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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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. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Published by Convio. View: All Convio Reports. Published by Convio.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Well, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…our choice for the best Connection Cafe blog posts of 2011. So, for those of you that achieved it in 2011, congratulations! Happy New Year from all of us at Convio!! This post originally appeared in the Convio Connection newsletter. Author: Sara Spivey.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

While I was attending the Direct Marketing Association of Washington’s Social Media Day a few months ago, I decided to strike up a conversation with one ofthe presenters. We got to talking and I learned of her Convio savvy and love of all things Gigya. TL: Hands down, I would say the Convio Community.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Or do: maybe they'll make another video like this one (complete with integrated marketing channels ). You can find tips on just about everything else – from your home page to event marketing to list building – in Network for Good's newly revised " Online Fundraiser's Checklist ". Keep them coming.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

You’re in luck because Convio recently released their report on the 273 most generous cities across the United States. Convio analyzed cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and the total amount donated through the Convio platform. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Seattle, WA.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

Nonprofits receive up to 40% of their online donations at the end of the year since the holidays have people feeling generous, and donors also want to maximize those tax deductions before year’s end. So how did you do in 2011? 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 9, 2011

the online marketers are conferencing. 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!).

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 6, 2011

But there are times that I need to quickly grab the full 18 digit version (for example, when updating a synced record in Convio Online Marketing). Update 6/8/2011: Steve has already updated the extension so a 2nd click on the icon in the toolbar pulls the 18 digit ID. I administer 2 Salesforce nonprofits.

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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

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. We contributed to making online fundraising and constituent engagement a real phenomenon.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2012

Today, the NRC, Nonprofit Research Collaborative , of which Convio is a member, announced the results of our spring survey. In 2011, over half of all the nonprofit organizations surveyed in both the U.S. and Canada saw increases in contributions. In fact, the results indicate that this is the first increase seen in the U.S.

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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. Click & Pledge Free I-POD ClientTrack by Data-Systems International Stop by our booth for a demo of ClientTrack™Online Case Management and Reporting Software. Ask for details during your demo.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

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. Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. It’s doable and should have immediate value to your online campaigns.

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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. For simplicity sake, let’s group the needs into three main categories: online marketing, constituent relationship management, and integrated marketing. Author: Jill Ward.

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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%. As a result, online revenue originating from direct mail integration increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2010!

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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

MARCH 20, 2012

In part 2, I will wrap-up my takeaways from the Nonprofit Mobile Day event I recently attended, presented by the Direct Marketing Association’s Nonprofit Federation (DMANF). For example, Lara Koch of Humane Society of the United States said they ask for a mobile number on all online advocacy action forms.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2011

Three months into my gig, I created, launched, and marketed GSSEM's first Facebook Page. Convio recently contacted me to write about my social media successes, particularly within the realms of online engagement. When it came to GSSEM's Facebook Page, all I did was follow the Online Relationship Building 101 rulebook.

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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. Project On Government Oversight. Meals On Wheels and More.

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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. To achieve this task, we broke down the process into five digestible steps to optimize your organization’s online program all year long.

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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. When Cheryl and I first started talking about topics for this post we discussed that there’s a lot of interest in integrated marketing. Thanks for contributing Donna!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 25, 2012

Today we announced our 4th annual ranking of most generous online U.S. Not surprisingly, the top 10 cities didn’t change much year over year from 2010 to 2011. Economic influences have been consistent over the past couple of years, and the online giving numbers stay true to the course. Most Generous Cities Online.

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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

JUNE 27, 2013

Website traffic is down and website conversion rates are stagnant – yet online fundraising continues double-digit growth. So Chas Offut told us back in April when he and Dennis McCarthy presented a sneak peek of the Blackbaud 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She is one of our great online community organizers. In 2013, she co-authored Social Change Anytime Everywhere: How to implement online multichannel strategies to spark advocacy, raise money, and engage your community with Allyson Kaplin. As online tools and information become increasing available to non-statisticians.

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