CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Nov. 28, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ChesterCAP is pleased to announce that the Inland Northwest Community Foundation (INCF) in Spokane, Wash. is the latest community foundation to launch its Dotche platform. Dotche is now available at www.inwcomfound.org. INCF joins The Cleveland Foundation and the Elkhart County Community Foundation as philanthropic organizations that have adopted or announced plans to adopt the technology in the last month.
Dotche is the unique online philanthropic marketplace that is changing the paradigm of the donor-grant seeker relationship. Dotche allows much greater collaboration among grantmakers, either the Foundation itself or donors, and grantseekers; those organizations who are looking for grant money to do meaningful philanthropic work. Dotche allows donors to gain greater awareness of specific programs, projects, and scholarship opportunities. It also allows grantors to unite online to evaluate grant proposals, scholarship applications, and other opportunities available to them.
"I've found the platform to be very intuitive and easy to use, and ChesterCAP's customer service has been exceptional," says Jennifer Pearson-Stapleton, Director of Marketing & Grants at the Inland Northwest Community Foundation. "These are all the reasons I went with them in the first place."
"We're gratified to have a new partner in the Inland Northwest Community Foundation," says Eric Swerdlin, ChesterCAP's founder and CEO. "Jennifer and her team saw right from the beginning how this innovative technology will help streamline their grantmaking process and most importantly, connect their donors to the organizations and projects about which they care so deeply."
The grantmaking process has up until now been paper-intensive and time-consuming. Dotche simplifies this system while providing dynamic functionality to traditionally 'brochureware'-type foundation websites.
"I think the biggest thing for us is that it brings to the foundation the technology we need to effectively bridge the donors with the causes they care about," says Pearson-Stapleton.
"Dotche allows us to better communicate with our donors and grantees in real time and further solidify our relationship into the future."
About ChesterCAP, LLC
ChesterCAP, LLC bridges philanthropy and the financial services industry with solutions designed to simplify the complex transactions among philanthropists, financial advisors, and nonprofits. The software components of our solutions are offered as web-based services on the pay-as-you-use ASP model, for recognized efficiencies of deployment and maintenance. We offer a compelling synergy of solid technology, expertise in the back office operations of nonprofits and financial firms alike, and innovative approaches to the stewardship of charitable assets. For more information, please visit www.chestercap.com.
About the Inland Northwest Community Foundation
Inland Northwest Community Foundation, formerly Foundation Northwest, serves twenty counties throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Founded in 1974, its mission is to foster vibrant and sustainable communities in the Inland Northwest. The Foundation manages more than 200 funds valued at approximately $57 million which have been established by individuals, families and businesses. In partnership with the donors we serve, INCF has awarded $29 million in grants and scholarships throughout the region since its inception. These awards have enriched education, promoted arts and culture, and provided critical human services. Please visit us at www.inwcomfound.org.