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ICG Commerce Brings Procurement Outsourcing Expertise to Habitat for Humanity Home Restoration Project

PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - In support of its commitment to the local community, ICG Commerce 
today announces a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, PA, to provide funding and 
volunteers for the restoration of a local home that is currently lacking adequate plumbing, and has structural, 
electrical and other deficiencies. As the procurement outsourcing specialist, ICG Commerce will also leverage its 
market intelligence and category expertise to provide procurement support for the five regional Habitat for Humanity 
County Affiliates increasing their ability to invest in the local community.   

"Our employees are excited to partner with Habitat to strengthen the communities in which we live and work," said Carl 
Guarino, CEO of ICG Commerce. "We are delighted to not only donate time and money to a help a local family but also to 
apply our expertise to help Habitat expand its impact in the Philadelphia area and our local community. We look forward 
to continuing this new relationship with Habitat and working together in the future."

This opportunity will allow ICG Commerce to apply its experience helping companies reduce the costs of purchased 
good and services to help Habitat maximize the funds it has available to help the community improve and grow.   
ICG Commerce provides a comprehensive approach to managing and controlling a company’s non-core spend in areas 
such as logistics, marketing, IT, HR, MRO and travel. By bringing deep expertise and market intelligence combined with 
an integrated approach to realize savings, ICG Commerce is driving a fundamental change in the way today’s 
businesses achieve financial agility and fund growth.

"Neighborhood revitalization relies on partnerships with other organizations to solve a variety of problems associated 
with foreclosed and abandoned properties throughout the country," said Brenda Egolf-Fox, executive director of Habitat 
for Humanity of Montgomery County, PA. "Working with ICG Commerce, Habitat affiliates and partner families, we can 
help entire neighborhoods once again become healthy and thriving communities."

About Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity (founded in 1976) is an International organization who’s mission is to build simple affordable homes 
and empower hardworking, low income families to become homeowners by providing no interest mortgages to people 
from all walks of life, regardless religion, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic orientation or 
physical disability. Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable 
shelter for more than 1 million people. Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County was founded in 1989, and has built 47 
homes in Montgomery County, housing 177 people, including 118 children.


About ICG Commerce, Inc.

ICG Commerce, the procurement outsourcing specialist, is driving a fundamental change in the way today’s 
businesses achieve financial agility and fund growth.  ICG Commerce is the only procurement outsourcing specialist 
with superior market intelligence integrated into an operational approach, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars 
in realized savings.  ICG Commerce is a privately held company and member of Internet Capital Group's (Nasdaq: ICGE) 
network of partner companies. 


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