Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. CC: Of Convio’s online tools, what have you found most useful? CC: What are you most proud of regarding your use of Convio with your organization? LP: I think Convio allows us to effectively network and outreach to constituents. Yes, I am feeling patriotic at the moment.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2012

Author: Sally Heaven. Since I had been reading an article entitled "Is Facebook making us lonely?" Several of the points in the article are pretty depressing, with a discussion of the unhealthy side effects of loneliness and how Facebook can contribute to feelings of isolation and narcissistic personality disorder.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2012

Author: Guest Blogger. A recent article from The Wall Street Journal offered up a compelling argument that nonprofits should be operating more like commercial businesses — using similar efficiencies, disciplines and strategies. This post is by Sandra Jensen, Co-Founder of KELL Partners , a Convio partner.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Author: Tad Druart. People like the promise of lower cost, less complexity, more efficiency and less energy consumption (yes, by selecting providers like Convio nonprofits are also being “green”). Today’s Wall Street Journal has a Q&A article designed to help people better understand cloud computing.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Author: Jonathan Weldon. All proceeds raised during Movember go to the causes it supports, specifically the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG (read this article if you’d like to learn more about where the money goes ).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. So long as you do your homework, yes.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. There is also some nice information in the article about app usage and how it varies by type of phone/operating system (OS). Convio even has an iPhone app for our Summit! If you need help getting started, Convio offers a mobile website starter package (PDF) so give us a jingle! 36% of U.S.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

Author: Kent Gilliam. Usually when people hear that I’m the “Community Manager” for Convio, they assume that means the password protected, client-only website full of really useful resources is my baby. And that’s true, it is. Once you follow @ConvioHelp …actually, go ahead and do it now. Check these out.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The Foundation Center : The Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. www.taprootfoundation.org. www.foundationcenter.org. www.karma411.com.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2009

Author: James Young. Smashing Magazine article on data visualization. I came across a recent example of one our Convio’s clients, the National Trust for Historic Preservation , doing something really cool with data visualization called This Place Matters. Information Aesthetics.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. Mobile Commons is a Convio partner and they have just launched Mobile Advocate - A new product integrated with Convio Luminate and designed to drive targeted advocacy phone calls from the web or SMS. Integrate your mobile database with Convio other CRM. The following blog post is by Michael Sabat.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

Author: Tad Druart. I worked with her alma mater to develop a scholarship in her name, and after joining Convio , I started a personal fundraising page in her honor. Having lost a spouse to cancer, I wanted to make sure her legacy and her accomplishments are never forgotten. Starting a Bequest Giving Program.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. There's a great article on Frogloop about facilitating grassroots activity to enact social change and moving grassroots supporters up an "engagement ladder" - similar to the tried-and-true techniques for moving a donor up the donor ladder. 2011 - it's a new year and a new Congress!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. The whole post, and especially the sentence "They are whole people who want to related to the causes they care about in multiple ways," resonated so much with the Convio team, that we just had to share this post with you. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did! So how to make this kind of merger work?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. Today, I had the pleasure of presenting on Killer Content and how to make your nonprofit's marketing social with Cheryl Black of Convio and Jacqui Groseth of Union Rescue Mission. Eric specializes in social media analytics, search engine optimization, and social network- and keyword-based advertising.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2011

Author: Michelle Shefter. So, I bring to you this article on the DOs and DON’Ts of conducting online advocacy campaigns. Most software, including Convio Advocacy , let you categorize an action alert as being related to health care, animal welfare, national security, or about 50 other topics.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Author: Tad Druart. Today, Stephanie Strom, Philanthropy reporter for The New York Times did a nice article around data from the Convio system that shows, at least behaviorally, the year-end tax deadline makes a big difference in online giving volume and revenue.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Author: Cheryl Black. So I’ve tapped the Casanovas of Convio for a whole array of ideas for sweeping your donors off their collective feet. Champagne, flowers, jewelry, fancy dinner out, maybe even a new dress, all potential parts of a really fantastic Valentine’s Day. The same is true for donors. Make them feel special.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2010

Author: Brandy Reppy. My team here at Convio has started getting more and more invested in content strategy, and to be honest, I’m totally geeking out. As a technical communications major, I’ve always had a particular propensity for all things regimented about writing. I can’t help it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. That’s a tremendous amount to absorb in very short article, but the reality is the world has changed for nonprofits. This post is by Dennis McCarthy, Convio's Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Practice and originally appeared as an article in 1:1 Magazine.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2010

Author: Brandy Reppy. My team here at Convio has started getting more and more invested in content strategy, and to be honest, I’m totally geeking out. As a technical communications major, I’ve always had a particular propensity for all things regimented about writing. I can’t help it.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2011

Author: Blair Naylor. Fundraising Success acclaimed HRC’s triumph in a recent press release along with an article by The Nonprofit Times saluting the grassroots force of more than 750,000 members and supporters. HRC is fittingly being recognized everywhere right now for receiving the distinguished award.

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