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Kintera Narrows Losses, Cuts 14% Of Workforce
May 8, 2008

Continuing an effort to try to reduce costs, Kintera will have cut half its staff in two years by the time the latest round of layoffs take effect. And, the firm continues to loses money, although less than last year.

During its conference call on first-quarter results Wednesday afternoon, the San Diego-based software provider to nonprofits announced a reduction of 14 percent of its current staff of 276. The move is expected to save $1 million a quarter by the third quarter, which Chief Financial Officer Dick Davidson said would bring the company to profitability by the second half of this year. Company officials also said during last year’s first quarter call that they expected profitability by year’s end.

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