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MAY 4, 2012

Author: Vinay Bhagat. 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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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. 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 ? EG for CC: How do you describe your role at the organization to friends at parties? BR for POGO: Action alerts!

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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. They also pointed to specific testing done on their email campaigns, to determine the best copy to send to their constituents. donating money).

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MARCH 10, 2012

Author: Cheryl Black. "Do Do a good deed daily" is an excellent little rule to live by and the Convio team is all about making that easier for folks. For the next four days, we're pleased to be adding an extra (and easy) opportunity for doing a good deed daily with our "fork over your lunch money" campaign.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Author: Jill Ward. Every year at Summit , our client conference, we honor organizations that are doing truly innovative things, whether its tech-related, campaign-specific or data management brilliance. We want to see submissions from clients of all shapes and sizes in the following categories: Best Overall Use of Convio.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Author: Sally Heaven. 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.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. Emily here—with another little glimpse “ behind the Convio admin curtain. " (Cue Days of Our Lives theme song.) When I first started investigating superstar Convio administrators for the purposes of my Connection Café interviews , Brian’s name was mentioned time and time again.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Author: Emily Goodstein. 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!

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MARCH 21, 2011

Author: Fred Waugh. The new solution integrates Convio’s online marketing and fundraising platform and best practices model, known as Convio Go!™, ™, with Grizzard’s direct response strategies and capabilities for implementing integrated campaigns. The new offering, Go!

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MAY 29, 2012

Author: Jennifer Atkins. Here are three types of campaigns that will not only keep your constituents engaged, but encourage them to generate new supporters from their own network of family and friends. Pledge or Petition Campaign. Download Campaigns. Social Fundraising.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Author: Michelle Shefter. WCS is a global conservation organization that manages five living institutions in New York City, including the Bronx Zoo. Hardly a month goes by when I don’t find myself impressed by one of WCS’ advocacy or fundraising campaigns.

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JULY 28, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. 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.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Author: Jill Ward. 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. Our campaign begins in August and ends January 1 and is comprised of 3 stages.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. The following post is by Esther Pomeleo-Fowler, Convio's Director of Client Care Services. Well, here we are in December again, and most nonprofit organizations find themselves with mission critical fundraising to be managed and a staff who need time off with their families for the holidays.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Author: Noah Cooper. Like all of my colleagues here at Convio, I've been humbled by the many organizations who have rushed to the aid of the Haitian people over the past two weeks, raising record-breaking funds for relief efforts and showing how technology can be used to save lives.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. He has worked there for 3 and a half years and has helped clients launch hundreds of campaigns. Mobile Commons is a Convio partner and they have just launched Mobile Advocate - A new product integrated with Convio Luminate and designed to drive targeted advocacy phone calls from the web or SMS.

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APRIL 14, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Convio and our community are here to help you make your mailings better, smarter and heck, maybe even cheaper. At my last position, we did a big holiday direct mail campaign where we used a clear/see-through envelope. –Andrew Buck, Convio. –Watt Hamlett, Convio. Have no fear!

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MARCH 12, 2012

Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. You’ve probably noticed that many of us at Convio have been thinking and talking a lot about multichannel communication with constituents. As part of a broader CRM strategy, multichannel campaigns are critical for nonprofit organizations to be thinking about.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Author: Kent Gilliam. Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan? Convio wants to help you. A straight-forward communication will help your supporters understand your organization’s position to the crisis and how they can support your efforts.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. The ranking comes from 273 cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and total amount donated online through Convio’s online marketing and fundraising suite. Is your organization enjoying a piece of the online giving pie? How generous is your city?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Author: Michelle Shefter. Word on the street is that acquiring new donors and then retaining them is getting more and more difficult and more and more expensive for nonprofit organizations. I signed up as a sustaining donor to an organization just a month before my card was due to expire. That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

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

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Author: Jill Ward. The culling, organizing, and assessment of your event data is where the real work happens, and where the real insights emerge. Convio & Event 360 have written about how organizations are making the transition to analytics, and others are beginning to follow this example. Remember the 80/20 rule.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. Sustainers are donors who make a regular recurring payment to your organization. Sustainers are donors who make a regular recurring payment to your organization. This is most common with major giving as opposed to direct response - for example, capital campaigns or very large gifts.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Covering both Facebook and Twitter basics for nonprofit organizations, Nicci and Sean did a very important thing in their presentation: they explained why fundraising professionals should care about year-round relationships versus simply making "the ask" at predefined times of the year.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. The following post is by Dennis McCarthy, Convio's VP of Strategy and Organizational Practice. This year’s winner of Best Integrated & Multi-Channel Campaign was The Trust for Public Land , an organization founded in 1972 to protect land for the public to enjoy as parks and public spaces.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Author: Kent Gilliam. Kent Gilliam is the Convio Community Manager. Be sure to follow him and keep in touch with other Community members, download free kits and sign up for free trainings and webinars here (for Convio clients only). Have you asked your constituents what they want to know about your organization?

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Author: Misty McLaughlin. Last week at the Convio Summit, discussions of how to get started with mobile abounded. ” Bottom line: If your organization hasn’t invested in creating a mobile presence, but you’re thinking about campaign strategy for 2012, consider putting a mobile website foray at the top of your list.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. ” 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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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. While Convio is not affiliated with or a partner of Evernote in anyway, both of us are passionate about nonprofits and technology and thought we’d share a few ideas about how this application can help nonprofit professionals. Evernote !). Volunteer & Event Management. Operations.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. That means if you are a horse organization in Wichita and “horses, Wichita” doesn’t bring you up wicked fast, kiss those web visitors goodbye. “By engaging constituents directly, [the Obama campaign was] able to raise a staggering $660 million in campaign contributions.”

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Author: Lacey Kruger. 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.

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JULY 7, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. The following post is by Sheetal Persaud at hjc New Media , a Convio partner in Canada. Hjc specializes in integrated fundraising, brand building, and campaigning. Whatever size of organization you work for, the chances are you could use some branding. Thanks for contributing Sheetal! Stewardship.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Author: Blair Naylor. CHOICES - the Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully - is a grassroots organization whose mission is to fight against the deadly epidemic of childhood obesity. That's when CHOICES turned to Convio Common Ground. Another great success story! Donors have given over $13,000 online. "We

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JULY 16, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. And with such impressive growth in the world on online fundraising, nonprofit organizations are realizing the power of the Internet more and more with each passing day and looking for best practices to help leverage the Internet to raise funds. A new nonprofit online fundraising guide from Convio does just that.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Author: Sally Heaven. Several organizations who use Convio's Advocacy product had a stimulating discussion yesterday here at the Convio Summit about online advocacy and what the future of the field is going to look like. One participant said "We're winning the battles, but we might still lose the war."

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MAY 5, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. Does your organization have a strategy? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's Bedsider Project. Convio even has an iPhone app for our Summit! If you need help getting started, Convio offers a mobile website starter package (PDF) so give us a jingle! 36% of U.S.

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