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CircleBuilder Software, LLC
    Connect. Engage. Grow. Prosper.
              © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
2

CircleBuilder’s Business Model

• We provide Software as a Service (SaaS) for faith-based
  organizations (first market) – private online communities
  engagement engine and outreach management

• Multiple revenue sources with built in distribution channels
     – FREE service (Private FaceBook & Evite meets Google and Yahoo groups for faith)
     – SUBSCRIPTION (brand & db integration, online giving, podcast, texting)
     – Value-add Revenue Services (e-commerce, affiliate, group buying, local ads)


• Free service launched in November 2008 and gaining
  adoption. Subscription service launched April 2009
 (we own over to 1000 faith based URL’s for every major religion, denomination and many ethnic groups,
    plus other markets health, education, entertainment, sports)
     –   CircleBuilder.com, CatholicBuilder.com, ChristianBuilder.com, MissionaryBuilder.com, JewishBuilder.com




                                                                        © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Success Building Faith Communities
           PlanitJewish.com                                   CircleBuilder.com




 1.   Eight years of progressive growth   1.    Exec Team has IPO, faith & tech
 2.   Cash flow positive as a nonprofit         experience
 3.   3,600+ orgs across North America    2.    Four virtual offices
 4.   150K+ events annually               3.    Ruby on Rails code / mySQL
 5.   10K+ volunteer matched annually     4.    Advisors – “blessed introductions”


                                               © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Faith = Huge & Untapped Online Market

• $8.6 billion in religious products1

• 1,800,000 nonprofits according to the IRS2
   – 3.6 million churches worldwide over
     500,000 in the USA
   – 125,000 churches 100 – 999 members3
   – 5,000 new churches “planted” annually

• 50 million US Evangelicals4
   – Fastest growing religious movement


  Sources:
  1Packaged Facts, 2003 2 irs.gov   3   InfoUSA 4 University of
  Akron, OH


                                                                  © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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US Churches: Struggling but Relevant
  • “Americans are more likely to fully trust people from their
    place of worship” than anywhere else1
  • 89.2% have faith-based ties2
  • 33% are “unchurched”3
  • 1 in 4 Protestant youth leave the church4
  • Donations are down 30% due to the economy
  • 52.4% are members of religious organizations5
  • More people turning to houses of worship in bad times6
                       Sources:
                       1 “The Social Capital Community Benchmark Study,” Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

                       2 Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2000

                       3 Barna Research

                       4 “American Piety in the 21st Century,” Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, 2006

                       5 Lifeway Research, Summer 2007

                       6 Wall Street Journal “Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds to Church” 12-14-08




                                                                  © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Intersection of Online and Religion

      Online Life       Religious Life




                        © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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CircleBuilder’s Advantages

                       Outreach and
                        Branding

    Analytics                                                 Integration
      and                                                to existing sites
    Reporting                                              and services




        Personalized                  Customer controls
                                      own social network
       by member, small               that can connect to
       groups and events                other networks




                                        © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Competitive Advantages

                                                  • CircleBuilder is complimentary to
                                                    each sector and company
                                                  • Seamless transactions move data
                                                    between CB and 3rd parties
                                                  • ChMS companies could become
                                                    sales and distribution partners
                                    Integrates             Analytics                                                          Connects             Broad
                      Free or      to Existing   Website     and        Online          Revenue           Moderated           with Other          Spiritual
                    Subscription     Website     Builder   Reporting   Donations        Sharing            Content            Networks             Tools


CircleBuilder           Both

Member Mgmt         Subscription

Church Mgmt         Subscription

Social Networking       Both




                                                                            © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Distribution and Go-To-Market Strategy

                       Customers & Resellers
                       • Assemblies of God
                         (12,500 US churches)
                       • Externally Focused
                         Network (7000+ churches)
                       • Gospel Music Channel
                         (150K+ subscribers)
                       • Youth with a Mission
                         (50K worldwide missionaries)
                       • Q Place (formerly Neighborhood
                         Bible Study) (10K/wk home bible
                         study groups)
                       • Liturgical Publications
                         (3500 Catholic churches)
                       • First revenue Q4 ’08



