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Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal

Robert Weiner

Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). While I generally think vendor consolidation is bad for the nonprofit world (unless the vendor being absorbed wasn’t a strong player to begin with), I’m less concerned about the impact on small nonprofits.

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Convio puts the money where their mouth is for 09NTC

Amy Sample Ward

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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Hot Off The Presses: Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index™ Study

Connection Cafe

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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The Dish: 2011 Convio Summit

Connection Cafe

The 2011 Convio Summit is 14 days away. You could win an iPad, gift card and more! His insights and leadership span the corporate and nonprofit sector and will help you elevate your mission using strategies to cultivate long-term relationships and to establish organizational growth and change. Author: Jill Ward.

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Great reads from around the web on May 9th

Amy Sample Ward

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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Roundup of 2009 Online Giving Stats

Robert Weiner

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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Convio's 2009 Online Fundraising Benchmark Report

Tech Soup

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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