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DECEMBER 26, 2008

2) Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on July 27th. 4) Blackbaud Buys Kintera. 4) Blackbaud Buys Kintera. I wrote this post back in 2005, and it is the most popular in 2008! It’s actually because someone included it in a Wikipedia Article (no, it wasn’t me.). 3) No More Custom CMS. 6) Google Analytics vs.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Kintera opens a Developers Challenge. Developers who code solutions that integrate with Kintera using their open API platform, Connect , can win $15,000 or $5,000 (not the $25 K their big logo seems to suggest – that’s just the total they will award.)

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MAY 19, 2008

Allan Benamer points out that Kintera is about to be delisted by NASDAQ. 1 trackback } Blackbaud buys Kintera » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 05.29.08 1 trackback } Blackbaud buys Kintera » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 05.29.08 Time will tell. { Time will tell. {

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

Included in the bottom four are 3 properties of Blackbaud: Raiser’s Edge, eTapestry, and Kintera Sphere which was in dead last place. And Kintera Sphere, I think, is going to open a car repair shop. { And Kintera Sphere, I think, is going to open a car repair shop. { 4th (since there was a 3 way tie) was CiviCRM.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Satisfaction with Convio, Kintera and Blackbaud all trailed these top 4 tools. Among those surveyed, 4 of the top 5 tools in terms of satisfaction were open source (or sort of open source) tools. The only other tool in the top 5 was Salesforce. » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 12.14.07

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Kintera uses something proprietary, as well as Convio. For open source, that translates into 10-15 hours of a consultant’s time- less than 2 days- where a vendor can provide unlimited support for an entire year. Other companies in the NP space are similar. I believe eTapestry runs on a database package called Versant.

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DECEMBER 22, 2006

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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OCTOBER 20, 2006

It would have been nice to have heard from a circuit-rider or "for-little-profit" integrator/consultant type person, and maybe another nonprofit type (a moderately tech savvy ED?) There was also a backchannel chat room, which was really useful and interesting. (I I hope NTEN can post the transcript.)

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

The only costs incurred will be from consultative services if the nonprofit doesnt have in-house developers. For example, many of our clients work with Heller Consulting. Other providers, such as Blackbaud may follow their lead. SH: Convio doesnt charge any extra licensing fees for Open APIs, so theyre free.

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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.

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MARCH 9, 2007

CEO Kintera steps down. Usha from Beaconfire Consulting notes that it was conducted in the Louise Bethune conference room and fills us in on why this is symbolic. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. Some reactions here.

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JULY 10, 2008

based nonprofits are faced with two extremes: on the one hand, there are large large players like Convio , Kintera , and Blackbaud and on the other hand there are smaller providers like DIA , FirstGiving , and NetworkForGood. Do you see opportunity in the middle ground? Philip King: We absolutely do!

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AUGUST 6, 2007

2 trackbacks } Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as publicly traded companies » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 09.01.07 Instead, they will have to rely on consultants, or unfortunately volunteers. We have power and options in using open source solutions.

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