NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

photo: Robert Weiner Today, I am excited to announce that the application for scholarships to the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is officially open. > Apply for a scholarship to the 2012 NTC. Each year, you help us raise $10,000 , generously matched dollar for dollar by Convio.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2012

The sixth annual Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study is now officially released. Author: Vinay Bhagat. At a macro-level, we continue to see online engagement growing at a healthy rate. In fact, over the past five or six years, online fundraising has grown at a similar rate to retail e-commerce, good news for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Published by Convio. 6) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. 7) 2012 mGive Text Giving Study :: Download. 8) 2012 Effect of the Economy on the Nonprofit Sector Report :: Download. 9) 2012 Millennial Impact Report :: Download. View: All Blackbaud Reports.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The graphic, provided by Convio , compares the growth of online giving between the years of 2008 to 2010, these numbers have only grown over the past 3 years and are continuing to increase. In fact: Online donations rose by 14% between 2011 and 2012. Image courtesy of Convio. Let us know in the comment section below.

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JUNE 13, 2013

Published by Convio. 8) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. 9) 2012 mGive Text Giving Study :: Download. 10) 2012 Effect of the Economy on the Nonprofit Sector Report :: Download. 11) 2012 Millennial Impact Report :: Download. Published by Waggener Edstrom.

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Care2

APRIL 5, 2012

Kudos to Vinay Bhagat of Convio for winning the 2012 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact in online advocacy and fundraising. O'Brien praised Bhagat for founding the influential and successful software platform, Convio, which helped more than 1600 nonprofits to raise $1.3 billion in 2011 alone.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

After catching up on our email and our sleep post-2012 NTC, we started reading blog posts from attendees and speakers, and we've been amazed by the insights and ideas you all took away from the conference this year! Care2 Impact Prize Awarded to Vinay Bhagat of Convio , Clint O'Brien. Moving Forward from NTC 2012 , Chris Bernard.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

Is it time to make some resolutions for 2012, so you can raise more money in 2012? Our research shows that direct mail donors who also receive email give two times as much and renew at 10% higher rates than those just receiving email,” Convio said. So how did you do in 2011? Segment Your List.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Father Time has almost put 2011 in the rearview mirror and Baby New Year 2012 is ready to be ushered in. If we take a moment to gaze into our crystal ball, we can get a sense of what to expect in 2012 in the nonprofit sector. Author: Patricia Hume.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Over the past several months I've had the pleasure of working with Convio's Engineering team on a number of new features for Luminate Online. The tech jargon (sorry, I tried): with the Winter release, Convio's Open API will support the Access-Control-Allow-Origin response header. You guessed it, they'll go straight to 2012.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

For the fourth year running, Convio will match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 – but only until February 29th. Donate to the 2012 NTC Scholarship Fund today >> We hope to see you in San Francisco. Every year, the NTEN community comes together to raise enough money to send staff from small nonprofits to the NTC.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Published by Convio. View: All Convio Reports. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. Published by Convio. Thank you.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Nonprofits that are currently using Common Ground Enterprise, Luminate, and Convio Online Marketing are also nervous. Blackbaud says it still gets calls from GiftMaker users, and we get questions from GMP users on TechSoup’s forums ( here's one from June 2012 ). I doubt they’re the only ones.

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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. Let me explain. Not much of an example, that's what.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 19, 2012

Blackbaud Extends Offer to Acquire Convio - MarketWatch : CHARLESTON, S.C., Apr 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Blackbaud, Inc. BLKB 0.86% today announced the extension of the expiration of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Convio, Inc.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2012

In no particular order, here they are, 12 in 2012: books that nonprofit/marketing/fundraising nerds like us should give a gander. Includes a chapter by Dennis McCarthy, Convio’s Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Practice.

