BACKGROUND : DIRECTLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DirectLine Technologies, Inc. is a woman owned and managed corporation providing fundraising services to hospitals, universities, alumni association, and non-profits nationwide. Established in 1990, by Modestans Martha and Gary Connor, DirectLine has grown to be a national leader in telephone fundraising programs. As of January 2008, DirectLine has raised over $63 million for charitable organizations throughout the nation, through telephone solicitation programs. INNOVATIONS DirectLine is recognized nationwide by colleges, universities and industry associations for revolutionizing the marketing of paid alumni association memberships. To date, DirectLine has conducted more alumni association sales, by telephone, than any other U.S. service provider. DirectLine is also credited with empowering clients in the teleservices marketplace, through the use of the proprietary Funder system. Funder is a fully integrated system comprised of database management, telecommunications, secure interactive web access, voice recording and report writer components. This one automated and integrated system displays each employee's performance in relation to goals and rankings minute-by-minute throughout work shifts and produces detailed reports. Clients can access Funder through DirectLine's secure website where they can review employee performance, enter payments they have received, update information, view calls per prospect and listen to the voice recording of each donor call. The system also accepts and segments client data, automatically dials calls appropriate to each time zone, displays the script relative to the specific prospective donor and project, documents donor commitments, creates a digital voice recording of each commitment and prints thank-you letters and reminder notices. In addition, Funder produces employee schedules, daily work plans, payroll timesheets and monthly employee performance evaluations-all automatically. RECENT AWARDS AND RECOGNITION: o "Small Business of the Year," Modesto Chamber of Commerce, 1992. o "Large Business of the Year," Modesto Chamber of Commerce, 2001. o Inaugural "Integrating Technology" award, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, 2001. o "Top 25 Women Owned Businesses," The Business Journal, 2002. o "America's Best-Performing Women Owned Businesses," DiversityBusiness.com, 2004. o "Top 100 Women Owned Businesses in California," DiversityBusiness.com, 2006. o "Top 500 Small Businesses in America," DiversityBusiness.com, 2006. o "#1 Women Owned Businesses in San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties," Central Valley Business Journal, 2007. o "Top 100 Small Businesses in California," DiversityBusiness.com, 2007. o "Top 100 Women Owned Businesses in California," DiversityBusiness.com, 2007. o "Top 500 Small Businesses in America," DiversityBusiness.com, 2007.