Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Join the conversation by attending Convio’s panel discussion at Social Media Week in NYC or checking out our recap here on Connection Café the week of February 7. Consider how your organization can optimize your website and emails for the best mobile experience. New year, new trends.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. Conferences are a great way to meet other Convio users, gain best practices, and think creatively about online marketing. some of us from Convio in the coming months (including yours truly!). some of us from Convio in the coming months (including yours truly!). Convio Summit.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Author: Karoline McLaughlin. Today, the NRC, Nonprofit Research Collaborative , of which Convio is a member, announced the results of our spring survey. Today, the NRC, Nonprofit Research Collaborative , of which Convio is a member, announced the results of our spring survey. All roads are heading north! in four years.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2012

Author: Jill Ward. Based on the rock solid fundraising performance by Convio clients, I’m hopeful of what’s to come in 2012. Overall, Convio clients raised 17 percent more online in the last three months of 2011 than in 2010. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for fundraisers this year?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

Author: Vinay Bhagat. Today, Friday May 4, 2012, is my last day at Convio. In the end I decided to reflect on my favorite quote by Mahatma Gandhi, “be the change you wish to see in the world,” as I feel it encapsulates the Convio story very well. In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. This year's keynote and opening session at the 2011 Convio Summit I think was one of the best I've seen in the time I've been at Convio. It was full of energy, fast paced, and the keynote speaker was great!

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. What could be better than a fabulous organization getting recognized for the important work they do by the entire Convio community during our recent Convio Summit in Baltimore ? EG for CC: How do you describe your role at the organization to friends at parties? BR for POGO: Action alerts!

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Author: Cheryl Black. Includes a chapter by Dennis McCarthy, Convio’s Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Practice. ” By Chip Bell, Summit 2011 keynote speaker. Fundraising Analytics : Using data to support your donor-centric organization. Leap of Reason : Helping public sector leaders achieve more.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2012

Author: Cheryl Black. At Convio Summit last year (that’s right, 2011 is already “last year”) I was asked for tips on managing a blog team. And while I know the same approach won’t work in every organization, I’d like to share five tactics that I think work well for us. Good question!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Author: Sally Heaven. What do you get when you cross a bunch of activist Convio employees with some other techie Convio employees and a product manager who is really excited about the new Convio Advocacy API ? A grassroots campaign targeting the CEO of Convio, Gene Austin , of course. Let me explain.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Author: Lacey Kruger. My title, however, refers to how I missed out on Convio Summit 2010. What great new ideas are you working to implement at your organization? Share with me in the comments because I won’t be missing Summit 2011! Nope, this post is not about Election Day. What were your favorite sessions?

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MARCH 19, 2012

Author: Emily Goodstein. Today’s "Behind the Convio Admin Curtain" installment is full of juicy Convio best practices, and even a restaurant recommendation for stellar chocolate chip pancakes right outside Boston. PS—We call ourselves Convions, but I’ll take Convio-ers too!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Author: Lacey Kruger. The organization is a volunteer-staffed nonprofit that’s dedicated to timely disaster response and relief assistance. As the organization grew, the need for consolidation and proper segmenting became more imperative… enter Common Ground. million in 2011.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. The organization was celebrating its 40 year anniversary and several very fabulous accomplishments, too. They make copying and pasting URLs unnecessary and the Convio team is all about ‘em! Earlier this summer, I attended the National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF) annual gala lunch.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Author: Brandy Reppy. We love our clients at Convio, and we love to hear their success stories. Participating organizations are tasked with saving at least 300 more cats and dogs between August and October 2011 than they did during the same period last year. for winning the ASPCA's nationally run $100K Challenge!

