Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

So how did you do in 2011? Here are some online marketing strategies Convio recently outlined in their whitepaper “Utilize Your Year-End Momentum” that you can start working on right now, so that when “that time” rolls around again, you’ll be better positioned to reach your online fundraising goals.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Convio Summit 2011 kicks off today! Convio Luminate: Have a Convio Luminate question? Look for the Convio Luminate Badges! Convio's personal Geek Squad! Community : Stop by the Convio Booth #13 on the 4th floor to learn about the new Convio Client Community, Monthly Webinars, Service Modules and much more!

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NTEN

APRIL 19, 2011

The Internet has proven to be a great channel for the distribution – and enhancement of – what could easily be called radio shows. They even broadcast from the 2011 NTC (which you can replay from their archive ). But if it's important to you, feel free to call them "live podcasts".)

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2012

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. What made CWF’s 2011 year-end campaign so special and why do you think it performed so well?

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AFP Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

That’s the conclusion of the 2011 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study, which evaluated the results of nearly 600 nonprofit organizations that use Convio's software. The study, released in early March, found that online is the fastest growing fundraising channel for nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2012

The Art & Science of Multi-Channel Fundraising : An e-book with the latest and greatest best practices and case studies. Includes a chapter by Dennis McCarthy, Convio’s Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Practice. ” By Chip Bell, Summit 2011 keynote speaker. Read our own Seth Merritt's book review now.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Congratulations to United Way of Lake County (UWLC) for receiving the 2011 Innovator Award in the Peer-to-Peer Fundraising category! Used Convio Personal Fundraising to allow one UWLC employee to raise money from friends and family; the individual collected $2,000 in 24 hours. Author: Jill Ward.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

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. Because you cannot buy a list of the mobile numbers for your constituents, you will have to obtain opt-in through existing channels. Author: Guest Blogger.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2011

The following post is by Sheetal Persaud at hjc New Media , a Convio partner in Canada. Since 1992, they have expertly worked with nonprofits to bring online and other channels together. Convio’s Online Marketing Benchmark study shows that the average organization only has 6.42% of their advocates also donating.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

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%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2011

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. Author: Misty McLaughlin.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Reprinted from Feb/Mar 2011 issue of Convio Connection : interview with Dave Hart, Chief Technology Officer, Convio. This meeting of the offline and online channels - and ensuring consistent, coordinated communications across both of them — represents true integrated marketing. Author: Jill Ward.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2011

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. And not to mention, they won Organization of the Year by DMANF !

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Care2

JANUARY 31, 2011

But, we’re nearly one month in to 2011, and overachievers are starting to prepare for the 2011 year-end fundraising campaigns already. We’ve teamed up with Sea Change Strategies to update the 2011 overachiever’s guide to year-end fundraising. We wish you great success in 2011. ?.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

If you choose to hard-code your own mobile website, the standard width for a mobile website (as of 2011) is 320 pixels. Link to your Facebook Page, Twitter Profile, YouTube Channel, Flickr Photostream, etc. Limit the Use of Images. Make sure that it links to your mobile website home page. content on a mobile website. This is a big one!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

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. client results.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2013

Our analytics team looked at Convio Luminate Online email performance data from 2009-2011 to identify trends for organizations to enhance their existing year-end fundraising efforts. Ask yourself, does my multi-channel strategy support my pathways? Are your efforts coordinated across all channels? What’s your story?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2011

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. Author: Cheryl Black.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

"This post draws from over 30 in-depth, semi structured interviews conducted with coordinators of and participants in the Egyptian revolution between March and August 2011." Well, non-profit consultancy Convio begs to differ. Any others you'd add?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. There are acquisitions (like Convio ) still to be sorted out and most importantly I’ll be watching to see which products will be discontinued. In fundraising, John boldly predicts that single channel fundraising is dead. Nonprofit fundraising in 2014 will be multi-channel.

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