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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER AUGUST 30, 2012 Blackbaud kills off Common Ground Yesterday the news was that Blackbaud had laid off 50 employees it acquired when it bought Convio in May. In what was said to be an unrelated development, they also announced the departure of Gene Austin, the former CEO of Convio. The Blackbaud/Convio staff I spoke with seemed taken aback by this decision. But not in a good way. | ROBERT WEINER JANUARY 27, 2012 Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). How) will this affect Convio’s online marketing suite? Idealware’s Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems reviewed 30 systems, the majority of which don’t come from Convio or Blackbaud. Luminate? | | | | | |
| ROBERT WEINER SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 Blackbaud kills Common Ground: So What? Nonprofits that are currently using Common Ground Enterprise, Luminate, and Convio Online Marketing are also nervous. According to the Foundation Center’s analysis of data from the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are approximately 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S. That’s about.026 percent of U.S. nonprofits. | ROBERT WEINER MAY 7, 2012 Blackbaud’s acquisition of Convio is a done deal Blackbaud completed its purchase of Convio. The next adventure starts today, as we wait to see what the future holds for their various systems. Advancement Services Databases Donor Databases Email Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit Technology Online Fundraising Software | ROBERT WEINER MAY 4, 2012 Blackbaud – Convio merger expected to close this week The Department of Justice signed off on Blackbaud's acquisition of Convio last week, and it looks like the deal will close this week. This is just the beginning of the story. expect that it will take at least several months, and probably several years, before the dust settles and we know what's left behind. We'll see. How's your crystal ball? | | | | | | | | |
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ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 More nonprofit software mergers and acquisitions
Last year the big news in my industry was Blackbaud's acquisition of Convio and the merger/acquisition of Datatel and Sungard Higher Education (now called Ellucian). 2013 is off to a bang with Accel-KKR's acquisition of Sage's Nonprofit Solutions Group and iModules acquisition of Harris Connect. for the foreseeable future.” MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 Analysis of Convio’s Online Fundraising Study
Care2’s Allyson Kapin just published an analysis of Convio’s online fundraising study (which I mentioned earlier this week ). She interviewed me, so of course I think the article is good. The analysis is posted at [link]. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009 Convio’s 2009 Online Fundraising Benchmark Report
Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio’s nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The study reports: Positive year-over-year growth in all of the key areas of online success. in 2007 and 2008. read more. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 Nonprofit Technology Resolutions for 2009
In early January, Convio asked a group of nonprofit technology bloggers to suggest New Year’s resolutions for nonprofits ( TechSoup Blog was one of the participants ). In addition, they asked people to post resolutions on Convio’s Connection Café blog. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2009 How Many Donor Databases Are There?
Convio. I thought it might be useful to compile a list of all of the commercial donor databases I’m aware of. This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). SYSTEM. VENDOR. Batsch Group. MORE >>
- New Year’s Resolution: Be Good To Your Data ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009
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