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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Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2008

However, a study by Convio provides some hope in the form of online donations. This is the key finding of a new Convio study that also found that 42 percent of donors plan to donate up to $100, and that total donations will reach about $3 billion this holiday season. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

So I took the post to Cliff Armstrong, Convio 's Engineering Manager. Good cloud service providers, including Convio and Salesforce, do the same thing. These reports contain an independent auditor’s analysis of a service provider’s controls related to security, processing integrity, confidentiality/privacy and availability.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 16, 2009

It's been my good fortune to work with Children's Defense Fund for the last year and a half here at Convio. CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed. And what a marvelous result it is! Google organic search visits increased by 23%.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". Convio says knowing your audience is key because the online tools you choose to use must align with the technical capabilities of your audience. Need ideas to turn your resolutions into reality?

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

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? Thanks also to Vinay Bhagat at Convio for letting us use data from the new, soon to be released, 2008 Benchmark Study. Environmental $2.59

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. Or will Convio innovate less due to their massive new market share and potential perceived lack of competition? Jon Stahl gives us a good reading of the Tea Leaves.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

Online advocacy doesn't work in a vacuum - it works best when it's part of a thoughtful integrated campaign that combines offline and online actions. So many policy issues are decided at the local level, and county, municipal and other local elected officials and decision makers are still receptive to receiving e-mail from constituents.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Converting online supporters and email subscribers into donors and integrating your online and offline fundraising efforts are indispensable. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Join us to learn how your organization can increase donations on and offline this year. All rights reserved.

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Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2007

60) Search « Live from Convio Summit 2007 | Main | Mastering Integrated Marketing: Interview with Jessica Grounds » Wednesday Oct 17 2007 Take the M+R Online Monthly Giving Survey Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 04:35PM | by James OMalley Wouldnt you love to know more about monthly giving? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

For example, Convio client Environmental Defense Fund ( [link] ) started out as an advocacy organization focused on preventing the use of DDT. By providing services, nonprofits learn what works on the ground, and can use that knowledge to frame more effective policy positions and associated advocacy campaigns.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

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? Thanks also to Vinay Bhagat at Convio for letting us use data from the new, soon to be released, 2008 Benchmark Study. Environmental $2.59

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

Integrate, integrate, integrate: Just like SXSW embraces integration by allowing the audience to submit questions via Twitter, effective organizations are connecting their online presence and messages. This approach allows it to integrate with all of their organization priorities: reach, revenue and engagement.

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Forum One

MARCH 28, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2007

All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Care2 News Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In short, nonprofits need to develop an integrated strategy using email marketing, outreach and social media to brand their organizations and raise money. In the words of Vinay Bhagat, CEO of Convio : “Donors increasingly prefer online channels. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In short, nonprofits need to develop an integrated strategy using email marketing, outreach and social media to brand their organizations and raise money. In the words of Vinay Bhagat, CEO of Convio : “Donors increasingly prefer online channels. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Online Fundraising Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

based nonprofits are faced with two extremes: on the one hand, there are large large players like Convio , Kintera , and Blackbaud and on the other hand there are smaller providers like DIA , FirstGiving , and NetworkForGood. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Do you see opportunity in the middle ground?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I really like the way my insurance agent lets me know what’s going on with my policy; I sure wish my credit card company would do something similar. Integrated Interaction. Call it integrated. Was my experience at the bank better than my experience at the grocery store? So, what should I focus on if I’m a nonprofit?

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

And I agree with the comments made so far that the issue is not either or, but how do we integrate all available media (now called channels:)) to maximize the financial opportunities for our organizations. When I first founded Convio back in 1999, I believed that direct mail was doomed and that money would flow online much faster.

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Care2

APRIL 2, 2008

All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Receive monthly updates Post a Comment | by Share Article in Lead Generation , Online Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

We had to be careful to include keywords that matched both our internal policy-speak and the common terms for which people might be searching. Ive been trying things out with Convio for a year and a half now and I still have a lot more I want to try! All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. The successful-but-humble thirtysomething entrepreneur has not yet revealed what he plans to do next in his career.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. The successful-but-humble thirtysomething entrepreneur has not yet revealed what he plans to do next in his career.

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Care2

MAY 27, 2009

So much so that I just wrote a blog post about it on the Convio blog: [link] Outside of fundraising, I think that growing brand awareness and dissemination of breaking news and alerts (especially for twitter) are strengths of social media as a complement to email communications. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Here are his predictions: 2014 will be the year of the cloud platform – more and more nonprofits will move to Salesforce and Microsoft integrated solutions as Microsoft gets more stable and usable and third party Salesforce fundraising systems mature. He serves on the board of Idealware. Find his blog here. Nicole Wallace. John Merritt.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Furthermore, according to the latest benchmarks study by Convio , enewsletters are one of the most “cost-effective ways to build relationships with new constituents, increase engagement, and educate supporters about your organization’s mission. Integrate Social Media Across Your Communications Times have changed.

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