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.

Convio 51

Convio Benchmark Studies Haiti 51

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)

Convio 28

Convio Award Social Media Advocacy 28

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. It's free for any of our clients using Convio.

Convio 44

Convio Baltimore Donor API 44

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)

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Convio Social Media Online 28

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)

Convio 28

Convio Austin Social Media Advocacy 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)

Benchmark 28

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) All rights reserved.

Convio 28

Convio Studies Social Media Advocacy 28

Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Each year, at the annual Convio Summit, Convio honors a few of their clients who have pushed the envelope with their online campaigns. Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program. Use of Convio's multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers.

Convio 31

Convio Award Empowerment United States 31

AFP Blog

JANUARY 18, 2012

Any Color You Want … As Long As It’s Black | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits : Twitterland, the nonprofit newswires, and my email lit up early Tuesday morning with news that Blackbaud, the largest provider of fundraising software to nonprofit organizations, had announced its plans to acquire Convio, (..)

Advocacy 30

Advocacy Marketing Strategy Convio 30

Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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email Fundraising Rate ROI 77

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) The same goes for advocacy.

Advocacy 44

Advocacy Social Media email Online 44

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) Frogloop: What is Open?

API 28

API Convio Open Social Media 28

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) The same goes for advocacy.

Advocacy 44

Advocacy Social Media email Online 44

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.

Benchmark 31

Benchmark Convio Studies Marketing 31

Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

&# 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. In short, Convio has sliced and diced the data to make it easier for online leaders (like you!) Key Findings: 1.

Raise 75

Raise Money Online Convio 75

Care2

JUNE 10, 2012

If you are looking to start a welcome series or freshen up your existing one, check out these four tips from Convio’s latest report. If constituents were recruited through an online advocacy campaign, be sure and lead with that campaign in the first welcome message. inspire people to get more involved. Make an Impression.

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Tips Create Convio Advocacy 65

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 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) Reader Comments (5) Nice post Allyson!

Demographics 45

Demographics Social Media Online Advocacy 45

Care2

MARCH 26, 2012

To honor these heroes, Care2 is today announcing the start of open voting to select the winner of our second annual "Care2 Impact Prize," which recognizes individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. Only one vote per person will be counted.

San Francisco 64

San Francisco Impact United States Award 64

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 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) Reader Comments (5) Nice post Allyson!

Demographics 34

Demographics Social Media Advocacy Online 34

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. The fundraising piece does often come – just at a later date.). Fundraising Events. Adrienne D. And how do you check results? www.karma411.com.

Campaign 65

Campaign New York City Community Build 65

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)

Social Media 28

Social Media Difference Advocacy Case Study 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

Vinay Bhagat of Convio was given the 2012 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact in online advocacy and fundraising. Annie Leonard, the Story of Stuff, was the recipient. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

Conference 96

Conference Technology NTC Minneapolis 96

Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2011

Conferences are a great way to meet other Convio users, gain best practices, and think creatively about online marketing. some of us from Convio in the coming months (including yours truly!). Before we jump into the laundry list, Convio's Facebook page is your one-stop shop for upcoming Convio events - bookmark it for future reference!

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Convio PDF Baltimore Maryland 46

NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

In general, the consensus seems to be that Facebook is not the place to pin all your fundraising hopes. If you're on Convio, sourcing Facebook recruits is easy. For us, it's also a critical source for advocacy. Every quarter, our data analyst, Mathew Grimm, emails out a report of every list source and how they're performing.

ROI 94

ROI Facebook Advocacy Social Media 94

See3

APRIL 6, 2009

See3 Communications Names Shirley Sexton Director, Interactive Marketing and Fundraising. Leading provider of new media services to nonprofit community adds experienced online fundraiser and strategist to manage expanded service offering. See3 specializes in online strategy for fundraising and advocacy.

Interaction 49

Interaction Director Marketing Fundraising 49

Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2009

The third annual Convio Benchmark Study was released earlier this week, and I had the opportunity to sit down with Vinay to discuss the high-level results. This report marked the largest to date with data from nearly 600 nonprofits that evaluate fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online.

Benchmark 20

Benchmark Convio Studies Share 20

Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2011

Care2 is a Redwood City, CA based B Corp social enterprise that organizes a large social action network, which in turn helps run nonprofit advocacy campaigns. He also recommends Convio's Common Ground CRM , which is built on the Salesforce platform. They also have a great nonprofit technology and marketing blog called Frogloop.

Tools 50

Tools Skype Advocacy Info 50

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

" The Next Generation of American Giving – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – Here is a great guest post from Jocelyn Harmon on the Care2 Frogloop blog: "“Our donors are aging-out.&# “We need to attract younger donors.&# “We need to be on Facebook.&#

Web 114

Web Wikipedia Bookmarking Wiki 114

Care2

JULY 9, 2012

If you are looking to improve your online communications and content, Convio recently shared a great list of suggestions about different types of content you can send to your supporters, and how often should you send it in order to maximize open rates, click-thru rates and, ultimately, fundraising. Enewsletters. When to Send: Monthly.

Communication 62

Communication Online Donor Convio 62

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Alan Cooke, Convio. There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. In 2009, Convio's clients alone used the online channel to raise more than $921 million (up from $777M in '08), send more than 3.8

Online 74

Online Giving Convio Mobile 74

Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2011

RESOLVE created Advocacy Day that occurs every year and helps bring the voices of their constituents to congress. Together with Convio , RESOLVE made an entire site redesign and a new advocacy micro site. With the micro site, RESOLVE was able to offer three different options for people to be able to participate in Advocacy Day.

Georgia 24

Georgia Convio Advocacy Case Study 24

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.

Social Media 28

Social Media Online Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Current Shifts and Tips in Online Marketing & Fundraising Thursday, 6/27 at 2pm ET. Elizabeth Nielsen — Director of Interactive Marketing, Feeding America Liz Nielsen co-leads Feeding America''s national direct marketing program — including digital media, email/web fundraising, direct mail and telemarketing.

Benchmark 56

Benchmark Measure America Blackbaud 56

Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2009

, we've planned a networking lunch so that you can interact with your peers, and we're excited about the Expert Lab that will enable attendees to get answers to their questions about Convio products and nonprofit services. New trends in fundraising. Advocacy campaigning and best practices. We need your input ! User experience.

Convio 20

Convio Ideas Share Empowerment 20

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)

Social Media 31

Social Media Advice Advocacy Media 31

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)

Survey 28

Survey Social Media Online Advocacy 28

Care2

MARCH 28, 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)

Calendar 28

Calendar Social Media Advocacy Case Study 28