NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

If you're on Convio, sourcing Facebook recruits is easy. After some time on our list, Mathew pulls the information by source and aggregates what they gave, factoring in the cost of acquiring them. For us, it's also a critical source for advocacy. Everyone who comes into our file is sourced. (If actions each thus far.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

" Convio released a report ranking the highest online-donating cities in 2008 and 2009 year-to-date. The good news is that, according to Convio's tracking, this year should still see increased total online donations over last year, despite the down economy. Thanks for writing up this informative intro!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Are you attending Convio's 2011 Summit? We hope you'll at least come by and say "hi" and meet the faces behind those Convio voices and emails that you know. Come by and get your resource information sheet with important must-have URLs that will give you quick references to solutions you need. Author: Kent Gilliam. Less filling!”

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

” Tabling, as defined by an informal survey of several of my favorite organizing buddies, is the act of standing behind or near a table in a conference setting to distribute branded swag, engage with conference attendees, and gather the names and contact information of constituents.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 28, 2011

We have a lot of information on our website that may be harder for a new visitor to find. One a general welcome, one highlighting our research work, one highlighting our advocacy work. Donor Status: Lifetime Hard Credit Count (a Convio Common Ground field) = null covers that since the communication wasn't aimed at donors.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

At Blackbaud, Dennis has managed the Strategic Services Practice, comprised of consultants in Business Analytics, Design & Information Architecture, Deployment Services and Agency Services. She has a BS in Business Administration in Marketing and Advertising from Marquette University, and lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. Overall, the report is well done and shows the information in a visually appealing manner (I’ll admit that I took a few extra copies!).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

They make copying and pasting URLs unnecessary and the Convio team is all about ‘em! So when folks are out and about, they can quickly and easily access that information. To the Beltway, and Beyond: Advocacy friends, don’t think QR codes are just about the dollars. Check it !

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2009

Listen social media geeks and you shall hear.) I hope it will be informative AND entertaining. Convio Nonprofit Technology Bash 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm BD Riley's (204 E 6th St) Convio proudly presents the first-ever SXSW nonprofit technology bash, featuring Social Actions and the celebrity judges of their Change the Web Challenge.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2010

Guest post by Emily Goodstein, Account Manager at Convio. No, I didn’t welcome a new member to my family, but I made a donation to OMB Watch (a Convio client doing amazing work to promote open government, accountability, and citizen participation) as part of their “ Adopt a Wonk ” campaign. Author: Jordan Viator.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 16, 2009

09 NTENnies At Large (Blackbaud's Chad Norman, and Convio's Jordan Viator) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Michelle Murrain offers great information on Securtity and Privacy in a Web 2.0 and information on her Community Organizer 2.0 Members are in bold. Thanks, Debra!

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 16, 2009

It's been my good fortune to work with Children's Defense Fund for the last year and a half here at Convio. Heidi Hess, the Director of Online Communications at CDF, wanted to make www.childrensdefense.org the destination site for people searching for information about child advocacy issues. average time on the site is up 15%.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. One purpose is to allow users to modify their own information (if the site allows logins.) 3 sudha 01.15.09

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

I asked both women to talk about how they apply the lens of gender when planning advocacy campaigns, building coalitions, and marketing their programs. This information is critical to understanding how, when, and why to reach them. Where do they hang out online – Facebook, MiGente, or Black Planet? What blogs do they read?

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Do you see opportunity in the middle ground?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

Last week, Gartner “the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company” issued a press release around the results of a worldwide survey of CIO’s in the commercial sector. That is what cloud computing and Convio’s software delivery system is all about. Author: Tad Druart.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The donation page required a user to create a log-in profile, so CC also collected information about party guests as potential new donors or volunteers. Then CC also provided interest cards that guests could complete if they wanted more information. The interest card was a second way for CC to collect information about party guests.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

However, those who have received information from a top charity through text/SMS, feel that it is an important way to stay in touch with the charities they care about (71% say it is important). You can download the full study at: www.convio.com/mobile2010.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

Mobile Web platform : In some cases, your current Content Management System (CMS) may be able to detect what type of device your site visitors are using and render your content accordingly (as is the case with Convio CMS). Watt Hamlett is Lead Solutions Engineer with Convio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. Or will Convio innovate less due to their massive new market share and potential perceived lack of competition? Your Guide to the E-Advocacy Revolution from PolicyLink.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2009

So today, thanks to the Webby Awards, we get to stop and say well done and congratulations to three members of the Convio community who are nominees for the 13th Annual Webby Awards : In the activism category both Rock the Vote and Protect and Acre (Conservation International) have been nominated. Job well done!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2010

And like Easter candy there seems to be an endless craving for information about how nonprofits are faring and how they can do better. So for the fourth year in a row, Convio is proud to provide you the latest copy of our Online Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study with hopefully enough to satisfy every sweet tooth, or hardened online marketer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

They’re looking for news and campaign updates, not detailed information about your nonprofit’s history, programs, mission, and values. Feature E-advocacy Campaigns. Currently, they have to be hard-coded, but it’s just a matter of time until services like Change.org and Care2 offer mobile optimized advocacy tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2011

They display information that is changing on a regular basis. They rely heavily on gauges or other data visualization displays to convey information in readily understandable formats. These display detailed information about a particular area of an organization’s operations. 3) Accountability Dashboards.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Now, campaign membership is almost an opportunity unto itself, as you can customize someone’s membership with far more information than simply if they received or responded. We use campaigns for so many purposes: Email, advocacy, events, straight fundraising. That was about it. Huge for member-based organizations.

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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. Leveraged Convio solutions to execute an integrated campaign using email, advocacy action alerts, video, social media and blogging. $27

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Care2

MAY 27, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Fantastic information and timely too.

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Social Media ROI Media Social 59

Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) January 11, 2010 | Marie DeMars Excellent post.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

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. She is one of our great online community organizers. Nicole Wallace.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2011

But, since Convio sponsored the report, I had a chance to participate in a Q&A session with CMF and there are several great takeaways from this report that grassroots advocacy organizations can put to good use as they start (or expand) the way that they engage with elected officials via social networks.

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