Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

It’s likely going to be another long one, so for those of you who just want it short and bittersweet, here it is: I will be leaving Fight Colorectal Cancer at the end of this year to join Convio’s Common Ground team. Why Convio? In the end, accepting an offer from Convio was the best and most logical choice for me.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

Convio has built a Facebook application builder as part of their Open initiative. For organizations on the Convio platform, the Facebook application is a no-brainer and a HUGE improvement from Causes. As Michael Hoffman shares, the Convio Facebook application is really good. They have also made it easy to build. Day 1. [.]

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2008

His name is Matt McCabe, and he is very familiar with the nonprofit fundraising space, having spent time as a consultant at Convio. I had a great chat with him yesterday, and was impressed by his background, knowledge of the sector, and his committment to grow the community around the MPower Open product. Need more homework?

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

As I learned from attending the just completed Convio Summit in Austin, Texas, a discussion about APIs and databases fortunately doesnt have to be technical. In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 29, 2008

In Kintera, Blackbaud certainly got it’s hands on a platform with pretty good open APIs (Allan Benamer argues they are better than Convio’s.) And how will Convio react? Will they continue in that direction? It will be interesting to watch what happens with Kintera, and especially, what happens with their APIs.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Tom Krackeler, Convio. Tom is currently at Convio as Vice President of the Common Ground product line, a nonprofit constituent relationship management solution that Convio built on the Force.com platform from Salesforce.com.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 20, 2008

Convio keeps drinking the “open&# coolaid (although they have a ways to go.) They released their Convio/Salesforce connector on Salesforce.com AppExchange. at 6:40 pm Thanks Michelle for the Convio props! MPower Open , an enterprise CRM, is both open source, and has great open APIs. They also launched their blog.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Taken at face value, CitySoft certainly doesn’t violate the letter of the law, since you can get the source code if you buy their product, but their source code is unavailable otherwise, it sort of violates the spirit of open source.) Satisfaction with Convio, Kintera and Blackbaud all trailed these top 4 tools.

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MARCH 29, 2012

That's when CHOICES turned to Convio Common Ground. Volunteers are now able to learn the system quickly and easily and access necessary information via the web, and help the organization be more productive. Sedessia Spivey, Business Consultant. Donors have given over $13,000 online. "We

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Some vendors have products that provide integration by having both the CRM and the CMS together. The CRM is Salesforce, the CMS and Web Publish System is Drupal and then we have to determine the Donation Managment System (Convio, Blacbkaud) or do we create custom donation forms and use a 3rd party? All-in-one. 3 sudha 01.15.09

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APRIL 6, 2009

During her tenure at Easter Seals Sexton also contributed to the nonprofit community by serving on the Convio Advisory Board, the ePhilanthropy Board of Directors and the Network for Good Advisory Board. “We They use their skills in video production and web development combined with their experience in strategic communications.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Guest post by: Emma Zolbrod, Marketing Consultant. These individual snapshots of what transpired over the past twelve months along with the Convio Resolutions Guide got my wheels turning. Author: Jordan Viator. Well, I decided to give it my best shot, starting with social media. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Social Media.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

So I’ve tapped the Casanovas of Convio for a whole array of ideas for sweeping your donors off their collective feet. – Miriam Kagan , Lead Consultant. – Danielle Johnson Vermenton , Interactive Consultant, Go! – Robyn Mendez , TeamRaiser Product Marketing Manager. Team Lead Consultant.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Yes, there are licensing fees, but they pale in comparison to what it would cost if we had to rely on an open source product and maintain it ourselves. Kintera uses something proprietary, as well as Convio. Other companies in the NP space are similar. I believe eTapestry runs on a database package called Versant.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Convio in booths 107 & 108. Convio will be giving away an Apple iPad and also coffee in our booth during the Science Fair. For the duration of the conference, attendees can swing by the Convio booth for a coffee anytime as well. Booth Give Away: Win one day of Salesforce.com consulting! Idealist Consulting in booth 6.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Convio in booths 107 & 108. Convio will be giving away an Apple iPad and also coffee in our booth during the Science Fair. For the duration of the conference, attendees can swing by the Convio booth for a coffee anytime as well. Booth Give Away: Win one day of Salesforce.com consulting! Idealist Consulting in booth 6.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Matt is one of today’s leading nonprofit consultants, with nearly a decade and a half of experience helping charitable organizations around the world optimize their online marketing and fundraising, integrated marketing, business process and organizational strategy, direct mail, and media and print campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2012

They take advantage of the information from a 2010 study by CMB Consumer Pulse that says 51% of Facebook fans and 67% of Twitter followers are more likely to buy their product SINCE becoming a fan/follower. If for-profits take this information and reward their consumers then why shouldn't nonprofits?

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MAY 20, 2011

Convio recently contacted me to write about my social media successes, particularly within the realms of online engagement. It means having a consultant help you UNDERSTAND how to do it yourself.) Within two months, we were the second largest Girl Scout Facebook page in the world. And then give them your full support.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as a publicly traded company September 1, 2007 You’ve probably heard the news, and I’m taking a break from my break to write about it. David 2 admin 09.03.07

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

When you factor in production, printing, and postage, a simple direct mail acquisition campaign runs about $20K to reach 50,000 people. In the words of Vinay Bhagat, CEO of Convio : “Donors increasingly prefer online channels. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2007

I stopped for yet another a latte on the way home, checked my treo and discovered this email from Ryan at PicNet about the big news in the Nonprofit Technology World -- Convio Buys GetActive. Convio says it plans to integrate GetActive???s s management will take key roles in the Convio organization. GetActive???s

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

When you factor in production, printing, and postage, a simple direct mail acquisition campaign runs about $20K to reach 50,000 people. In the words of Vinay Bhagat, CEO of Convio : “Donors increasingly prefer online channels. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

This is not so far on the heels of the acquisition of Get Active by Convio. In those situations, generally, the product remains largely the same (with some branding changes over time.) 2 trackbacks } Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as publicly traded companies » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 09.01.07

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JANUARY 3, 2012

As I pondered this idea, I read yet another article published recently by David Sharp with the Associated Press about how Native American tribes are starting to look beyond casinos for revenue sources; they’re considering diversifying through initiatives such as commercial wind farms, bottled water plants and maple syrup production.

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