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MAY 7, 2012

Blackbaud Completes Acquisition of Convio : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success : harleston, S.C. May 7, 2012) - BlackbaudOpens in a new window today announced that it has completed its acquisition of ConvioOpens in a new window, a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

on October 1, 2012. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2012. Winners will be announced at the Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits in Washington D.C. Best Integrated/Multi-Channel Campaign. Best Online Campaign. Best Peer-to-Peer/Special Events. Best Use of New Media (Social/Mobile). Best CRM Visionary.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

Dennis McCarthy and I had the pleasure of presenting Online Benchmarking: What Worked in 2012 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. The 2013 Blackbaud Online Benchmark Report (formerly The Convio Online Benchmark Report ) is in its seventh year started by Convio’s Founder, Vinay Bhaghat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2012

Extend complimentary Data Health Check to Convio products by Q4 2012. Improve data warehousing and reporting offering for large direct marketers in Q3 2012. Enable Blackbaud Merchant Services for Convio customers by Q1 2013. Combine bbcon and Convio Summit for 2012.

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). These findings revealed that increased messaging has not compromised email performance as the number of opens and click-throughs increased in 2012.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! NTEN Community Series: Austin If you're going to be in Austin for SXSW or are a local nonprofit organization, we hope you'll also participate in the first of our Community Series events for 2012, taking place in Austin on March 9th.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2013

Do more with the Convio API using luminateExtend.js. Daniel Ryan who was the Director of Frontend Development for President Obama’s 2012 election campaign. Check out some of the great sessions happening at DevDay. Design for Developers: Add a little design magic to your latest project. I hate my CMS! Annie Stringer of MGH.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2012

Now that we can all agree that it's 2012, we want to introduce you to the newest concept floating around the NTEN office: "amping up the awesome". Each year, the NTEN community raises $10,000, which is generously matched by Convio , to send 50 staff members, representing 50 different small nonprofits, to the NTC. Volunteer at the NTC.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2012

As 2012 gets rolling, now is the time to plan for and launch an online sustained giving campaign. View more presentations from Convio. For many nonprofits sustained giving is an untapped resource, at most it's available on your donation form and a check box on a remit slip. Best Practices in Online Sustained Giving.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2012

The 2012 Care2 Impact Prize finalists are (drumroll please): • Marc Sirkin - Vice President of Social Marketing & Online Fundraising at Autism Speaks • Paull Young - Director of Digital at Charity:water • Nancy Lublin - CEO & "Chief Old Person" at DoSomething.org.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 29, 2011

And to those of you still striving for that Holy Grail, keep tuned to this station because Convio will be back in January with tips, techniques, ideas and the occasional cyber musings (those would be from me) to keep you on the right path to achieving success in 2012. Happy New Year from all of us at Convio!!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

There's just one week left to fund the 2012 NTC Scholarship Campaign – so we need your help! This year, as they have for the last few years, Convio is matching those funds dollar for dollar, so that we can send 50 folks who would not otherwise be able to attend. It's the diversity of our community that makes us strong.

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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. Even better news, more than 70 percent of the organizations surveyed anticipate increases in charitable contributions received in 2012. and Canada saw increases in contributions. The sentiment at AFP?

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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. ” How will you carry-over your year-end momentum into 2012? Author: Jill Ward.

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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. I believe Convio is emblematic of this model.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

For the first podcast interview of 2012, I'm excited to have a chance to share a conversation I had with Sandy Schmieder, a Senior Project Manager on Convio's Services team. She was recently honored at our annual party by receiving a Convio Star award for Client Focus. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. Sandy Schmieder.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2012

While enjoying the spring conference circuit, Convio put our (very patient) camerapeople and me to work. Then we took the answers, identified trends, wrote up the "Heartbeat of the Industry" report and made a YouTube video (because it's 2012 and that's what you do right?).

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

This month for the Connection Café podcast series with Convio employees, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kenneth Kuhler, an Account Executive in Convio’s Sales team. Also if you have any suggestions for ways to improve the podcast in 2012, please let us know. Connection Cafe Podcast 4 - Ken Kuhler.

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MAY 9, 2013

Refer to Analyze This: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Event Fundraising Analytics by Convio and Event 360 for an excellent discussion of these key peer-to-peer fundraising metrics and more. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event? Industry benchmark reports identify how events similar to yours perform in the key performance categories.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Post event surveys revealed the number one reason participants didn’t fundraise in 2012 was “No one asked me to”. Find out how your event measures up to its peers in Blackbaud’s 2012 Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Benchmark Study. Encourage participants to fundraise. Encourage self-donation. Related Posts. Runners, Take Your Mark….

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