Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). Idealware’s Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems reviewed 30 systems, the majority of which don’t come from Convio or Blackbaud. Here my perspective. I’m more concerned about the top end of the market.

Blackbaud 222

Blackbaud Convio Open Source Product 222

Robert Weiner

MAY 5, 2010

Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. The average gift size was $80.80. The average gift size was $80.80. Most organizations saw declines in average gift size. As Convio found, average gift size declined.

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Stats Online Giving Convio 131

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. The average gift amount was unchanged at many organizations, with the average gift hovering around $67.50 in 2007 and 2008.

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Benchmark Report Online Fundraising 100

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

Compton Fundraising Consultants. Campaign Management Systems. Havey & Associates. Three Rivers Systems. Church Contribution System. Vian Corporation. Common Grouns. communitEbuilder. Oaktree Systems, Inc. Community Enterprise. community pearl. bromelkamp. Compass CRM. Compass Technologies. ContributorLink. Hill Systems. Contributor Relations.

Database 100

Database Donor Kintera Oracle 100