Celebrating 30 Independent Years
Association Software Provider i4a Celebrates 30 Years of Independent Operations
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i4a, a provider of software and websites for membership organizations, is marking 30 years since its 1996 founding by Donald Rome. The company began developing its browser-based membership management platform in 2001, ahead of the shift toward cloud-based association software. It says it has remained independently owned without venture capital, builds its own software, hosts its platform on company-owned hardware, and does not share client data with marketing partners. Its current offerings include membership management, e-commerce, communications and online communities.
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Founder and CEO Donald Rome drew on his experience as a CPA working with membership organizations; he said he saw their need for the communications the Internet would enable.
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i4a initially offered affordable websites and says it created an early platform that allowed clients to manage their own website content.
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Rome said the company’s employee stakeholders meant it had no pressure to raise rates for a possible resale or public offering, which he linked to the support it provides clients.
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