York - March 18, 2004 - BiZBash
Media and New York Masterplanner, a service of Kintera
Inc. (Nasdaq: KNTA), are joining forces to publish a
comprehensive online calendar of corporate, fund-raising
and nonprofit events held in New York City. Called the
BiZBash Event Calendar, it is designed to help planners
nationwide who organize the more than 100,000 events
held each year in New York.
The BiZBash Event Calendar, hosted on www.BiZBash.com,
is expected to attract 130,000 unique users per month
globally. Both BiZBash and New York Masterplanner will
provide content for the calendar.
The BiZBash Event Calendar is designed as a planning
tool for event and meeting planners and marketers to
research dates for upcoming events. BiZBash combines
its knowledge of corporate events with Masterplanner’s
knowledge of nonprofit events to publish a comprehensive
calendar, with listings ranging from Cargo
magazine’s launch party to the Armory Show’s
opening night preview party to the Children’s
Aid Society’s benefit.
Planners can view 10 days of events for free online,
or purchase a one-month subscription for $40, a six-month
subscription for $125 or one-year subscription for $195.
Kintera, an innovative “software as a service”
provider to nonprofit organizations, powers the Event
Calendar’s technology.
About BiZBash Media
Since its founding in 2000, BiZBash has become the “go
to” place for anyone who plans, designs or influences
the thousands of corporate and nonprofit events held
each year. BiZBash is where planners and marketers “peek
over the fence” to see how others are doing events
and learn about fresh ideas. The BiZBash Event Style
Show is the ultimate gathering for professional event
planners in New York City, and attracts more than 190
exhibitors and 2,700 planners and marketers. BiZBash.com
and the BiZBash Event Style Reporter feature
behind-the-scenes coverage of the event planning and
marketing industry, as well as industry news and resources
to help planners organize their next event, meeting
or trade show. BiZBash has also expanded into other
markets with the launch of BiZBashFla in Florida and
BiZBashT.O. in Toronto.
About Masterplanner
Masterplanner is the only service that provides complete
information about benefits, openings and special events
for the upcoming year. It is available in print and
online with daily updates. Founded in 1986, Masterplanner
currently serves the New York, Los Angeles and San Diego
markets. Masterplanner is a service of Kintera Inc.
(Nasdaq:KNTA), an innovative provider of "software
as a service" to nonprofit organizations.