NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

Tad Druart, Convio. Anecdotally and intuitively, you know that changing demographics and technology are driving a shift in your engagement with donors, volunteers, event participants and other people your organization relies on to fulfill your mission. Multi-channel integration is more important than ever. Is it all consistent?

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

It’s not about raising more funds, it’s about raising enough funds. Of course, this post has nothing to do with this little Convio campaign. Here are some other bloggers that are writing their nonprofit resolutions at Convio’s invitation: Beaconfire Wire. Donor Power Blog. Convio Summit. Beth Kanter.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

Nonprofits receive up to 40% of their online donations at the end of the year since the holidays have people feeling generous, and donors also want to maximize those tax deductions before year’s end. Is it time to make some resolutions for 2012, so you can raise more money in 2012? They believe in what you do. Segment Your List.

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Care2

DECEMBER 1, 2010

According to 2010 Holiday Giving: Research and Insights into the Most Charitable Time of the Year by Convio and Edge Research, 74% of adults plan to give this holiday season a total of $48 billion in donations. Some nonprofits are projected to raise 30 – 40% of their entire budgets in the final 4 weeks of the year!

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Some highlights… Austin noted that Convio now has almost 1,300 clients, after the acquisition of GetActive earlier this year. These nonprofit clients collectively have raised more than $1 billion over the years, using tools provided by Convio and GetActive, he said. Seventy such transitions are planned this year, he said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

This year we toasted NTEN's first decade and people in the community who have been there since the beginning (including me ) But I'd like to raise a glass and toast Holly Ross, NTEN's executive director. She is not only an extraordinary organizational leader, but she is a brilliant community builder! Holly has been NTEN for ten years!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Alan Cooke, Convio. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success. Nonprofits, Donors and Consumers Adopting Online Lifestyle. 2) Mobile technology.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

The campaign raised $40K and leveraged a corporate partnership. frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

Convio just released their latest benchmark report that examined over 500 nonprofit metrics in 15 sectors. “Online fundraising and engagement continues to grow at robust double digit rates despite a challenging economy, where most other vehicles are in decline, said Vinay Bhagat, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Convio.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. 69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Donors were still giving, but in smaller amounts. As Convio found, average gift size declined.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

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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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2011

Because nonprofits raise 40% to 60% of their online donations in December. Convio has just released a new tip-sheet, “Kick-Start Your Holiday Campaign Planning,&# to help you start work on your online fundraising for year-end, or even. Optimize your homepage. Leverage your supporters’ connections.

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Care2

MARCH 30, 2011

Vinay Bhagat of Convio, Yvonne Garrett, of OMP, Randy Paynter of Care2.com During the webinar, these all-stars from the the nonprofit sector discussed strategies, tactics, and case studies that showed how organizations who used advocacy successfully for list growth and engagement also raised more much more money online.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Meg Murphy, Convio. [Ed. Last year, Convio clients raised more than $777 million online and 2009 looks to be even better. In 2008, Convio pioneered a new program called Convio Go!™ Peers at 40 organizations in the program experienced these results: Raised an average of $90,000 each online.

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Care2

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Our next few conferences are presented by several nonprofit software providers you've probably heard of: Blackbaud, Convio, and Engaging Networks. Multichannel Fund-raising: Magic or Myth?" Convio Summit Baltimore, MD. The Care2 Team will be near and far this month--mostly local, but with a couple trips across the pond.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Your major donors are online. Check out The Wired Wealthy: Using the Internet to Connect with Your Middle and Major Donors by Convio, Sea Change Strategies, and Edge Research for more information on how to connect with big dollar donors online. on a year-over-year basis. Don't ignore them!

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

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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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

To help with this, Convio has released their Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study , which shares 2009 data from over 500 of their clients. Seventy percent of organizations raised more than they did the previous year. Donors are giving in smaller amounts, but still giving. percent clicked on a link.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2012

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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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. Do more emails lead to more money raised?

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See3

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Vinay Bhagat, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer over at Convio has a new blog post about why to invest online in the tough economic times we are having. “Much of the online fundraising growth has come from new, younger donors. “Much of the online fundraising growth has come from new, younger donors.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

How can I use social media to raise money? Once all dollars are in and calculated for that particular ask and after the holidays are over and we are heading into January, think about how you can let your donors know how much they really helped. We were able to raise $x this holiday that will help us do x."

