Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2012

The sixth annual Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study is now officially released. For all the trends, including information by vertical, download the full Online Marketing Benchmark. Author: Vinay Bhagat. At a macro-level, we continue to see online engagement growing at a healthy rate. Watch the video on YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Published by Convio. View: All Convio Reports. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. 4) 2011 Online Giving Report :: Download.

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Care2

MAY 26, 2010

But don't worry Frogloop has the scoop and a copy of the presentation for you to listen and download. Did you know that the tech and media profile of a baby boomer is: 29% are regular Facebook users. 17% Texters. 47% receive E-newsletters (who said enewsletters don't work?). 55% do their banking online. 33% Shop online.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The result of my* efforts, the Convio Summit 2010 Guide , is now available in the iTunes App Store. If you are attending the Summit and you have an iPhone, please download the app and let me know what you think.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Use of Convios multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers. One of the most exciting aspects of working for Convio is participating in the community with organizations like Care2 and others. They have multiple, creative opporunities to engage through online quizzes, polls and games.

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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. Convio has no plan to discontinue the GetActive platform.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

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

MARCH 28, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. 60) Search « Google AdWords for Nonprofits: 10 Tips About Keywords | Main | Whats an Email Address Worth?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This month's interview with a Convio employee is with Nikhil Kumar, our Vice President of Service Delivery. In a nutshell, his team is the group that builds things for clients using Convio solutions. He has done an amazing job at building a culture of sharing and collaboration between his team members and throughout Convio.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2008

However, a study by Convio provides some hope in the form of online donations. This is the key finding of a new Convio study that also found that 42 percent of donors plan to donate up to $100, and that total donations will reach about $3 billion this holiday season.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Download this gallery (ZIP, undefined KB). Download full size (50 KB). I’ll still post about Salesforce and Convio and knitting and everything else. Part of the reason I don’t post to judisohn.com as much anymore is in my frustration with this site. It’s slow. Way too Slow. Google agrees: Click to view large.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. 60) Search « Google AdWords for Nonprofits: 10 Tips About Keywords | Main | Whats an Email Address Worth?

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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. 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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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2009

Do all you can to prevent staff from downloading sensitive data to laptops and memory sticks. NOTE: This post is part of a collaborative effort organized by Convio. Pay attention to confidentiality and security: give staff and volunteers access to the data they need to do their jobs, but no more. And run backups religiously.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2012

While my favorite thing about doing these audio interviews is getting to know Convio coworkers and let you meet some of our staff that you may not otherwise run into, I think most people familiar with Convio will know how important Vinay Bhagat is to our company and the nonprofit sector.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Disclaimer: I am a Salesforce MVP and a soon-to-be employee of Convio, a Salesforce partner. There’s a great 3rd party app, Apsona , that has exception reporting built in but the reports generated by the app can only be downloaded or viewed in the app. Sounds simple on the surface, apparently not so easy to do.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 31, 2011

Meet Cynthia Balusek, Convio Support Manager and first interviewee for the new Connection Cafe podcast series. Each month you'll get to meet a Convio employee like Cynthia and learn what makes them tick. Download audio file. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. Sit back, relax and have a listen.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2012

You’ll find her active on the Convio Community and throughout the nonprofit technology community. Prior to working at Convio, a Blackbaud company, Judi worked for Fight Colorectal Cancer. Connection Cafe Podcast 8 - Judi Sohn Download audio file. I’m grateful to have her as a coworker and fellow NPTechie.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

For the first podcast interview of 2012, I'm excited to have a chance to share a conversation I had with Sandy Schmieder, a Senior Project Manager on Convio's Services team. While Sandy has only been at Convio for about a year and a half, she is already one of our most valued project managers and has made huge contributions to our team.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2012

With the integrated social tools now available through modern fundraising solutions such as Convio Common Ground ®, your supporters are empowered to tap into their networks to raise awareness for your cause, start conversations, fundraise through sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn and even promote peer-to-peer fundraising events.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For the second Connection Cafe podcast series, I had the pleasure of chatting with Chris Simoes, Convio Director of Engineering. Chris has always impressed me with his enthusiastic and friendly approach to challenges and tasks at Convio. Download audio file. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. Connection Cafe Podcast 2 - Chris Simoes.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

This month for the Connection Café podcast series with Convio employees, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kenneth Kuhler, an Account Executive in Convio’s Sales team. Download audio file. Ken is a dynamic team player who enjoys his coworkers and is appreciated by many. Connection Cafe Podcast 4 - Ken Kuhler.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2008

At present, on their Sourceforge page , there are a very, very few forum posts, no bugs reported, and many days with few if any downloads. His name is Matt McCabe, and he is very familiar with the nonprofit fundraising space, having spent time as a consultant at Convio. This is not the sign of a healthy open source community.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

While we're on the subject of updated downloads that also happen to be free, we just released a new " Consumer's Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", in association with Idealware. Oh, and: Convio has a new " Online Fundraising Guide ", too.

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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 6:12 pm Having spent a little bit of time to download MPower, I have to say I’m underwhelmed. at 6:40 pm Thanks Michelle for the Convio props!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

You should also check out the article Philip wrote for us this month, " Effective Uses of Social Media for Fundraising " Speaking of ourselves, remember that post back in February from Alan Cooke of Convio ? You know the one, where he talks about Online Engagement and Giving? Oh, you don't?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Funny enough, when I changed my Google to “mobile donation form”, the first result was a page on the Convio Open site where you can download some sample code to build your own mobile-friendly form. The “click to call” functionality is quite handy in this case as well.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

You can download your FREE copy here. 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. Luckily, Blackbaud issued the 2010 Online Giving Report last week.

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. The findings mirror many of benchmarks in the Convio report. Organizations with smaller list sizes have better response rates.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2012

As I mentioned in last month's podcast interview with Judi Sohn , following Blackbaud's acquisition of Convio, I'm super excited about the increased pool of talented coworkers that I now have to interview for the Connection Cafe. Connection Cafe Podcast 9 - Watt and Troy Download audio file. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

This year's keynote and opening session at the 2011 Convio Summit I think was one of the best I've seen in the time I've been at Convio. Download audio file. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. It was full of energy, fast paced, and the keynote speaker was great! Connection Cafe Podcast 3 - Chip Bell.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 10, 2008

On my way back from the Convio conference last month, I sat next to a woman who was knitting. Before, there were some high-activity listservs and sites with patterns to download. Lesson learned: If the project isn’t something you love, don’t do it. And it’s okay to admit it’s not working and start something else.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Convio wants to help you. Download and put our " Be Prepared When Your Mission Calls " rapid response fundraising guide to work for you. This information was originally posted by Convio's Molly Brooksbank in March of 2010. Author: Kent Gilliam. Know of an organization who exemplifies how to respond rapidly in times of need?

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Well have it available for download, soon. To use this calculator simply enter the data from your organization. Environmental $2.59

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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 ". Convio says knowing your audience is key because the online tools you choose to use must align with the technical capabilities of your audience. Need ideas to turn your resolutions into reality?

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Well have it available for download, soon. To use this calculator simply enter the data from your organization. Environmental $2.59

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