                        © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
10

 A Branded Experience for Users
• Integrated “mash up” with existing site
• No confusion (“Is this our church’s site?”)
• Single sign-on for subscribing churches

      www.welovecentral.com




                                   Sign in




                                                © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Maximizing Your Touch Points

                       Viral Marketing
                       “tell 2 friends”

  Audio and Video                                              Interactive RSVPs,
    Podcasting                                                Feedback & surveys




                                                               Event & Volunteer
 Custom weekly email
                                                                   Matching



                         Cell phone
                       text messaging
                                          © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
12

First Year = 500+ Organizations & Growing




                          © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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Income Statement / Sales Projections

Projections ($M)                       2009     2010              2011                       2012                     2013
Free Package                           1,250    6,020 15,691 30,409 51,141
Subscribers
(average asp $300/ month)       99%       285   1,476              3,852                     7,416 14,841
Custom                           1%         3      15                 39                        75    150
Revenues                               $0.12      $1.5              $4.9                     $10.9 $21.4
Cost of Sales                          $0.06      $0.4              $1.2                      $2.5   $5.1
Gross Margin                           $0.06      $1.1              $3.7                      $8.3 $16.3
Operating Exp                            $0.6     $1.4              $2.4                      $3.4   $4.1
Net Income (+ int income less taxes)   ($0.5)   ($0.3)              $1.3                      $4.0   $9.2




                                                    © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
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CircleBuilder’s Next Steps

 1. RAISE $$$
   • Bridge of $500K (Closed May 22, 2009)
   • $2.5 - $5MM Preferred Series A
     in Q4 2009 to Q1 2010

 2. PUSH ADOPTION
   • Convert free to subscription

 3. CAREFUL USE OF $$$
   • Marketing via targeted ads,
     conferences and grassroots PR
   • Code / API Development
   • Key hires (CTO, Biz Dev, QA,
     Support)
                                             © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
Howard S. Brown
                           CircleBuilder Software, LLC
Cofounder and CEO
Howard@circlebuilder.com
248-770-3191                          © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009

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CircleBuilder presentation at the NY Venture Summit June 17, 2009

