DMA advocates standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the end-to-end direct marketing process. Founded in 1917, DMA today represents more than 3,400 companies from dozens of vertical industries in the US and 48 other nations, including half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as nonprofit. The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) knows how to reach you, your family, and your friends -- directly. The organization represents the interests of businesses and nonprofit enterprises engaged in direct marketing (selling their products through catalogs, the Web, and other media). The DMA does so by offering training, conducting research, hosting conferences, and promoting the industry.

CPA2Biz, Inc company offers resources to more than 200,000 accounting professionals, including continuing education programs, career resources, online literature, and more than 1,000 other products and services. CPA2Biz markets its offerings nationwide through catalogs, direct mail, conferences, specialty brochures, e-newsletters, e-mail, Webcasts, and industry tradeshows. It also offers member clients special programs such as small business banking throughJPMorgan Chase, payroll through Paychex and bill pay services through Bill.com.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients' industries and deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm's legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm's clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital, and finance sectors.

The Nature Conservancy is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to preserving the diversity of Earth's wildlife by saving some 120 million acres of land, 5,000 miles of rivers, and 100 marine areas in every US state and more than 30 countries worldwide. The Nature Conservancy originally carried out its mission by simply buying land, but it has evolved to incorporate other methods to further its goals. In addition to land acquisition, the organization partners with government, corporate, and private entities to reduce harmful use of natural areas, to create conservation-friendly public policy, and to increase conservation funding. The Nature Conservancy was founded in 1951 and uses about 80% of its funds on projects.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data, analytics, and decision-support services for professionals in property/casualty insurance, finance, risk management, real estate, healthcare, government, and human resources fields. Verisk Analytics, Inc. offers the insurance marketplace with statistical, actuarial, underwriting, and claims data; policy language; information about specific locations; fraud-identification tools; consulting services; and information for marketing, loss control, and audit. It also collects information useful for insurance underwriting, which include evaluations of public fire protection, flood risk, and the adoption and enforcement of building codes in individual communities, as well as evaluates sprinklered and nonsprinklered commercial buildings and residential properties, and supplies underwriting and rating information for insurers.

Austin College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The College’s 70-acre campus is located in Sherman, Texas, north of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, one of the top 10 regions in the nation in terms of population, as well as offering professional and cultural opportunities to Austin College students and alumni. Alumni see in Austin College a connection to something larger than themselves and more enduring than the span of a single life. And friends, of course, are always welcome.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) helps people win the battle against cancer. Founded by seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong during his own cancer treatment in 1997, the LAF assists cancer patients and their loved ones with the physical, psychological, and social aspects of living with and recovering from the disease. The foundation focuses on education, community programs, national advocacy, and scientific and clinical research. Also, its Peloton Project raises funds and awareness for the LAF with the help of volunteers, cyclists, and cancer survivors in their local communities. In 2009 the LAF is taking its fight against cancer global with the Livestrong Global Cancer Campaign. Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999-2005 Tours de France are awe-inspiring, but the battle against cancer has just begun-not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could not affect them. He plans to lead this fight, and he hopes that you join him. This is a life he owes to cancer. This is his choice to live strong.

Petland sells more than flea collars and kibble -- it sells pets. Petland is a franchise-based pet store that sells kittens, puppies, birds, rodents, tropical fish, and reptiles, as well as the food, grooming supplies, and accessories to care for them. It has about 150 stores in 31 states, about 50 stores in Canada, and a dozen locations in Chile, China, Japan, and South Africa. Petland also offers a credit card by HBSC to finance pet purchases. The company franchises a fish and aquatics store called Aquarium Adventure, of which there are five US locations. Petland was founded in 1967 by Chairman Ed Kunzelman.

Crowe-Innes & Associates LLC is a premier, multi-specialty retained executive search firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1996, we have established an excellent reputation for providing superior search services based on exceptional expertise, insights and ability to facilitate the right cultural fit between client and candidate.Crowe-Innes & Associates conducts senior level searches on a national basis, with clients ranging in size from newly emerging growth companies to Fortune 100 companies. Our practice encompasses a variety of industries and functional disciplines with a significant emphasis in consumer products, retail, technology, financial services and non-profits. Our team of seasoned professionals provides a solid foundation for understanding our clients' key business needs, allowing us to identify and recruit the best talent available for clients, with minimal off-limits conflicts. In addition, we have an excellent reputation for attracting and hiring diversity candidates to the executive suite.

Vantage Partners LLC provides management consulting services focused on negotiating and managing relationships with outsourcing partners, suppliers, customers, and others. The company also offers workshops and customized corporate training. Clients have included ConocoPhillips, Lexmark, and Johnson & Johnson. Vantage Partners techniques are based on those in the book Getting to YES: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, written by director and founder Bruce Patton. The founders of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a research center at Harvard Law School that focuses on negotiation and conflict resolution, formed Vantage Partners in 1997.

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