Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. Yesterday, James Young and myself had the opportunity to present to packed house of nonprofit organizations on social media at Convio Summit. Organizations have to be willing to think outside the box and yes, even make mistakes when forming the initial strategies. There is no silver bullet.

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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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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. This could include sending letters to targets, or not.

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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.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. 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!). Nonprofit Group Meet Up Hosted by Convio. Convio Summit.

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MARCH 17, 2011

Author: Gene Austin. Today at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference I attended the Convio affinity user meeting. My first impression was that both NTC and Convio have come a long way as the room was packed. My thanks to Shana for organizing the meeting and to the many clients who took the time to provide feedback.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

Author: Sara Spivey. 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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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. In 1999, less than $100 million was raised online.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. My newest pal at Convio, Natalie Cole*, sent me a link to this blog post. Convio clients can do this right now. In a previous release, Convio started offering clients the opportunity to configure your Convio Online Marketing and Convio CMS software with Gigya - a provider that enables social sign-in.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. You and your nonprofit organization probably already “get” that social media can help you drive programs and online results. Send me a tweet @jordanv or into @convio. But quick and easy tips always make getting started or optimizing programs easier. Neff , Director of Lights.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Author: Guest Blogger. But before you do, it’s important to do some self reflection to determine if mobile is right for your organization. But before you do, it’s important to do some self reflection to determine if mobile is right for your organization. An extraordinary thing happened last year.

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JULY 19, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. If you’re in the DC area, be sure not to miss this week’s Nonprofit & Technology Tweetup hosted by Convio (@ convio ) and Nasdaq (@ nasdaqomx ) partnering with local organizations and professionals committed to advancing civic engagement and bringing change through social media technologies.

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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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OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Convio has, seemingly, gotten some serious Web 2.0 apps out there.

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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. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. Organizations with smaller list sizes have better response rates.

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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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JANUARY 28, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. So last week I was hanging out at the Purple Couch at Convio's Austin headquarters with Emily Goodstein and Betsy Gressler and some other colleagues*. Convio's booth at NTEN was on Foursquare, and Marc Cannon at Convio ended up being the mayor of the Convio booth.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Author: Blair Naylor. IMA - the Interactive Media Award competition is open to individuals and organizations involved in designing, devleoping, managing, supporting and promoting websites. After attending Convio's Summit in 2010, POGO was inspired to re-evaluate their entire online presence, including their website.

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MAY 30, 2011

Author: Emily Goodstein. This time, we're behind the scenes at America Supporting Americans (ASA), an organization working to improve the lives of men and women in the military through their three signature programs: Adopt-A-Unit, Foster-A-Unit, and the Youth Civic Action and Awareness Program.

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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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APRIL 2, 2012

Author: Karoline McLaughlin. Today, the NRC, Nonprofit Research Collaborative , of which Convio is a member, announced the results of our spring survey. Today, the NRC, Nonprofit Research Collaborative , of which Convio is a member, announced the results of our spring survey. All roads are heading north! in four years.

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Connection Cafe

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!™, Forward, gives nonprofit professionals access to Convio’s online marketing tools and Grizzard’s direct marketing resources.

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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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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Author: Tad Druart. So to with our first ever ranking of the nation’s most generous cities when it comes to online giving. I chatted with a nonprofit executive last week as we let her know that Austin ranked 7th on the list when it comes to per capita online giving. Lists almost always get people’s attention.

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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 14, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Convio and our community are here to help you make your mailings better, smarter and heck, maybe even cheaper. That allowed folks to see right away that it was a colorful, image-heavy piece from us, an organization they know and trust. –Andrew Buck, Convio. –Watt Hamlett, Convio.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Author: Tad Druart. Despite the difficult economy, American consumers will be going online in record numbers to support charitable causes in the final four weeks of the year – giving an estimated $4B online. 60% of seniors – those over 65 years young - said they plan to donate online.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2011

Author: Cheryl Black. Check out the cities that made the top 10 for most generous online. 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. Seattle, WA.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. So last week I was hanging out at the Purple Couch at Convio's Austin headquarters with Emily Goodstein and Betsy Gressler and some other colleagues*. Convio's booth at NTEN was on Foursquare, and Marc Cannon at Convio ended up being the mayor of the Convio booth.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Author: Sally Heaven. And other than that, the rich really aren't that different from everyone else - especially online. So what's my point about the wired wealthy's online habits, mobile, social media and making major gift fundraising more efficient? Major donors are an important part of any nonprofit organization's budget.

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MAY 18, 2012

Author: Robyn Mendez. When I joined Convio after 5 years as an event fundraiser, I was first introduced to the Communication Calendar while working with the Events360 and Komen 3-Day Events. It was amazing… and I wished that I’d known about this tool while I was still managing all the communications for my special events!

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MAY 29, 2012

Author: Jennifer Atkins. Keeping your email list alive and kicking is one of the keys to a successful online marketing program. To sign the pledge, request that they complete a simple online registration form, providing your organization with contact information and the opportunity to continue the dialog.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Last week at the 47th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference in Baltimore, online fundraising and outreach was a key issue covered throughout the event and the topic of social media was more popular than ever to this group of fundraising pros. Do you really want to do this? -

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AUGUST 5, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. In addition to blogging, she works as the Chief Strategy Officer for Network for Good , a Convio partner. Check out the Online Fundraiser’s Checklist 2.0 The following post is by Katya Andresen and originally appeared on her blog, Katya's Non-profit Marketing Blog. Want more information?

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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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JULY 15, 2011

Author: Blair Naylor. RESOLVE , the National Infertility Association, is a nonprofit organization established in 1974 that improves the lives of women and men living with infertility. Together with Convio , RESOLVE made an entire site redesign and a new advocacy micro site. Notable Results. Read the full case study here.

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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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