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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

The rise of “slacktivism&# — doing good without having to do much at all — challenges organizations to rethink the way they cultivate their core volunteers and donors. There are some important social media strategies for transforming those one-click “slacktivists&# into fully engaged activists. ."

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Convio Open: How APIs May Change the Way You Work - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

As I learned from attending the just completed Convio Summit in Austin, Texas, a discussion about APIs and databases fortunately doesnt have to be technical. In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace.

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POGO Pride

Connection Cafe

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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Treat Your Website Project Like an Investment Rather than an Expense

Tech Soup

Every day, cultural and nonprofit institutions face unique challenges while working towards a mission with a small technical staff and digital budget. Making the public-facing user experience feel seamless. Limited money, revolving staff, and regulatory pressures require that visionaries think ahead of their competition.

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Old Family, New Family

Connection Cafe

Within one week of my five year anniversary at Convio, we will say goodbye to an incredible company as we prepare for an even brighter future ahead. Sara summed it up so well her post yesterday of what an exceptional executive TEAM Gene has put together here at Convio. Working at Convio feels like being part of a family.

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Fundraising and outreach in a changing economy

Forum One

Earlier this week I (Michaela Hackner) was in Austin, TX attending the Convio 2008 Summit , a national conference focused on the use of the Convio's constituent relations management tool. In a floundering global economy, it is even more challenging. In normal economic times, this is not an easy task. Technorati Tags: nptech.

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Whats an Email Address Worth? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? Public Affairs $2.69 We’ll be sharing this on frogloop as soon as it’s public. Environmental $2.59 Animal Welfare $6.99