Care2

JULY 22, 2011

For most organizations, the heart and soul of communications is the email list. Email is the 800 pound gorilla, the elephant in the room, the big kahuna. Email goes direct to the inbox, our online strategy metrics are led by terms like open rate and clickthroughs, and online fundraising campaigns depend on email marketing.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Starting over may not be an option, but in the absence of that, here are ten things event fundraisers and marketers should be considering to reinvent their plans for 2011: Become more data driven. Bottom line: the tracking, mining, and analysis of data should be central to your 2011 event fundraising strategy.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Now they come to us, through Facebook, Twitter, and email. Want to make your email templates bullet proof (like Neo at the end of The Matrix , since we're getting all metaphorical about code)? SeanPowell has put together a brilliant HTML Email Boilerplate , wrapped in a nifty HTML5 website. Keep them coming.

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Care2

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Our next few conferences are presented by several nonprofit software providers you've probably heard of: Blackbaud, Convio, and Engaging Networks. Email any of the team members below to plan a meet-up! Convio Summit Baltimore, MD. Are you attending any of these conferences? Connect with our team before (or after) these events.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

2011 - it's a new year and a new Congress! Lobby visits, town hall meetings, phone calls, handwritten letters, grass-tops meetings, tweets, and yes, even emails to Representatives and Senators are all important pieces of grassroots activity that can help to make change. Happy 2011. Author: Sally Heaven. Okay, that's that.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Every dollar is matched by Convio, allowing NTEN to send up to 57 people this year! The system will send you a confirmation email you must respond to before you can log in for the first time. You can also support the 2011 NTC Scholarship Campaign by donating an item to the auction. You must use our link to register: [link].

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

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.

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2011

So for the the third year, thanks to the generous support of Convio, we're going to provide up to 57 scholarships to this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington DC, March 17-19. Convio is matching donations dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $10,000. > Apply for a scholarship to the 2011 NTC.

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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. ” Example email appeals: 10 days out - thank you message | 1 day left.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Convio Summit 2011 kicks off today! Registration : Have your badge email printed out? Convio Luminate: Have a Convio Luminate question? Look for the Convio Luminate Badges! Convio's personal Geek Squad! Project on Government Oversight , Best Overall Use of Convio. Author: Blair Naylor.

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NTEN

APRIL 19, 2011

They even broadcast from the 2011 NTC (which you can replay from their archive ). Berg and Bohse attended the NTEN Conference for the first time as Media, and recorded a live show from the conference , speaking to companies such as Google, Convio, Feeding America and more.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2012

At Convio Summit last year (that’s right, 2011 is already “last year”) I was asked for tips on managing a blog team. Since we’re a very email heavy culture at Convio (what office isn’t?) Just like we’re email heavy, we’re meeting heavy. Author: Cheryl Black. Good question!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

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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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2012

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! I'm also a fan of the email tools.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Elizabeth Nielsen — Director of Interactive Marketing, Feeding America Liz Nielsen co-leads Feeding America''s national direct marketing program — including digital media, email/web fundraising, direct mail and telemarketing.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2010

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. We're already committed to Baltimore in 2011, as well.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Since consolidating their data into Convio Common Ground, All Hands Volunteers has developed more effective communications. They’ve created multiple fundraising and email campaigns that are personalized for specific segments of their housefile. million in 2011.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. Demo participants are eligible to receive up to 4 free iPads® if their organization purchases ClientTrack by July 31, 2011. Curious to know what kind of emails are driving donations?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2012

Surveys, specifically online, get lost in the deluge of work and personal email, texts, Facebook updates, RSS feeds etc. You want to know how other organizations fundraising programs performed in 2011. Author: Jill Ward. Getting people to respond to surveys is a hard nut to crack.

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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. They may have attended your event, or signed a petition on your behalf, or perhaps just signed up for email from you. The study also shows that email newsletters have higher open rates and click through rates then other kinds of email.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2011

I once went through the whole thing to find the email addresses of the aforementioned boyfriend’s friends to invite to them to a surprise birthday party. Fast forward to 2011. Most of us already have a relationship with Google, be it as casual as our search engine or as intimate as our personal email/calendar provider.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

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. Author: Sally Heaven. Mobile is a growing trend that just won't quit.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

Mobile messaging platform : You will need a technology platform for sending mass text messages to your constituents, in the same way you likely already have a platform for sending mass email messages. This will enable you to do targeted outreach (via email, etc.) Watt Hamlett is Lead Solutions Engineer with Convio.

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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.

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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%. Check out the graphic, that's an example of an email we sent as part of an integrated campaign.). Author: Cheryl Black.

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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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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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. Twas the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and all through the nonprofit community all eyes were on Cyber Monday and end-of-year fundraising and making the annual goal.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

I’m back from Dreamforce 2011 , trying to process everything I saw and learned. 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. On a personal level, this was the best Dreamforce yet.

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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. 3) Finalize your recruitment and email acquisition plans now.

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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. Go beyond targeted group email communication and focus on audience pathways. See more about nonprofit triggered emails.

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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.

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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. The email campaign was mostly a shot in the dark to a list of email addresses that had been collected.

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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. He cautions that the practice of reaching people via mobile, web, social media, email etc. My guess is that it will continue to be aggressive.

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