  • 1. CircleBuilder Software, LLC Connect. Engage. Grow. Prosper. © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 2. 2 CircleBuilder’s Business Model • We provide Software as a Service (SaaS) for faith-based organizations (first market) – private online communities engagement engine and outreach management • Multiple revenue sources with built in distribution channels – FREE service (Private FaceBook & Evite meets Google and Yahoo groups for faith) – SUBSCRIPTION (brand & db integration, online giving, podcast, texting) – Value-add Revenue Services (e-commerce, affiliate, group buying, local ads) • Free service launched in November 2008 and gaining adoption. Subscription service launched April 2009 (we own over to 1000 faith based URL’s for every major religion, denomination and many ethnic groups, plus other markets health, education, entertainment, sports) – CircleBuilder.com, CatholicBuilder.com, ChristianBuilder.com, MissionaryBuilder.com, JewishBuilder.com © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 3. 3 Success Building Faith Communities PlanitJewish.com CircleBuilder.com 1. Eight years of progressive growth 1. Exec Team has IPO, faith & tech 2. Cash flow positive as a nonprofit experience 3. 3,600+ orgs across North America 2. Four virtual offices 4. 150K+ events annually 3. Ruby on Rails code / mySQL 5. 10K+ volunteer matched annually 4. Advisors – “blessed introductions” © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 4. 4 Faith = Huge & Untapped Online Market • $8.6 billion in religious products1 • 1,800,000 nonprofits according to the IRS2 – 3.6 million churches worldwide over 500,000 in the USA – 125,000 churches 100 – 999 members3 – 5,000 new churches “planted” annually • 50 million US Evangelicals4 – Fastest growing religious movement Sources: 1Packaged Facts, 2003 2 irs.gov 3 InfoUSA 4 University of Akron, OH © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 5. 5 US Churches: Struggling but Relevant • “Americans are more likely to fully trust people from their place of worship” than anywhere else1 • 89.2% have faith-based ties2 • 33% are “unchurched”3 • 1 in 4 Protestant youth leave the church4 • Donations are down 30% due to the economy • 52.4% are members of religious organizations5 • More people turning to houses of worship in bad times6 Sources: 1 “The Social Capital Community Benchmark Study,” Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University 2 Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2000 3 Barna Research 4 “American Piety in the 21st Century,” Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, 2006 5 Lifeway Research, Summer 2007 6 Wall Street Journal “Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds to Church” 12-14-08 © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 6. 6 Intersection of Online and Religion Online Life Religious Life © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 7. 7 CircleBuilder’s Advantages Outreach and Branding Analytics Integration and to existing sites Reporting and services Personalized Customer controls own social network by member, small that can connect to groups and events other networks © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 8. 8 Competitive Advantages • CircleBuilder is complimentary to each sector and company • Seamless transactions move data between CB and 3rd parties • ChMS companies could become sales and distribution partners Integrates Analytics Connects Broad Free or to Existing Website and Online Revenue Moderated with Other Spiritual Subscription Website Builder Reporting Donations Sharing Content Networks Tools CircleBuilder Both Member Mgmt Subscription Church Mgmt Subscription Social Networking Both © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 9. 9 Distribution and Go-To-Market Strategy Customers & Resellers • Assemblies of God (12,500 US churches) • Externally Focused Network (7000+ churches) • Gospel Music Channel (150K+ subscribers) • Youth with a Mission (50K worldwide missionaries) • Q Place (formerly Neighborhood Bible Study) (10K/wk home bible study groups) • Liturgical Publications (3500 Catholic churches) • First revenue Q4 ’08 © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 10. 10 A Branded Experience for Users • Integrated “mash up” with existing site • No confusion (“Is this our church’s site?”) • Single sign-on for subscribing churches www.welovecentral.com Sign in © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 11. 11 Maximizing Your Touch Points Viral Marketing “tell 2 friends” Audio and Video Interactive RSVPs, Podcasting Feedback & surveys Event & Volunteer Custom weekly email Matching Cell phone text messaging © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 12. 12 First Year = 500+ Organizations & Growing © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 13. 13 Income Statement / Sales Projections Projections ($M) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Free Package 1,250 6,020 15,691 30,409 51,141 Subscribers (average asp $300/ month) 99% 285 1,476 3,852 7,416 14,841 Custom 1% 3 15 39 75 150 Revenues $0.12 $1.5 $4.9 $10.9 $21.4 Cost of Sales $0.06 $0.4 $1.2 $2.5 $5.1 Gross Margin $0.06 $1.1 $3.7 $8.3 $16.3 Operating Exp $0.6 $1.4 $2.4 $3.4 $4.1 Net Income (+ int income less taxes) ($0.5) ($0.3) $1.3 $4.0 $9.2 © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 14. 14 CircleBuilder’s Next Steps 1. RAISE $$$ • Bridge of $500K (Closed May 22, 2009) • $2.5 - $5MM Preferred Series A in Q4 2009 to Q1 2010 2. PUSH ADOPTION • Convert free to subscription 3. CAREFUL USE OF $$$ • Marketing via targeted ads, conferences and grassroots PR • Code / API Development • Key hires (CTO, Biz Dev, QA, Support) © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009
  • 15. Howard S. Brown CircleBuilder Software, LLC Cofounder and CEO Howard@circlebuilder.com 248-770-3191 © 2009, CircleBuilder Software, LLC | Proprietary & Confidential | 6/9/2009