Former United Way executive brings technical and philanthropic experience to innovative social enterprise as vice president of product management.<\/p>\n
Denver, CO (PRWEB)<\/p>\n
January 31, 2012<\/p>\n
iGivefirst, developer of a user-friendly platform that allows website visitors to safely donate to various nonprofits via an on-page \u201cGive\u201d button, today announced the addition of Mike Niyompong as its new vice president of product management.<\/p>\n
Niyompong previously served as a vice president of Mile High United Way, a nonprofit community investment organization which helps those in need in the areas of school readiness, youth success and adult self-sufficiency. In this role, he oversaw and managed the overall technology and facilities of the organization, including the IT department, where he implemented a technical plan to support the organization\u2019s strategies.<\/p>\n
\u201cRecent technology has proven that people respond to and are sympathetic toward the issues they read about on\u00a0news\u00a0websites, but their involvement typically doesn\u2019t go any further than sharing the\u00a0news\u00a0on social media sites,\u201d said Niyompong. \u201ciGivefirst provides people with the opportunity to easily and safely contribute any dollar amount they choose to a charity and will increase the likelihood that they will make an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
iGivefirst allows nonprofits to solicit donations via media sites, including both \u201ctraditional\u201d media outlets and blogs. For example, a user reading anews\u00a0story or blog post about an earthquake could click the \u201cGive\u201d button to visit a secure donation page for disaster relief specific to that event. Niyompong\u2019s background in IT and active involvement in various causes and nonprofits will enable him to establish a vision and strategic direction for the company by combining his technical knowledge with a passion for social involvement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful that our dedication to helping others in need will translate to everyone who is connected through social media. Within that, we want to build a team focused on the values of leadership, philanthropy and ingenuity,\u201d said Sharif Youssef, founder and CEO of iGivefirst. \u201cMike\u2019s professional experience, skill set and motivating outlook are consistent with iGivefirst\u2019s goals of increasing social involvement through the strategic use of new technologies to share and spread the idea of generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Christine Benero, CEO and President of Mile High United Way, showed her support for iGivefirst. “I am thrilled for Mike in his new role with iGivefirst and look forward to continuing to work with Mike in his new endeavor,” Benero said.<\/p>\n
About iGivefirst iGivefirst Deepens Nonprofit Staff Expertise with Addition of Mike Niyompong Former United Way executive brings technical and philanthropic experience to innovative social enterprise as vice president of product management. Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 iGivefirst, developer of a user-friendly platform that allows website visitors to safely donate to various nonprofits via an on-page \u201cGive\u201d more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[11,22,14,16,18,23,19,24,21,25],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n
\n<\/strong>Denver-based iGivefirst is a transformative platform that makes donating to legitimate charities as easy and safe as “liking” or “tweeting” from digital media and\u00a0news\u00a0sites. The company\u2019s \u201cGive\u201d button can be easily placed on any website or blog and facilitates donations to charitable organizations providing support to the need described in the story on that page. iGivefirst is easy, trustworthy and secure, and it supports only legitimate nonprofit organizations that are federally registered and in good standing with the IRS. For more information on iGivefirst, visit their website at\u00a0http:\/\/www.iGivefirst.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"