NTEN

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Earlier this fall, Convio released its " Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Benchmark Study ," based on a look at 48 organizations using Convio's TeamRaiser to manage fundraising events. You can find the complete study online here. They recently released an infographic to illustrate some of the key benchmarks.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

It's been a little over a year since I fully deployed Convio Common Ground at the Colorectal Cancer Coalition. Afterwards, thanks to new upgrades from Salesforce aimed at developers like Convio, there was minimal configuration. Which brings me to the next great thing about Convio Common Ground: support. Still no regrets.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 9, 2012

" Would love to hear what you're doing on LinkedIn and how your organization has or has not found LinkedIn valuable! Blackbaud and Convio Now One Company – "Blackbaud, Inc. NASDAQ: BLKB) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Convio, Inc., and Canada. .”" and Canada.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. 5% of 2018’s overall fundraising revenue was raised online, a record high 1. Online and Mobile-Friendly is Giving-Friendly.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Vinay continues to be a major thought leader in fundraising, and an inspiring colleague. The buzz in our biz is that you have made enormous strides over the years in the areas that count – client service, product usability, and bringing the promises of the salesforce and the realities of customerhood into an acceptable equlibirium.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Vinay continues to be a major thought leader in fundraising, and an inspiring colleague. The buzz in our biz is that you have made enormous strides over the years in the areas that count – client service, product usability, and bringing the promises of the salesforce and the realities of customerhood into an acceptable equlibirium.

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Care2

JANUARY 18, 2012

The nonprofit community was stunned yesterday when Blackbaud purchased long time rival Convio. According to Blackbaud President Marc Chardon, “Combining Convio and Blackbaud is expected to help create one of the largest SaaS vendors with over $440 million in trailing twelve months pro forma revenue.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits September 19, 2008 Here are a few interesting tidbits that have come my way over the course of the last few days There is a new online fundraising platform, founded by an ex-Convio person.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

If your nonprofit is not developing yearly benchmarks for its fundraising program, website visits, email and e-newsletter open and click-through rates, start now. Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio's nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Nonprofits that are currently using Common Ground Enterprise, Luminate, and Convio Online Marketing are also nervous. I’ve been hearing from many large organizations that are wondering whether they should be looking elsewhere. I doubt they’re the only ones. That discussion continued on my blog.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Time to find a fundraising solution that can’t be bought August 6, 2007 Blackbaud , which is one of the big gorillas in the CRM/Fundraising space bought a littler guy, eTapestry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2007

I received an embargoed press release in my email about Convio's Open Initiative. Almost a year ago, NTEN hosted a field wide discussion about the need for nonprofit tech vendors, particularly CRM systems for online fundraising, to offer open APIs. (A The most recent announcement is from Convio, which launched Convio Open.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 4, 2011

If you've been following my site for a while, you know I blog a lot (when I blog at all) about Salesforce and Convio Common Ground. This session uses real examples of how other nonprofits in the New York area are using Information Systems to manage their organizations. Register Here Looks like a great workshop to check out. .

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

That means that approximately 60% are using other applications such as Convio Common Ground or Luminate, the old template, Affinaquest , Outreach Suite or any number of combinations. A development director wants access to all individuals to target his/her fundraising efforts. It’s no longer variations on a single theme.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 23, 2009

Whether I decided to install the Salesforce Foundation’s Nonprofit Starter Pack , Convio Common Ground or something in between (or nothing at all), I would have some concessions to make. After weighing all the options, and with a little help from some friends , we’ve decided to purchase Convio’s Common Ground.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 23, 2009

Whether I decided to install the Salesforce Foundation’s Nonprofit Starter Pack , Convio Common Ground or something in between (or nothing at all), I would have some concessions to make. After weighing all the options, and with a little help from some friends , we’ve decided to purchase Convio’s Common Ground.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

The eight reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. Published by Convio. View: All Convio Reports. Published by Convio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Fun and humor, used in the right way and in the appropriate context, can help boost your social fundraising campaign. Before taking the plunge, he setup a group fundraising page at FirstGiving. While a modest amount raised, Erin surpassed his fundraising goal by 50%. Can this work for larger campaign goals? Gary Vaynerchuk.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. You may ask, does that mean my organization should be sending more email?

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

But this doesn’t happen by magic – people donate money to your organization because they feel a connection to your organization and the issues you work on. They believe in what you do. Is it time to make some resolutions for 2012, so you can raise more money in 2012? Build Your List.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2011

Downtime may be hard to come by with SXSWi , NTC and AFP International activity this week, but just in case you have a few minutes to burn waiting for a flight, train or a panel to start, I’m arming you with some exhilarating reading material — the Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study. percent in 2009.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2011

What’s the best way to approach someone who’s never been in contact with our organization? To help the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (a nonprofit medical research organization) find the answers, the Convio Go! Because supporters are usually the most passionate when they first engage with an organization (Go!

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

The 2013 Blackbaud Online Benchmark Report (formerly The Convio Online Benchmark Report ) is in its seventh year started by Convio’s Founder, Vinay Bhaghat. What’s new this year are email tiers, revenue tiers, and the years your organization has been engaged online. Email Marketing Interactive Online Fundraising'

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A new report from Donordigital and Convio reveals some interesting findings about web donation forms. After a series of tests on seven large US nonprofit organizations general web forms, the report concludes there is NO single approach or “best practice” that works on every donation form.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

While I'm definitely looking ahead to longer days, azaleas, and tulips, from a fundraising perspective, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what happened last fall. These organizations represent $5.1 billion in total fundraising. of total fundraising now comes from online giving. You can download your FREE copy here.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2011

Even though it’s summer and you are probably are heading to beach this weekend, planning for your year-end fundraising campaign should start right about now. Convio has just released a new tip-sheet, “Kick-Start Your Holiday Campaign Planning,&# to help you start work on your online fundraising for year-end, or even.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. In short, more good emails = more revenue. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

&# It’s a good question and hard to answer, especially if your online fundraising program is new and you have little data. Today, Convio released the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study. The study also provides data for organizations based on size of email file. In 2010, Convio clients raised $1.3

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Over the last few weeks, we’ve shared some resources to help you get started on specific aspects of your year-end online fundraising. But really, there’s a lot you can be doing all year to increase your base of supporters, engage them in your mission, and convert them to active donors.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 4, 2011

If you've been following my site for a while, you know I blog a lot (when I blog at all) about Salesforce and Convio Common Ground. This session uses real examples of how other nonprofits in the New York area are using Information Systems to manage their organizations. We’ll discuss these and other questions: . Register Here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

" 'Online fundraising will change everything' – Third Sector – "Azadi Sheridan, the chair of the Institute of Fundraising's Technology Special Interest Group, tells David Ainsworth why donor 'churn and burn' won't work in the future. " What can Google Buzz do for you?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

Earlier this week I (Michaela Hackner) was in Austin, TX attending the Convio 2008 Summit , a national conference focused on the use of the Convio's constituent relations management tool. Attendees primarily consisted of nonprofit organizations seeking to grow their donor base while also continuing to engage their existing audience.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Are the means that progressive organizations use to reach their ends truly in line with their mission? It doesn’t really change anything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Are the means that progressive organizations use to reach their ends truly in line with their mission? It doesn’t really change anything.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. How do you determine which technology, or set of technologies, will be best suited to your organization? Fundraising Events. Adrienne D.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. Convio or Causes? More from the Convio Summit this week. As bloggers and others give it closer scrutiny, we're hearing a debate about which Facebook App is better?

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