Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

We got to talking and I learned of her Convio savvy and love of all things Gigya. And here we are… Tania Luciow is a lover of sparkly flats, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund , and Convio. Each year we help in organizing National Police Week and hold an annual Candlelight Vigil, with over 20,000 attendees.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

It's about creating authentic, meaningful relationships that drive actions benefitting your organization: getting more members, volunteers, and donations. Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking!

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 4, 2011

If you've been following my site for a while, you know I blog a lot (when I blog at all) about Salesforce and Convio Common Ground. This session uses real examples of how other nonprofits in the New York area are using Information Systems to manage their organizations. Register Here Looks like a great workshop to check out. .

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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. The culling, organizing, and assessment of your event data is where the real work happens, and where the real insights emerge.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

2011 - it's a new year and a new Congress! Nonprofit organizations have room for improvement here. DO include the name of your organization in the sample letter text. In 2011, Convio will offer Local Data as part of our Advocacy suite - allowing you to use thousands of local targets for your online advocacy efforts.

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JUNE 29, 2011

If LinkedIn remains as mysterious to you as it does to us, Event360 has compiled some great tips on using LinkedIn to promote your organization. Oh, and: Convio has a new " Online Fundraising Guide ", too. FarmingFirst has also done a nice job packing a lot of information into a small space with some dynamic code.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 4, 2011

If you've been following my site for a while, you know I blog a lot (when I blog at all) about Salesforce and Convio Common Ground. Friday, March 11, 2011 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Eastern Time). Most nonprofits know they need an information system, but may not know how to find a good system or what to look for in a system.

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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. What other trends are you considering in your annual plan?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Well, the Nonprofit Technology Conference is an amazing experience every year: people from all kinds of organizations, all kinds of backgrounds, and with all kinds of passion, joining together to talk about how we can use technology to make even more social impact – it’s just my kind of community! It’s not too late!

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JANUARY 21, 2012

But this doesn’t happen by magic – people donate money to your organization because they feel a connection to your organization and the issues you work on. So how did you do in 2011? They believe in what you do. Is it time to make some resolutions for 2012, so you can raise more money in 2012?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2011

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!). Before we jump into the laundry list, Convio's Facebook page is your one-stop shop for upcoming Convio events - bookmark it for future reference!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Member Appreciation 2011 NTEN Member Appreciation Month is still going strong! 11/10 at 11:00 am pacific Nonprofits & Data: Wehn Data is Everywhere, Where Do You Start? : 11/11 at 11:00 am pacific Now, onto the important part - prizes!

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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

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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JULY 21, 2011

Today, every constituent can and should be engaged through multiple channels so that both the organization and the individual get the most out of the relationship,” said Vinay Bhagat, founder and chief strategy officer of Convio. Determining how to manage this within an organization is non-trivial but has significant payoffs."

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Debra Askanase , Idealware , and Convio included in the list. . Organized by Nancy Schwartz and Getting Attention, there are more categories to submit in this year, including special event taglines, campaign taglines, and any program. Huge props to Andrea Zak for organizing the DC 501 Tech Club happy hour this week.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

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 ? They’re frequent consumers of Convio’s Community resources and they're are stars of the DC Convio User's Group, too.

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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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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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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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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. CharityVillage Research: Benchmark Study Shows Online’s Strength : "Web-based fundraising is coming of age.

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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! JAF: I handle our public relations and online communications.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

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. Prior to starting a consulting firm in the late 1970s, he was Vice President and Director of Management and Organization Development for NCNB, now Bank of America.

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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. 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. Author: Cheryl Black. Good question!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2012

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

AUGUST 4, 2011

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! Author: Emily Goodstein. Earlier this summer, I attended the National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF) annual gala lunch.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

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! Author: Lacey Kruger. Nope, this post is not about Election Day. What were your favorite sessions?

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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. The Science Fair isn't like a typical conference exhibit hall.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

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. Author: Lacey Kruger.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Your organization is awash in data, but (while we hate to be the ones to break the news) nobody wants one more boring spreadsheet. Although Convio does come pretty close with Common Ground Man.). A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog. At least, we hope so.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2011

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. attests that creative events and promotions really added to the success of the organization.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2012

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. Probably not – so take advantage of a group that will do it for you.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

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.” That is what cloud computing and Convio’s software delivery system is all about.

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JULY 22, 2011

For most organizations, the heart and soul of communications is the email list. One of the first pieces of any change to communications and technology strategy in an organization is explaining the need for change. Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. It stands to continue rising.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

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. Author: Sally Heaven. And I've never looked back.

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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. 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. Author: Guest Blogger. Thanks for contributing Sheetal! Stewardship.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2011

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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