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I'm really excited (and proud!) to announce RAPIDGrant, a new MyQuire program we're kicking off to recognize the efforts of an innovative non-profit MyQuire member organization.

On November 23rd we'll award a single $5,000 grant to the MyQuire non-profit member who most successfully demonstrates the spirit of innovation in its work.

It's been an honor over the last months to work with non-profit MyQuire members. We're inspired by the amazing work you're doing and we're proud that MyQuire is helping you work more efficiently, save time and money, and achieve your mission. Now it's our turn to honor you.

Do you have a unique approach to solving one of the world's problems? Tell us all about it. There are no restrictions as to type of work you do or the community/country you serve (animals, people, the environment, etc.). Our judging panel will select the non-profit organization best able to show how its creative approach is making a difference in the world. Eligible organizations must have at least one registered MyQuire member. Preference in judging will be made to entrants actively using MyQuire to do projects in their organization and entrants who have the ability to use the effect of networks to create MyQuire projects of scale and significance.

We've tried to make the application process as simple as possible. Get complete program information and an application here. All entries must be received by November 12, 2007 (Winner will be announced on November 23rd)

Good Luck! I'm looking forward to reading about all the interesting, inspiring, impactful and innovative work you're doing.

David

Quire, Inc. CEO David Steinberg took the stage at this years DEMOfall 2007 Conference. Enjoy a sneak peek of the new MyQuire. Keep an eye out for updates this Fall. More to come concerning DEMO later this week.

Hello! I'm psyched to kick-start the first posting on the MyQuire blog. After weeks of banging on our computers and burning the midnight oil we have some stuff we want to show you. We're still midway through our development process and many of the core technologies aren't available yet (coming this fall…). That said, we're happy to share with you some of our early prototypes and ideas.

Before I get ahead of myself let me introduce you to the basic idea behind MyQuire. The concept is deceptively simple:

we want to provide a software-as-a-service (read: web-based software) that doesn't look and feel like the hard-to-use desktop software we've been subjected to for years.

We figure, why spend so much time making software for the internet that tries to look and feel like software on a desktop? Well, the internet is not the desktop, we might as well build a house on the moon with pulleys and cranes! At MyQuire, our hunch is that by wrapping up our core technologies in an interface that's more fun and people-centric, we provide a path for people who aren't "good" with technology to use collaboration tools that respond to real pains. The first real pain on our list we're trying to alleviate? Make running a team and a project less of an ordeal…

I'll keep this short and sweet for now. In the future we're going to use the MyQuire blog as a forum to continue our conversation with you, our user. Since our product is literally in mid-development (I don't even think we can call this a "Beta" or "Alpha", that should come in the fall), your comments and ideas will have a direct impact on our first product launch. So let us know! Of course, there's also a bit of a selfish side to this blog – it's a place where we will share with you some of the humble thoughts, ideas and aspirations that led us to the MyQuire project, along with the challenges we face as we move forward.

So, thanks in advance for your help and for getting involved with your feedback!

David Steinberg

CEO