Care2

JULY 29, 2011

With fundraising season just over the horizon, it might be time for you to take a look at your donation page with conversion rates in mind. Otherwise, you could be leaving donations on the table. But what is the recipe?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

When I say, “mobile donation” you probably think about text-to-give. It’s about a mobile-friendly donation form, which I believe is a key component to any nonprofit mobile presence. Make sure your donate button or promo is loud and large enough to touch. Author: Lacey Kruger.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 9, 2012

Blackbaud and Convio Now One Company – "Blackbaud, Inc. NASDAQ: BLKB) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Convio, Inc., “This is an exciting day for the Blackbaud and Convio teams. a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions. and Canada. .”" and Canada.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

The current economic situation has made many nonprofits nervous about incoming donations in the next few months. However, a study by Convio provides some hope in the form of online donations. The study found that Americans plan to donate to nonprofits this holiday season at roughly the same levels as they did last year.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Please donate an item or service -- or recipe or cartoon, or cupcakes! -- for our online auction ! We need 200 items to make our goal of $10,000 and qualify for the match from Convio. To accomplish that, we need your help with the 2011 scholarship campaign.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 15, 2017

They asked for advice on how to handle their existing recurring donations, and whether it’s possible to migrate those transactions to the new processor. He said: It’s definitely not impossible to migrate recurring donations, but it requires willingness on behalf of both processors in order to exchange the vaulted payment information.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 16, 2011

CRM (which I am defining rather loosely, rather than tightly, for the purpose of this post – as the tool or set of tools used to track constituents, donations, perhaps even events and volunteers) are arguably the most important technology tools that nonprofits use.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Lunch from 12-2: Refuel your stomach and mind with lunch brought to you by Convio. Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! Play Hard, Do Good T-Shirts from Goodthreads with art by Mike Rhode – snag yours with a donation to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

If you contact employees at Convio on a regular basis, last week you may have gotten several out of the office notices stating that they were out for the day but would return your email or phone call as soon as possible. Check out pictures from several of the projects at our Convio Flickr photo set for Convio Cares Week 2010.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Convio has built a Facebook application builder as part of their Open initiative. For organizations on the Convio platform, the Facebook application is a no-brainer and a HUGE improvement from Causes. As Michael Hoffman shares, the Convio Facebook application is really good. They have also made it easy to build. Day 1. [.]

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2011

Because nonprofits raise 40% to 60% of their online donations in December. Convio has just released a new tip-sheet, “Kick-Start Your Holiday Campaign Planning,&# to help you start work on your online fundraising for year-end, or even. Optimize your homepage.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Donations were matched by Convio and with over $10,000 raised by the community, we had fun at the largest-attended NTC yet! NTEN is hoping to raise $10,000 from the nonprofit technology community again this year, and Convio is going to match those dollars to help get as many folks to #10NTC in Atlanta this April 8-10.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2008

However, a study by Convio provides some hope in the form of online donations. The study found that Americans plan to donate to nonprofits this holiday season at roughly the same levels as they did last year.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 5, 2010

Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. As Convio found, average gift size declined.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. Convio or Causes? More from the Convio Summit this week. Every time you get a question right the advertisers donate 10 grains of rice.

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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. While donors continued to donate money, the average gift was smaller.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 23, 2009

Whether I decided to install the Salesforce Foundation’s Nonprofit Starter Pack , Convio Common Ground or something in between (or nothing at all), I would have some concessions to make. After weighing all the options, and with a little help from some friends , we’ve decided to purchase Convio’s Common Ground.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 23, 2009

Whether I decided to install the Salesforce Foundation’s Nonprofit Starter Pack , Convio Common Ground or something in between (or nothing at all), I would have some concessions to make. After weighing all the options, and with a little help from some friends , we’ve decided to purchase Convio’s Common Ground.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

You’re in luck because Convio recently released their report on the 273 most generous cities across the United States. Convio analyzed cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and the total amount donated through the Convio platform.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Contacts are linked to donations solely through contact roles. With contacts only linked to opportunities (donations) through contact roles, rather than the Salesforce-standard Accounts, we’re missing out on many of Salesforce’s best features that won’t work with contact roles. Convio Common Ground.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

million people used their cell phone to donate. 77 percent of respondents were aware of the Haiti text-to-donate efforts. 77 percent of respondents were aware of the Haiti text-to-donate efforts. Much like mobile fundraising – donation expected immediately.oh Here are some of the key findings.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

and see how many weeks of food, for a family of four, your donation could provide. Project Bread won the “Special Events Fundraising” prize for growing online donations 200% in two years, exceeding $1 MM in 2007. Families were encouraged to “fill up a fridge” for a poor family.

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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. What to look for in an information system? • How does the Salesforce.com donation program work? We’ll discuss these and other questions: • What is Constituent Relationship Management (CRM)? •

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2009

I already went to the Convio Summit and Salesforce Dreamforce conferences this fiscal year. And then my friends at Convio got together with the good folks at NTEN and did something wonderful. I made a small personal donation to the fund. Seemed kind of funny to donate to a cause I’m hoping to be a recipient.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Use of Convios multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers. One of the most exciting aspects of working for Convio is participating in the community with organizations like Care2 and others. They have multiple, creative opporunities to engage through online quizzes, polls and games.

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Care2

MARCH 14, 2011

Today, Convio released the Convio Online Marketing Benchmark Index Study. This annual report analyzes the online fundraising performance of approximately 600 nonprofits that used the Convio platform in 2010. In short, Convio has sliced and diced the data to make it easier for online leaders (like you!) Key Findings: 1.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

The 2013 Blackbaud Online Benchmark Report (formerly The Convio Online Benchmark Report ) is in its seventh year started by Convio’s Founder, Vinay Bhaghat. million donations. The report covers 17 self reported NTEE verticals plus Canada, Teams, and National Non Profits. Approximately 500 non profits and their affiliates.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We're going to raise another $10,000 (matched dollar for dollar by Convio) for the NTC scholarship campaign this year -- and send another 57 people down to Hot-lanta. . And, for every donation you make, you will get to nominate one community member to appear in the video with us. How will we top Putting a Ring on It ?

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

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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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. How does the Salesforce.com donation program work? What is Constituent Relationship Management (CRM)? • How are CRM systems used for fundraising and program management?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! Check out the detailed schedule of events and follow @thebeaconsxsw for updates.

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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. What campaigns have they taken action on or donated money to? So how did you do in 2011? Segment Your List.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Visit nten.org/scholarship and donate now to get your vote for Holly’s fate. I mentioned before that Convio, the main sponsor of 09NTC ( the Nonprofit Technology Conference from NTEN ), is matching funds in NTEN’s scholarship appeal.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2007

American Cancer Society moves to Convio: "The American Cancer Society has enlisted Convio’s online fundraising platform to support Relay for Life efforts. Convio’s integrated program will power Relay for Life Web sites, which participants use to solicit donations.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This month's interview with a Convio employee is with Nikhil Kumar, our Vice President of Service Delivery. In a nutshell, his team is the group that builds things for clients using Convio solutions. He has done an amazing job at building a culture of sharing and collaboration between his team members and throughout Convio.

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Care2

DECEMBER 1, 2010

My husband and I are ready to make our year-end donations. 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!)

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