Engage Named to the Prestigious Inc. 5000

FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine has named Engage to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America.

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Engage was featured in the April 2010 issue of Inc. because of its strong employee retention record.  [http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/04/employee-retention.html]  "Inc. had already recognized Engage as a great place to work," said Engage president Dennis Hoffman, "this award acknowledges the strength of the business we're building."

Engage placed in the top 1000 of the list at #850, with an extraordinary three-year growth rate of 353% [http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/engage].  "As an Inc. 5000 honoree, Engage shares a prestigious pedigree with such notable alumni as Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Timberland, Visa, Clif Bar, Patagonia, Oracle, and scores of other powerhouses," said Jane Berentson, editor of Inc. Magazine, "Inc. recognizes the creativity, dedication, and hard work that have gone into building Engage into what it is today."

Engage was rated the 83rd on the list from the Washington area. The company specializes in helping non profit organizations increase their net fundraising income by raising money more efficiently.  Engage has developed innovative database marketing techniques that allow it to predict the people most likely to donate to fundraising campaigns.

Hoffman said, "Inc. Magazine is the magazine for fast growing companies.  They're the authority.  We're delighted to have been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of our Country's top entrepreneurial companies."

The 2010 Inc. 5000 serves as a unique report card on the U.S. economy. Despite the fact that most of this year’s measuring period of 2006-2009 took place during the latest recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more than 50 percent from last year. The Inc. 5000 employ 1.4 million people, up from one million on last year’s list.  Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database on Inc.com.

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