Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The nine reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. nonprofit research, but I would also like to add similar reports from other countries. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download.

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Report Australia Convio Benchmark 242

Robert Weiner

MAY 4, 2012

The Department of Justice signed off on Blackbaud's acquisition of Convio last week, and it looks like the deal will close this week. Other outside experts I've talked to think Common Ground will get Blackbaud's full support and will be targeted to mid-sized nonprofits. This is just the beginning of the story.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 7, 2012

Blackbaud completed its purchase of Convio. The next adventure starts today, as we wait to see what the future holds for their various systems.

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Care2

JANUARY 18, 2012

The nonprofit community was stunned yesterday when Blackbaud purchased long time rival Convio. According to Blackbaud President Marc Chardon, “Combining Convio and Blackbaud is expected to help create one of the largest SaaS vendors with over $440 million in trailing twelve months pro forma revenue.”

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Care2

APRIL 5, 2012

Kudos to Vinay Bhagat of Convio for winning the 2012 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact in online advocacy and fundraising. Care2 Vice President of Nonprofit Services Clint O'Brien announced the prize winner today during the awards luncheon at the annual NTEN (NTC) conference. billion in 2011 alone.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

In the nonprofit technology community, I’ve heard stories of cut backs on “nice to have&# items and expenses such as travel and training so that organizations can focus on their most critical goals first and cut back on what they deem not to be completely necessary. Give to the Scholarship Fund. Donate Airline Miles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

The eight reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. nonprofit research, but I would also like to add similar reports from other countries. 2) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio's nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent.

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Convio Benchmark Report Online 43

Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2012

The sixth annual Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study is now officially released. In fact, over the past five or six years, online fundraising has grown at a similar rate to retail e-commerce, good news for nonprofits. Author: Vinay Bhagat. For a summary of trends seen in the benchmark, watch my video here.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 11, 2012

Ever since we announced the completion of Blackbaud’s acquisition of Convio , we’ve been hard at work with our combined team, focused on integrating quickly so we can deliver added value for our joint customers and the nonprofit sector. Donated Blackbaud services are available at TechSoup.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 15, 2010

It doesn’t have to be scary-hard to deal with, even if you’re a small nonprofit’s part-time fundraiser who’s just kind of figuring it all out as you go along. Tags: Fundraising nptech Best practices case studies event management Donor management analytics. read more ). read more ).

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Analytics Case Study Fundraising eBook 61

Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2011

Downtime may be hard to come by with SXSWi , NTC and AFP International activity this week, but just in case you have a few minutes to burn waiting for a flight, train or a panel to start, I’m arming you with some exhilarating reading material — the Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study. percent in 2009.

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Convio Benchmark Studies Haiti 51

Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio’s nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent.

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Benchmark Report Online Fundraising 100

Robert Weiner

AUGUST 30, 2012

Yesterday the news was that Blackbaud had laid off 50 employees it acquired when it bought Convio in May. In what was said to be an unrelated development, they also announced the departure of Gene Austin, the former CEO of Convio. The Blackbaud/Convio staff I spoke with seemed taken aback by this decision.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2011

OMRF Shows New Supporters that “Geek is Chic” Working with small, resource-strapped nonprofits, we often find that many have the same questions about engaging new supporters: How often should we communicate? To read more about OMRF’s success story or learn how Convio Go! Author: Jennifer Atkins. Too little?

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 26, 2009

Care2’s Allyson Kapin just published an analysis of Convio’s online fundraising study (which I mentioned earlier this week ). But in particular, check out the advice from online marketing consultant Katy O’Neal about how nonprofits should focus their marketing and engagement efforts.

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Analysis Studies Online Fundraising 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 9, 2012

Attention Data Nerds: Nonprofits Miss Out on the Power of LinkedIn: Learn How to Tap It | Beth’s Blog – Geri Stengel has a great guest post on Beth's blog. "Whether Blackbaud and Convio Now One Company – "Blackbaud, Inc. NASDAQ: BLKB) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Convio, Inc.,

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 1, 2012

When I accepted the job at Convio, I negotiated that it would be okay for me to blog. You would assume that with other fundraising solutions targeted to the midmarket nonprofit, Common Ground wouldn't be missed. No other fundraising CRM/database targeted to the midmarket at that price point comes close.

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Care2

OCTOBER 26, 2010

26th) at the Convio Summit in Baltimore I joined Chris Burley of Defenders of Wildlife in a session to unveil a new online tool that Care2 built to greatly benefit our nonprofit clients. It’s called the “Convio Connector,&# and we built it using Convio’s API. Why is this valuable to nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2007

I received an embargoed press release in my email about Convio's Open Initiative. The nonprofit sector could benefit from these innovations that this openness has the potential inspiring. The most recent announcement is from Convio, which launched Convio Open. So, what would any geek with a treo do? Check twitter.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

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!" Overall, the nonprofit online landscape looks good.

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Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

It’s likely going to be another long one, so for those of you who just want it short and bittersweet, here it is: I will be leaving Fight Colorectal Cancer at the end of this year to join Convio’s Common Ground team. I love nonprofit technology. Why Convio? I love data. For about 15 seconds.

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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. • How are CRM systems used for fundraising and program management?

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Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

One of the key questions I get from nonprofits is, “How much money should we be raising online?&# It’s a good question and hard to answer, especially if your online fundraising program is new and you have little data. Today, Convio released the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study. Key Findings: 1.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

million nonprofits in the U.S. According to the Q&A that Idealware conducted with Blackbaud , approximately 400 nonprofits are using Common Ground. nonprofits. But what about the rest of the nonprofit world? This could undermine nonprofits’ willingness to use cloud-based (aka Software as a Service or SaaS) databases.

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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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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

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!" Use of Convios multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2013

If you are a nonprofit techie based in DC or will be attending the Bridge Conference August 1 st at the National Harbor then you should definitely check out DevDay. This leads to a lack of integrated teams and severely hinders nonprofits communications and fundraising programs because staff is not working collaboratively.

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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. does paid acquisition campaigns for hundreds of nonprofits. Build Your List. Utilize the Google Adwords grants. Segment Your List.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2008

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!" Check out the full study here.

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Benchmark Convio Social Media Online 28

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. Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Most nonprofits know they need an information system, but may not know how to find a good system or what to look for in a system. United States .

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

While I'm definitely looking ahead to longer days, azaleas, and tulips, from a fundraising perspective, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what happened last fall. The report includes online giving data from over 1,400 nonprofits. billion in total fundraising. of total fundraising now comes from online giving.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits September 19, 2008 Here are a few interesting tidbits that have come my way over the course of the last few days There is a new online fundraising platform, founded by an ex-Convio person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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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. With cash like this at stake, nonprofits (that means you!) need to get ready, and fast! My advice is also sprinkled in! -

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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!" and see how many weeks of food, for a family of four, your donation could provide.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 23, 2009

We started using Salesforce as our main database in 2006, following the nonprofit best practices of the time. Over the last few months I’ve talked to many folks I trust and respect in the Salesforce nonprofit community. That carried over when Convio bought GetActive a couple of years later. I feel good about our decision.

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