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Exhibit 10.8    
    

DATE 

NAME 

	Re:
	Board of Directors of Kintera, Inc.

Dear
NAME: 

        I
am pleased to formally invite you to serve on the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Kintera, Inc. ("Kintera"). I am happy that you will take advantage of this opportunity to
participate in our growth and success. 

        As
I mentioned, part of Kintera's growth strategy is to complete our initial public offering ("IPO") in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. As a director, you will be an important
part of the IPO process. 

        Board
members will serve on the Board for one (1) year terms. It is expected that there will be four (4) quarterly, in-person meetings of the Board each year
and telephonic meetings as needed. Kintera will reimburse members for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs of travel to the in-person meetings. 

        As
a member of the Board, you will receive an option to acquire one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the common stock of Kintera (the "Option"). The Option will vest daily over four
(4) years and will be conditioned upon your continued status as a director of Kintera. The Option will become fully vested immediately prior to a change in control of Kintera. The exercise
price of the Option will be based on the fair market value of the common stock of Kintera on the date of grant. In addition,
you will be paid a stipend of $1,000 per month, which shall be paid to you on a quarterly basis. Each Board member will also be party to an Indemnity Agreement and Confidentiality and Inventions
Disclosure Agreement with Kintera. I have included these agreements with this letter. 

        Please
execute below in the space provided and return this letter to me at the above address. In addition, please sign the enclosed agreements regarding indemnity, confidentiality and
inventions disclosure and return them with the signed letter to me at the above address. In addition, please execute and return the enclosed consent so that we may use your name as a director in
documents related to the IPO. Shortly after receipt of your signature on this letter and the other agreements, the Board will consider and act on a formal resolution to confirm your appointment to the
Board. 

	NAME	 	DATE

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        I
am confident that you can be an integral part of our team. We hope to complete our Board appointments as soon as possible, so I would appreciate a response from you
by                        . 

        If
you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me at (858) 795-3001. 

	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Kintera, Inc.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	    
 Harry E. Gruber

CEO and Chairman of the

Board of Directors

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED

this        day of                               2003:

	By:	    
	 	 

	Name:	    
	 	 

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Exhibit 4.72    
    

	

 	 	news release

NORANDA TO WEBCAST THIRD QUARTER 2003

FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL  

        TORONTO, ONTARIO, October 3, 2003 — Noranda Inc. announced
today that it will host a live internet webcast presentation for shareholders and investors on Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 8:30 a.m. (EDST), to review its Third Quarter 2003 financial
and operating results. The results for the Company will be released via Canada NewsWire on Thursday, October 23, 2003. 

        During
the meeting, senior management from the Company will review third quarter financial and operating results. The live, interactive webcast and slide presentation will be accessible
via www.noranda.com under the "For Investors" section. 

        If
you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on Noranda's website at www.noranda.com. To access the
replay, click on the Conference Call button on the home page. 

        Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 49 mining and metallurgical operations and
projects under development in 17 countries. Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver,
gold, sulphuric acid and cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. Noranda employs over 15,000 people. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and
The New York Stock Exchange (NRD).

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Contact:  

Dale
Coffin

Director, External Communications

Tel: 416-982-7161

dale.coffin@toronto.norfalc.com

www.noranda.com 

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Exhibit 4.73    
    

	

 	 	news release

NORANDA TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AT BELL-ALLARD MINE IN

MATAGAMI UNTIL THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2004

PERSEVERANCE MINING PROJECT AWAITING IMPROVED MARKET CONDITIONS 

Matagami, October 14, 2003 — As planned, ore reserves at the Bell-Allard zinc mine in Matagami,
Quebec will be depleted in 2004 and, as a result, the Company will cease operations during the fourth quarter of next year. Noranda Inc. announced today that it has not yet decided to develop
its Perseverance zinc deposit, near Matagami, due to weak market conditions and depressed zinc prices. Zinc prices, currently between US$0.36 to US$0.40 per pound, render the project unprofitable at
this period in time. Noranda will continue to monitor market conditions to determine the timeline of the Perseverance start-up. 

Impact on Personnel  

        At least two years are required for construction and start-up activities before achieving commercial production levels at the Perseverance mine. Due
to the unknown timeline between the end of operations at Bell-Allard and the start at Perseverance, Noranda will manage the Bell-Allard closure as a permanent one. A
reclassification committee consisting of representatives from management, the union and government is already in place and will support the efforts of personnel in securing alternative employment as
operations near completion. The mine currently employs approximately 230 people. 

Noranda Committed to Perseverance  

        Noranda invested $10 million in the Perseverance deposit from 2000 to 2002, including a drilling program and a feasibility study. The study will be updated
before the end of 2003 and will allow Noranda and the project's minority partner, Société de développement de la Baie
James, to revisit the decision process in 2004. 

        Perseverance
is a high-grade zinc deposit consisting of three (3) zones: Perseverance, Perseverance West and Equinox, located in the Matagami region in Quebec. The
deposit was discovered during the Spring of 2000 at the Matagami mining camp. Resources are estimated at 5.1 million tonnes with the following content of: 15.82% zinc, 1.24% copper, 29.4
g/tonne of silver and 0.38 g/tonne of gold. 

Noranda Committed to the Matagami Region  

        Noranda is committed to mining in the Matagami region and will maintain key equipment such as the concentrator, as well as administrative offices, in order to
start production at Perseverance at the appropriate time. Noranda has invested $5.9 million in exploration activities in the region between 2000 to 2003. This excludes the $10 million
invested to date in the Perseverance project. 

