Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) They are all recent or current Care2 clients.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2009

My friend and fellow consultant John Kenyon is fond of saying that, after people, data is an organization’s most important asset. An organization’s databases store its history: contact records; people served; donors, funders, and prospects; VIPs, volunteers, and vendors; event attendees, and more. NTEN www.nten.org/blog.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Benchmark Convio Social Media Online 28

Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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API Convio Social Media Open 28

Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Benchmark Convio Social Media Advocacy 28

Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Convio Studies Social Media Advocacy 28

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

MAY 29, 2012

To sign the pledge, request that they complete a simple online registration form, providing your organization with contact information and the opportunity to continue the dialog. Download Campaigns. For more house file tips and best practices, download our Grow Your House File with a List-Building Campaign tip shee t.

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Build Pledge Files Case Study 32

NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

If LinkedIn remains as mysterious to you as it does to us, Event360 has compiled some great tips on using LinkedIn to promote your organization. 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.

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Linkedin Convio Template YouTube 57

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. donating money).

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Benchmark Convio Statistics Trend 49

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

MPower has traditionally been used primarily by faith-based organizations, (by the way, that’s not a small niche, even though it is one that is somewhat neglected by the nptech community,) and they have been quite committed to expanding from that niche. This is not the sign of a healthy open source community.

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Open Community Open Source Convio 100

Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

You can download your FREE copy here. These organizations represent $5.1 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. billion in total fundraising.

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Fundraising Disaster Haiti DC 68

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. Prior to starting a consulting firm in the late 1970s, he was Vice President and Director of Management and Organization Development for NCNB, now Bank of America. Download audio file.

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Vietnam Convio Audio Interview 22

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan? Convio wants to help you. Download and put our " Be Prepared When Your Mission Calls " rapid response fundraising guide to work for you. Know of an organization who exemplifies how to respond rapidly in times of need?

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Guide Haiti Disaster Japan 46

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Well have it available for download, soon.

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Social Media Advocacy email Online 44

Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Well have it available for download, soon.

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Advocacy Social Media email Online 44

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Social Media Difference Advocacy Case Study 28

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. You can download the Breakeven/ROI Calculator here. In short, more good emails = more revenue.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2011

Kent Gilliam is the Convio Community Manager. Be sure to follow him and keep in touch with other Community members, download free kits and sign up for free trainings and webinars here (for Convio clients only). Have you asked your constituents what they want to know about your organization? Author: Kent Gilliam.

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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. You can download our slides to review what we covered. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

If you currently work in a nonprofit organization, or the corporate world for that matter, you've no doubt had a conversation in the past year about "generational differences" today. How likely is someone in Generation X going to donate to my organization? And if you want to download/see the full presentation, check it out below!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, the same US consumers clamoring for the best deal on a flat-screen TV or iPad say they will give an estimated $48 billion to charity during the last two months of the year according to a survey conducted by Edge Research for Convio. Download the full report at www.convio.com/holiday10.

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Time Channel Convio Survey 35

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. It's completely free to your organization, and to your members as well! Convio in booths 107 & 108.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

Does your organization have a strategy? The user doesn't have to go to an app store, search for your app, and download it. Convio even has an iPhone app for our Summit! If you need help getting started, Convio offers a mobile website starter package (PDF) so give us a jingle! The smartphone revolution is already here.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. It's completely free to your organization, and to your members as well! Convio in booths 107 & 108.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

You can download the full study at: www.convio.com/mobile2010. While the economy is having a negative impact, it is also driving innovation as people look for more efficient and effective ways to operate their organizations, to reach and cultivate donors and spread the word about their causes.

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Mobile Donation Change Haiti 54

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Amy VanWyngarden, Convio. What better way to tap into your constituents’ networks than to encourage them to ask their friends for donations in support of your organization? The idea becomes more complex when you try to determine which event type makes the most sense for your organization’s needs, mission, audience, and resources.

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Fundraising Registration Michigan Virtual 57

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. I don't have the resources to hire anyone or purchase a tool to automate a sync between Salesforce/Common Ground and Quickbooks, so it's a manual download file/upload into QuickBooks process for now. Still no regrets.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2011

We all know that multi-channel marketing isn’t new, but data on what exactly organizations are doing with it isn’t necessarily well documented. Some organizations may be tracking their results, but many aren’t utilizing the information in their findings. Online marketing’s contribution varies greatly.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Roberta's organization changes the lives of children through the choral arts. While I believe that children who are "locally grown, globally loved" (as the Chorale describes their kids) are put on a path less likely to struggle with addiction, there's no clear overlap in the two organizations. Roberta's post.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Last week at the Convio Summit, discussions of how to get started with mobile abounded. ” Bottom line: If your organization hasn’t invested in creating a mobile presence, but you’re thinking about campaign strategy for 2012, consider putting a mobile website foray at the top of your list. Author: Misty McLaughlin.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Click here to watch the replay.

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Social Media Online Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Social Media Survey Online Advocacy 28

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2009

At Convio, we think that’s a pretty cool thing which is why we are encouraging our employees, partners, and clients to participate in Mozilla Service week also! For Organizations and Causes: If you work for a cause or organization, the first thing you should do is think about needs and talents that would help your efforts.

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Stop planning, just start.

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