Care2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

There’s a broad spectrum of savvy among nonprofits in social media – organizations of all sizes, some just starting out, some with programs under way but still making the case to stakeholders, and many with years of planning and successful execution under their belts.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 4, 2011

If you've been following my site for a while, you know I blog a lot (when I blog at all) about Salesforce and Convio Common Ground. This session uses real examples of how other nonprofits in the New York area are using Information Systems to manage their organizations. Leave a comment »

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2009

In that spirit, Convio released their comprehensive online marketing study today that looked at close to 600 nonprofit organizations’ online marketing results and compiled benchmarks for evaluating fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online. Overall, the nonprofit online landscape looks good. .

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

At this point, there are two very different paths we can take: the new Nonprofit Starter pack from Salesforce, or Convio Common Ground. Disadvantages: In the past 2 years, Salesforce has introduced more updates that benefit organizations that have a traditional account<->opportunity model than I can count. Convio Common Ground.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present a project in the context of the organization and its goals so that great vendors can submit the best possible proposals. Example RFP for a larger website build (PDF). Example RFP for a smaller website build (PDF). Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Check this out.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 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) Donors hate feeling like cash machines.”

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 4, 2011

If you've been following my site for a while, you know I blog a lot (when I blog at all) about Salesforce and Convio Common Ground. This session uses real examples of how other nonprofits in the New York area are using Information Systems to manage their organizations. We’ll discuss these and other questions: .

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NetWits

APRIL 2, 2013

In a couple of weeks, the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study will be released (previously the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Study ). The annual report informs how organizations measure impact relative to their peers. You may ask, does that mean my organization should be sending more email?

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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) If youve ever used My Yahoo!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

For example, my colleague Shai Coggins from Connecting Up (the Australian version of NTEN), who always brings me Tim-Tams. This prize will be given annually to an organization that leverages networks. Annie Leonard, the Story of Stuff, was the recipient. For example, my colleague Shai [.]

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Convio has, seemingly, gotten some serious Web 2.0 apps out there.

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Care2

JANUARY 21, 2012

But this doesn’t happen by magic – people donate money to your organization because they feel a connection to your organization and the issues you work on. For example, what issue were they first recruited on? They believe in what you do. So how did you do in 2011? Segment Your List.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2012

But unlike my car example, when you are depressed realizing that every car looks like yours, I view this as a GREAT development, because we all know there’s no cornering the market on a great, innovative idea and you never get tired of seeing more. This post originally appeared on the IMAB Blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Well, the Nonprofit Technology Conference is an amazing experience every year: people from all kinds of organizations, all kinds of backgrounds, and with all kinds of passion, joining together to talk about how we can use technology to make even more social impact – it’s just my kind of community!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2009

I wanted to share a great write-up in Smashing Magazine about nonprofit website best practices and 20 examples of organizations that are doing it right (several on the list are Convio clients!). Make Sure Your Organization’s Purpose is Immediately Apparent. Here's a quick run-down: Make Your Site Donor-Friendly.

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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. They can’t be added to a dashboard, for example. Even though I have some insider knowledge through the Salesforce MVP program, I am not using any of that information in this post. How about Campaign inclusion reports ?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2011

My newest pal at Convio, Natalie Cole*, sent me a link to this blog post. Convio clients can do this right now. In a previous release, Convio started offering clients the opportunity to configure your Convio Online Marketing and Convio CMS software with Gigya - a provider that enables social sign-in.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

What could be better than a fabulous organization getting recognized for the important work they do by the entire Convio community during our recent Convio Summit in Baltimore ? They’re frequent consumers of Convio’s Community resources and they're are stars of the DC Convio User's Group, too.