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Author: Jill Ward. You want to know how other organizations fundraising programs performed in 2011. You want to see where your organization stacks up in terms of goals for 2012. You want to know how other organization’s boards are engaged in fundraising.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Author: Sally Heaven. Is your organization ready? If you follow the news about smartphones, then you might have noticed that in 2011, shipments of smartphones outpaced shipments of PCs. I carried an old-fashioned flip phone for so long that some of my friends at the Convio Summit 2010 made fun of me. I mean EVERYWHERE.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Author: Tad Druart. The survey identified cloud computing as the top technology priority for CIOs in 2011. ” I laughed to myself and thought, “Wow, Vinay was on to something when he founded Convio as a 'cloud computing' company eleven years ago.” It’s cool. So cloud computing is cool.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Author: Jill Ward. The stats on world hunger are staggering: According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, close to one billion people are chronically hungry. The organization serves low income residents at risk of hunger and malnutrition, of which 23 percent are children and 16 percent are senior citizens.

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MAY 5, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. Does your organization have a strategy? Convio even has an iPhone app for our Summit! Right now the 2010 version is available, and the 2011 version is coming soon. 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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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Author: Misty McLaughlin. Last week at the Convio Summit, discussions of how to get started with mobile abounded. Despite this, an NTEN survey last year revealed that only 16% of orgs will have invested in a mobile version of their website in 2011, whereas 90% will have an email and social media strategy, and 19% will develop apps.

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JULY 7, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. The following post is by Sheetal Persaud at hjc New Media , a Convio partner in Canada. Whatever size of organization you work for, the chances are you could use some branding. Too many organizations spend a lot of money renting prospect lists. Thanks for contributing Sheetal! Stewardship.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Author: Guest Blogger. In part 1 of Mobilize Those Mobile Eyes , I wrote about the different facets of the mobile channel that your organization can use to engage your constituents. They are the folks who interface with the mobile carriers and ensure that your organization ultimately receives the donations.

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MAY 27, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. The initial test doubled the number of text gifts to the organization. What were the results?

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APRIL 7, 2011

Author: Jill Ward. Reprinted from Feb/Mar 2011 issue of Convio Connection : interview with Dave Hart, Chief Technology Officer, Convio. How do these needs compare to the experience a constituent expects to have with an organization they support? So, a well-organized website that renders quickly is absolutely key.

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MAY 20, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Now he's sharing the story, strategy and why he thinks some organizations aren't having the social media success they want. Convio recently contacted me to write about my social media successes, particularly within the realms of online engagement. Second, it's 2011. This is all very simple.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Author: Blair Naylor. Now along with this emotive accomplishment and many others throughout 2011, the DMA Nonprofit Federation is naming HRC the 2011 recipient of its prestigious Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Author: Blair Naylor. We had a lot this year and I wanted to highlight a few throughout 2011 that really stood out ranging from advocacy, social media gone viral, housefile growth to epic multi-channel strategies. Check out the following top 5 client success stories of 2011: RESOLVE. New York Public Library.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Author: Sally Heaven. But don't lose sight of an important piece of your 2011 fundraising strategy that you need to make sure is in place before we kick off the new year: sustaining giving. Many organizations are now reporting that their sustainer program is eclipsing their renewal program in highest net revenue.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Author: Karoline McLaughlin. Almost every day I see some sort of “These cities made the top 10 because … they are the greatest places to live, they have the most active lifestyles for singles, they raise the most organic chickens,” and so on. View more presentations from Convio. Most Generous Cities Online.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Author: Jill Ward. So, I was obviously excited to see the 2011 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report from Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com land in my inbox. Email marketing and websites will be the most important communications tools for nonprofits in 2011, followed by direct mail, in-person events, Facebook, and media relations/PR.

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MAY 6, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Guest blog alert : The following post was contributed by Donna Wilkins of Charity Dynamics , a Convio Solution Provider. However, it’s really interesting how integrated online and offline marketing has evolved into in 2011. Fast forward to 2011, the age of smartphones, social media and 3D television.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

We lead off with Amy Sample Ward who is the executive director of NTEN , the big membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. She is one of our great online community organizers. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. Amy Sample Ward. " Beth Kanter. Beth’s prediction is that cows will tweet! Nicole Wallace.

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