Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Convio has, seemingly, gotten some serious Web 2.0 The geek in me thinks the Convio APIs are wicked cool, since they allow you to do client programming via AJAX, as well as more standard server-based programming.

Open 100

Open Platform Kintera API 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Is this a bad thing? Myspace is going with OpenID ! That’s a great step. There are some other interesting moves outlined in that great post by Marshall Kirpatrick, my currently favorite ReadWriteWeb blogger Android for the masses, iPhone for the rich? More on that in a later post. { More on that in a later post. {

Open Source 100

Open Source Convio Database Myspace 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

Convio is getting into some interesting territory these days. Of course, it’s only a study of Convio’s clients – but it’s interesting nonetheless. { I started a little Twitter conversation about it, and people seemed intrigued. It looks very promising. I’m looking forward to reading it.

Open Source 111

Open Source Convio Benchmark RSS 111

Care2

MARCH 25, 2009

In that spirit, Convio released their comprehensive online marketing study today that looked at close to 600 nonprofit organizations’ online marketing results and compiled benchmarks for evaluating fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online. Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

Benchmark 31

Benchmark Convio Studies Marketing 31

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

In Kintera, Blackbaud certainly got it’s hands on a platform with pretty good open APIs (Allan Benamer argues they are better than Convio’s.) And how will Convio react? Will they continue in that direction? It will be interesting to watch what happens with Kintera, and especially, what happens with their APIs.

Kintera 100

Kintera Blackbaud Open Source API 100

Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

Convio 31

Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 20, 2008

Convio keeps drinking the “open&# coolaid (although they have a ways to go.) They released their Convio/Salesforce connector on Salesforce.com AppExchange. at 6:40 pm Thanks Michelle for the Convio props! MPower Open , an enterprise CRM, is both open source, and has great open APIs. They also launched their blog.

NTC 111

NTC News Open Source Convio 111

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Allan Benamer talks about Convio’s new big client, Susan G. Beth Kanter asks whether or not we can add some more steps to Chris Brogan’s fabulous 50 steps to create a social media presence. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0 and social network guru for the nptech community. I trust Allan’s gut instincts about CRM technology.

Technology 100

Technology Open Source Sample Nonprofit 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Consolidation among vendors means that some customers will be dealing with different (and larger, potentially less friendly) entities. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

Open Source 100

Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Consolidation among vendors means that some customers will be dealing with different (and larger, potentially less friendly) entities. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

Open Source 100

Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 12, 2007 I had a good look at NTEN’s CRM Satisfaction Survey (yippee for data!), Satisfaction with Convio, Kintera and Blackbaud all trailed these top 4 tools. Among those surveyed, 4 of the top 5 tools in terms of satisfaction were open source (or sort of open source) tools.

Open Source 100

Open Source Open People Survey 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Kintera uses something proprietary, as well as Convio. For open source, that translates into 10-15 hours of a consultant’s time- less than 2 days- where a vendor can provide unlimited support for an entire year. I believe eTapestry runs on a database package called Versant. I absolutely agree with your call for more openness.

Open Source 100

Open Source Open API Software 100

Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

As I learned from attending the just completed Convio Summit in Austin, Texas, a discussion about APIs and databases fortunately doesnt have to be technical. In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace.

API 28

API Convio Open Social Media 28

NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Tom Krackeler, Convio. Tom is currently at Convio as Vice President of the Common Ground product line, a nonprofit constituent relationship management solution that Convio built on the Force.com platform from Salesforce.com. Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud.

New York 36

New York New York City Mississippi Convio 36

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as a publicly traded company September 1, 2007 You’ve probably heard the news, and I’m taking a break from my break to write about it.

Kintera 100

Kintera Convio Public Companies 100