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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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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2011

So last week I was hanging out at the Purple Couch at Convio's Austin headquarters with Emily Goodstein and Betsy Gressler and some other colleagues*. Convio's booth at NTEN was on Foursquare, and Marc Cannon at Convio ended up being the mayor of the Convio booth. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2010

What do you get when you cross a bunch of activist Convio employees with some other techie Convio employees and a product manager who is really excited about the new Convio Advocacy API ? A grassroots campaign targeting the CEO of Convio, Gene Austin , of course. Not much of an example, that's what. Let me explain.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Using the Internet to Raise Funds and Build Donor Relationships: Tools, Tips and Techniques for Boosting Donations , a new handbook from Convio, will help your organization see the big picture and create effective strategies for long-term success.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

Twitter, for example, has shown remarkable accuracy at forecasting box office success, even more accuracy than the currently used (and comparably complex) Hollywood Stock Exchange method. A study for non-profits | Think Social – "Two weeks ago, Mashable posted a how-to for non-profit organizations trying to use Google Buzz.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

HOW TO: Turn Slacktivists into Activists with Social Media – "Throughout the non-profit world, organizations struggle with social media’s impact on the volunteer and donor cycle. There are some important social media strategies for transforming those one-click “slacktivists&# into fully engaged activists.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

This time, we're behind the scenes at America Supporting Americans (ASA), an organization working to improve the lives of men and women in the military through their three signature programs: Adopt-A-Unit, Foster-A-Unit, and the Youth Civic Action and Awareness Program. CC: Of Convio’s online tools, what have you found most useful?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The culling, organizing, and assessment of your event data is where the real work happens, and where the real insights emerge. Convio & Event 360 have written about how organizations are making the transition to analytics, and others are beginning to follow this example. This is a descriptive characteristic.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

These organizations represent $5.1 For example, according to the report, "large nonprofits, with annual total fundraising greater than $10 million, grew their online fundraising 55.6% For example, the pro-choice community is clearly facing a DISASTER now as the GOP pursues its' anti-woman agenda. billion in total fundraising.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Debra Askanase , Idealware , and Convio included in the list. . examples of nonprofit websites, and gave a nice shout-out to The. Organized by Nancy Schwartz and Getting Attention, there are more categories to submit in this year, including special event taglines, campaign taglines, and any program. he thinks are worth reading.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2011

So last week I was hanging out at the Purple Couch at Convio's Austin headquarters with Emily Goodstein and Betsy Gressler and some other colleagues*. Convio's booth at NTEN was on Foursquare, and Marc Cannon at Convio ended up being the mayor of the Convio booth. Author: Sally Heaven.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

Matures and Boomers, for example, are more likely to make a long-term commitment when it comes to giving; they are the generations we're really comfortable with. According to the Convio report, the Next Generation of American Giving , Millennials are engaged in charity. So, how do we engage this generation?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Alan Cooke, Convio. More than $250 million was raised online for Haitian relief efforts in the first 21 days after the quake through Convio powered emails, websites, and other campaigns (up from approximately $120 million in the same period during Katrina). To get your invitation visit [link].).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2008

Last week I taught a social media workshop for artists and arts nonprofits and did some research on different arts organizations using social media effectively. The Brooklyn Museum kept coming up as a stellar example, particularly its Click Exhibition (Nina Simon wrote an analysis of the project here ). Hat Tip Jordan V at Convio )

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2010

Guest post by Emily Goodstein, Account Manager at Convio. No, I didn’t welcome a new member to my family, but I made a donation to OMB Watch (a Convio client doing amazing work to promote open government, accountability, and citizen participation) as part of their “ Adopt a Wonk ” campaign. Author: Jordan Viator.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Did your organization do some sort of gift, food drive or animal adoption this holiday? Check out VideoSpin , for example. I'll leave you with a few of my favorite examples from some amazing organizations: AEON Homes Thanksgiving video. P.S. Scan this QR code for a special thank you message from Convio.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Word on the street is that acquiring new donors and then retaining them is getting more and more difficult and more and more expensive for nonprofit organizations. Here are a couple examples of money left on the table, from the donors’ point of view. If your organization isn't already there, don't worry, you can be.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's about creating authentic, meaningful relationships that drive actions benefitting your organization: getting more members, volunteers, and donations. How then can organizations manage the hundreds, if not tens of thousands, of relationships in the social media world? Savvy nonprofiteers know it's about much more than that.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

The organization was celebrating its 40 year anniversary and several very fabulous accomplishments, too. They make copying and pasting URLs unnecessary and the Convio team is all about ‘em! Here are 15 examples of well accessorized QRs. Author: Emily Goodstein. Check it ! I told you, we’re ALL about ‘em.

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