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NOZA, Inc. 
Type Private Industry search engines Founded 2006 Headquarters Santa Barbara, California, USA Key people Craig Harris, CEO,David Ruelman, COO, Lonny Rollins, CTO Website http://www.nozasearch.com NOZA, Inc. is a privately-held Santa Barbara, California-based company established in 2006 by Craig Harris. It is the parent company of NOZA, an Internet search engine and online database built for fundraising and prospect research by nonprofit and charitable organizations.[1]
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History
After completing service as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1990s, Harris joined with other former Peace Corps volunteers to found SEPA, Servicios Ecoforestales para Agricultores, a Paraguayan agroforestry demonstration farm.[2] After returning to the United States he became Santa Barbara County, California’s Food Bank Development Director and a nonprofit fundraising consultant. His experience fundraising for nonprofit organizations motivated him to found NOZA.[3] Initial funding was provided by private investors.
Distinguishing features
The company's software, first developed in 2005 by a team which included Chief technical officer Lonny Rollins and COO David Ruehlman, is proprietary. Search results dating from 1994 to the present are isolated and converted from publicly, though not necessarily currently, available Internet sources into a relational database and derive from, and include, charities’ annual reports, newsletters, capital and other campaign lists, and lists of event sponsors.[4]
Competitive position
The company has seen rapid growth since its founding. NOZA claims the database contains more than 27,000,000 records and adds approximately 1,000,000 records per month.[4][5] In early 2008 it acquired the domain name and the searchable database (consisting of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) public records of foundations), of Grantsmart, a non-profit whose principals had decided to end their project.[6] Approximately 15,000 nonprofits pay to use the data.[7]
References
- ^ "Donor research on the cheap. (NOZA, Inc. launches searchable online database of philanthropic giving)". The Non-profit Times. January 1, 2007. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29449455_ITM. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ ."Peace Corps Entrepreneurs," Social Edge: A Program of the Skoll Foundation, July 2007 [1]
- ^ "Peace Corps Entrepreneurs," Social Edge: A Program of the Skoll Foundation, July 2007 [2]
- ^ a b Mark Hrywna, Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ FAQ: How many donation records are in NOZA’s Database of Charitable Gifts?, NOZA. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ^ http://www.noza990pf.com Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ *Janowski, Davis D. (December 10, 2007). "New online tool helps prospect for wealthy clients; NOZA offers unique glimpse into individualized giving patterns.". Investment News 11.47: p. 23. http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071210/REG/312100020/1035/TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- Wood, Cara (April 19, 2007). "Lake Group debuts NOZA Enhanced Donor Masterfile". DM News. http://www.dmnews.com/Lake-Group-debuts-NOZA-Enhanced-Donor-Masterfile/article/95293/. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- "iWave inks donor data deal with NOZA, LLC.". The Non-profit Times. July 1, 2006. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17440942_ITM. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
External links
- Noza official website
- Barbara Quint, "Who Gives What and Why: Noza Knows," Information Today, July 31, 2006.[3]
- Patrick O’Heffernan, host. "Online Donor Databases," Social Edge: A Program of the Skoll Foundation, July 2007[4]
Categories:- Companies established in 2006
- Internet search engines
- Companies based in Santa Barbara County, California
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