Small non-profits typically have to do a lot with a little. There's plenty of technology available to make their lives easier, but for those organizations with 10 or less staffers and operating budgets under $10 million, the solutions are often cost-prohibitive. That's where Intelmarx comes in. Conceived in 2005 and launched in 2007, the Altoona company found a hot niche for its turnkey platform that brings marketing, technology and social interaction together at a more accessible price point.

George Sackandy came up with the idea while on the board for a Harrisburg non-profit who was shopping for online constituent management solutions. His answer was the development of a Software as a Service model with outstanding profesional services and support that help non-profits raise funds, advocate, and spread their message at a price they could afford. Intelmarx won the Ben Franklin Technology Partners Big Idea Business Plan competition in 2007, earning the $25,000 prize but just as important, a wealth of support in developing its business.

The company has grown from 40 clients after its first year to 250 clients last year and is currently nearing 600. It has penetrated Canada, where it does a lot of work connecting the country's biggest corporations with volunteers. Intelmarx also more than doubled its staff and now has 18 full-timers. Intelmarx also works with the higher education industry and recently bested eight national companies to sign Juniata College, in part because of its unlimited support. The company is beta testing some exciting new features, like an event registration module that tracks registrants and builds inventories and a volunteer management program that allows would-be volunteers to get matched according to their interests and availability.