        Michel
Boucher, General Manager of the Bell-Allard mine, stated that: "On a more positive note, we still have one full year of operations at
Bell-Allard during which we will continue to monitor market conditions."

        The Perseverance property is held jointly with the Société de développement de la Baie James (SDBJ). Noranda owns a
90% participation and the SDBJ, following a positive feasibility study, will secure a 10% participation. The SDBJ also has the option to convert its participation at 2% of Net Smelter Revenues (NSR).
If the SDBJ decides to convert its participation at 2% of NSR, Noranda will have a participation of 100% and will have the choice to reduce the royalty to a NSR of 1% by paying a $1 million
lump sum to the SDBJ.

        Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under
development in 17 countries. Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulfuric
acid and cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. Noranda employs over 15,000 people. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the
New York Stock Exchange (NRD).

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Contacts:  

Michel
Boucher

General Manager

Noranda Inc., Mine Matagami

(819) 739-2593

boucherm@matagami.noranda.ca 

Denis
Couture

Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs

Noranda Inc.

(416) 982-7020

denis.couture@toronto.norfalc.com 

www.noranda.com 

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Exhibit 4.74    
    

	

 	 	news release	 	Contacts:

Mireille Grenier

Communications and Public Relations Coordinator

Noranda inc., Horne Smelter

(819) 762-7764, poste 2012

grenierm@horne.noranda.ca
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

Denis Couture, Vice-President

Communications and Public Affairs

(416) 982-7020

denis.couture@toronto.norfalc.com

NORANDA'S HORNE SMELTER ANNOUNCES MEASURES

TO REGAIN PROFITABILITY

Operating Costs Will Be Reduced By $30 Million  

Rouyn-Noranda, October 15, 2003 — Management at Noranda Inc.'s Horne smelter today announced a
series of measures aimed at restoring the smelter's profitability, as well as its long-term viability. The restructuring measures will include significantly decreasing the smelter's
production level between now and June 2004 and reducing staff levels by close to one-third. The decision was made to scale back treating material that offered the lowest margins,
especially off-shore materials, and to bring smelter production back to its optimum level under these economic conditions. Total feed volume will decrease from 840,000 tonnes to
approximately 650,000 tonnes by
mid-2004. Anode production will be reduced by 20%, diminishing from 186,000 tonnes to 145,000 tonnes per year. Noranda also intends to intensify its recycling activities. 

        The
measures announced today reflect three principal factors that have had a negative impact on the Horne's profitability: 

	•
	The
growing Asian involvement in the copper concentrate market, particularly from China, has driven treatment charges to historically-low levels;

	•
	The
strengthening of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar; and

	•
	The
decline of ore reserves from local mines has resulted in an increase in demand for more costly 'off-shore' concentrates. 

        Low
treatment charges have caused the smelter's revenues to drop at the same time as its operating costs are expected to rise considerably, largely due to the gradual disappearance of
better-priced local supply sources. Concentrates from Europe or Latin America cost more for the smelter since they need to be shipped by sea and then by rail. 

        In
addition, the smelter receives most of its revenue in US dollars. Since the beginning of 2003, the strengthening Canadian dollar against the US currency has reduced the smelter's
revenues by almost 15%. 

        For
the past several years, the Horne smelter has made considerable investments to reduce sulphur emissions. Contrary to some of its competitors in other provinces, the smelter has had
to incur higher costs for the production and distribution of sulphuric acid. Noranda favours strong environmental standards, especially for the capture of sulphur dioxide emissions, but believes that
these standards must be applied equally to all producers across Canada. 

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Reduction of Personnel  

        The reduction in smelting capacity at the Horne smelter will result in a decrease in staffing requirements. Between now and the end of December 2003, the
total workforce will be reduced by approximately 100 employees, primarily from staff employees. A further reduction in personnel (approximately 120 employees) will also be necessary in
June 2004, upon reaching the revised production level. The number of employees will be reduced from 700 to 480, amounting to a 30% reduction. 

Goal — Return to Profitability and to Assure the Smelter's Viability  

        "We are going through a very difficult period and we need to act now to ensure our survival over the short and medium term. There is no doubt that we want to
continue operating our plant over the long term. The choices we make today should allow us to do that," said Al Giroux, General Manager of the Horne smelter. "One of the positive aspects of the
measures we announced today is the possibility of restarting the idled parts of the plant should there be a significant and sustained rise in treatment charges or an increase in locally-sourced
concentrates." 

        "We
are committed to providing our employees with all of the necessary support to lessen the impact from today's announcement as much as possible. We are offering early retirement and
voluntary departure programs for non-unionized personnel, and will provide job search assistance," emphasized Mr. Giroux. 

        "The
Horne smelter will continue to maintain its focus on reducing costs and to develop the markets in which it excels in order to survive. Recycling and the treatment of complex
materials are the way of the future for the Rouyn-Noranda metallurgy facility and will remain a priority over the coming years," stated Mr. Giroux. 

Overall Measures  

        Since the beginning of 2002, Noranda has implemented several measures to improve the profitability and the long-term viability of its Canadian Copper
and Recycling business unit (CC&R). In 2002, the Gaspé smelter was permanently closed. Over the last two years, the CC&R workforce, including the Gaspé smelter, has been
reduced by almost 1,000 people, or 30%. Noranda has also opened a new electronics recycling facility and is continuing its efforts to reduce inventories and costs within all of its business groups and
operations.

        Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under
development in 17 countries. Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulphuric
acid and cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. Noranda employs over 15,000 people. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the
New York Stock Exchange (NRD).

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