INDIANAPOLIS, IN - May 2000 - eTapestry.com, an Internet-based donor management and fundraising software company has announced that Dr. Eugene Tempel has joined their board of directors.

Dr. Tempel is currently the Executive Director of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. He is a nationally recognized expert in the study and practice of philanthropy.

Dr. Tempel's career includes more than two decades of teaching, fund raising and administration in higher education. His international experience includes teaching, training and consulting in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland and Thailand.

Dr. Tempel is active on numerous boards and is currently chair of the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism.

Dr. Tempel holds the BA degree in English and Philosophy from St. Benedict College and the MA English and the doctorate in higher education administration from Indiana University.

eTapestry.com was founded in September 1999. It is the first fundraising applications service provider, a company that rents its software to nonprofit organizations and delivers it on the Inernet.

For more information about eTapestry.com, please contact Steve Rusche at 1.888.739.3827 or visit their web site at www.eTapestry.com.