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

It takes a village to raise a scholarship fund, and you are one AWESOME village. . Your gift will be matched by Convio dollar for dollar -- so your $10 donation magically becomes $20! . Ehren Foss (another super donor! But we can't slow down now! We still have about $6,000 to go! So if you haven't donated yet, please do!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2011

But according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), in 2008 for every $6 raised by charities, they lost $5 through attrition and the 2009 numbers didn’t look any better – with $6 lost through attrition for ever $4.50 The longer you keep your donors and cultivate them effectively, the more they will give over time.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The organization and challenge: After years of traditional fund-raising events, Catholic Charities CYO (CC) in San Francisco decided its approach was getting stale and that it needed to broaden its audience to include opportunities for young people. Execution: The major donor cocktail party was by invitation only to CC’s largest donors.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Movember is a "moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.” ” This all started back in 2003 where a couple of friends in Australia, where a Mo is slang for mustache, decided to grow a mustache and raise money for some good causes.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2009

Last year’s research into the online behaviors of the wired wealthy changed the way many people viewed the online channel and the role it plays with mid- and major-donors. Online Marketers: savvy, fast-moving connectors of constituents and causes, engaging donors to contribute to the cause conversation. Can we get along?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2012

“As it happens, a lot of our volunteers are donors,” says Dora Chan. Well, for one thing, could your team answer this: “To what extent does our own volunteer list overlap with our donor list?” Is it possible there’s a population where you could be raising 10x what you’re raising now?? (I

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In the last two weeks, you raised over $7,000 for the 10NTC Scholarship Campaign ! Thanks to the generosity of Convio , we can add another $10,000 to that total, bringing us to $17,195. We'll keep sending more people as we raise more money -- we're just going to take a break from all that tweeting! Frances Taylor (super donor!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 10, 2011

This is the first post in a 2-part series I'm writing about maximizing lifetime donor value. Sustainers are donors who make a regular recurring payment to your organization. It's an open-ended commitment to support the mission of the organization or a specific program until such time as the donor chooses to terminate the gift.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

Retention challenges, Donors defect due to: - Poor acknowledgement - Limited information about how their funds are being used - Belief that other causes are more deserving - They don't remember to give - Poor support. On top of the retention challenges, donor acquisition is very expensive. On average most groups spend $1 to raise $1.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

In my experience, the biggest difference in the varying payback on a Care2 multi-channel donor acquisition campaign (or any online acquisition) tends to be the total number of fundraising appeals that an organization sends to its supporters. Use of integrated CRM platforms (such as Salsa, Engaging Networks, Convio/Blackbaud etc.)

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Without a system to help track, organize, and mobilize their efforts on social media, nonprofits are letting key relationships fall through the cracks, losing potential donors and supporters. Your organization may already use a traditional CRM like Convio, Blackbaud, or Salesforce to track and maintain information about your members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

So why can’t you convert more of your web traffic into donors? 5% of 2018’s overall fundraising revenue was raised online, a record high 1. 26% of funds raised were donated through a website 2. Want donors to give, don’t make them work to figure out how. Online and Mobile-Friendly is Giving-Friendly.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The following post is by Dennis McCarthy, Convio's VP of Strategy and Organizational Practice. As fundraisers, how many times have we been asked to raise more net revenue than before and with a smaller budget nonetheless? Rule #2 : Know your donors. Author: Guest Blogger. This is probably starting to sound familiar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

We raised $53,000, plus we got a $50,000 prize). So, the reminder and more data about ways to connect and cultivate your middle and major donors online is a good one. Convio , Sea Change Strategies and Edge Research asked 3,000 donors from 32 nonprofit organizations about their online behaviors and preferences.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2011

David Glass from World Wildlife Fund and I had a blast spending our Wednesday morning with folks at the Convio Summit during our session "All Roads (Should) Lead To Sustainers.". Look for our book, published by Glass Heaven Convio WWF Publishing Co. This rising tide would raise all our boats. Author: Sally Heaven.

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