Care2

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. The essence of an API is that it enables databases and applications to talk to each other, so you can share data and host data in multiple places simultaneously.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

Are you struggling to find ways to meet potential new donors? Do you often feel limited by your database, connections, and networks? So, how can this help you acquire more donors? Here are five steps to take to ensure ticketing will have real impact on your organization’s new donor acquisition strategy.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Over the last few weeks, we’ve shared some resources to help you get started on specific aspects of your year-end online fundraising. But really, there’s a lot you can be doing all year to increase your base of supporters, engage them in your mission, and convert them to active donors.

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Care2

MAY 25, 2011

Managing your nonprofit's database is key so you'll need a good CRM to help you manage all your donor relationships. If you're drawn to the power of Salesforce integrated featureset, Convio's Common Ground CRM which is built on the Salesforce platform may be a good alternative. Nonprofit CRM.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Here are a few: The blog at the Nonprofit Times, called “Don’t Tell the Donor&# has a very interesting entry on the flurry of benchmarking studies that came out recently. It takes aim at Convio’s recent benchmarking study. Commenters on Allan’s post wonder about the fate of Convio’s IPO. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2011

Care2 is a Redwood City, CA based B Corp social enterprise that organizes a large social action network, which in turn helps run nonprofit advocacy campaigns. This one by Care2 makes recommendations on webhosts, CRM database services, collaboration and messaging, and backup services. Nonprofit CRM Recommendations.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

In today's NTEN NTC session "The Generational Divide of American Giving" Andrew Magnuson and Matthew Mielcarek, Nonprofit Consultants, discussed the recent research published by Convio , Edge Research and SeaChange Strategies on the Next Generation of American Giving. Multichannel, multichannel, mutichannel communications!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Event fundraisers are talking about not just measuring more and better, but also predicting donor and participant behaviors. Convio & Event 360 have written about how organizations are making the transition to analytics, and others are beginning to follow this example. Give your donor data the respect it deserves.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 29, 2012

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. Donors have given over $13,000 online. "We Author: Blair Naylor. Another great success story!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Proposed solution: CC developed Red House 2009, which had three event components: Traditional cocktail party for its major donors, Nonevent called Stay@Home, and. Execution: The major donor cocktail party was by invitation only to CC’s largest donors. Hosted parties called Red House@Your House. Friendraising Website.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

We use Convio, Raiser’s Edge and Excel to manage our data and make it useful. There are also a variety of content management systems (some that are free) that can help you vary your online copy and emails depending on segmentation and conditionals. If you don’t have a system that does this yet, get help and find one - it’s the now.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". This section has great tips on peer-to-peer applications and discusses its benefits such as the ability to grow your database, build community and constituent loyalty and expand fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

By multiplying the size of an individual gift, they inspire donors to donate more, or more often, to their favored causes. Matching gifts may represent “free money” for nonprofits, but nonprofits fail to seek out potential matching gift opportunities from individual donors. They demonstrate good corporate citizenship.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Constituent data is scattered across the organization, residing passively in so many databases that it is nearly impossible for staff or volunteers to ever have a complete, near-real time view of any constituent who donates, visits an office, attends an event, or participates in any other way. Your system should recognize them immediately.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". This section has great tips on peer-to-peer applications and discusses its benefits such as the ability to grow your database, build community and constituent loyalty and expand fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Judi is currently Vice President of Operations of Fight Colorectal Cancer , an organization she helped start in 2005. She is co-moderator of the popular community-led Nonprofit Salesforce Practitioners listserv and will be joining Convio’s Common Ground team as a full-time employee in January 2012. Never fear.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Interested in knowing how to prioritize resources, analyze a donor database, create mobile applications or visualize community indicators? We can help you with that. Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2011

Because we’re immersed in “CRM” every day here at Convio , it occurred to me that we probably tend to get caught up in a vocabulary of terms that are foreign to most people. Constituents can be donors, funders, volunteers, clients and anyone else who benefits from or helps you achieve your mission.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Interested in knowing how to prioritize resources, analyze a donor database, create mobile applications or visualize community indicators? We can help you with that. Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

Mobile Web platform : In some cases, your current Content Management System (CMS) may be able to detect what type of device your site visitors are using and render your content accordingly (as is the case with Convio CMS). A good strategy consultant can help you create a test that yields meaningful results. Know your plan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Forms sent go to email, or a separate database, and someone manually enters that data into the CRM. 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? 3 sudha 01.15.09

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

It's been a little over a year since I fully deployed Convio Common Ground at the Colorectal Cancer Coalition. Afterwards, thanks to new upgrades from Salesforce aimed at developers like Convio, there was minimal configuration. Which brings me to the next great thing about Convio Common Ground: support. Still no regrets.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Today, Stephanie Strom, Philanthropy reporter for The New York Times did a nice article around data from the Convio system that shows, at least behaviorally, the year-end tax deadline makes a big difference in online giving volume and revenue. One final thought and question.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

CRM--short for constituent relationship management--might simply be called a database, but to nonprofits, CRMs are much more than that. Were quite interested in traveling the globe to find good relationships that also help us become better global internet fundraisers. Do you see opportunity in the middle ground?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. Properly used, web sites are more than just a payment solution for credit card bearing donors. This could ultimately be detrimental to the very people you are trying to help.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The database is such a key/core component for any nonprofit. To be most successful, having a single database that can track ALL interactions – online, offline, etc., will remove internal silos and help create a unique experience for people that engage with an organization. Business Intelligence Tools and Processes.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Now, we’re seven months into our Google grant, and with it we’ve been able to bring in more than 2000 new members to our e-mail database ? We used Google’s helpful Keyword Tool to help fill in the gaps. Maybe you’ve got some good tips to help others make the most of this opportunity.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She also likes the Suprmasv hacker community where NPTechies can go to get help, information and find others interested in harnessing the power of hacking for good. There are acquisitions (like Convio ) still to be sorted out and most importantly I’ll be watching to see which products will be discontinued. Nicole Wallace.

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