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Welcome to Connection Cafe, Convio's new nonprofit technology blog! |
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Posted by Gene Austin at Mar 18, 2008 11:00 PM CDT
Categories: Advocacy, Constituent Empowerment, Email Marketing, Fundraising, Nonprofit Trends, Social Media, Technology |
Welcome to Connection Café, a blog created from the hearts and minds of the employees of Convio. Our vision for this blog is to aggregate the latest trends, ideas and best practices for nonprofits online. Through discussions about online communication tactics, the latest in Web 2.0 strategies and integration of offline and online campaigns, we hope to share insight and create an open and honest dialogue in the nonprofit technology world.
Unlike other corporate blogs you may have looked at, you won’t find information or sales pitches about our latest product and service offerings here. Instead, we are venturing out and doing something different - we’ll be writing about the issues you care about and the topics that can help you succeed online. From time to time that means our products and technologies and how clients are using them to get results will be part of the discussion, but we don’t want it to be a sales pitch, so let us know if we cross that line.
Connection Café will discuss how the Internet is fundamentally changing the way people connect with causes, forcing nonprofits to rethink the traditional models for communication, advocacy and fundraising. We want to share our internal resources and expertise with you, as well as information from our Fusion Partners and point you to other online sources that are having the same, or better, discussions. Bottom line, we want to keep you better connected and engaged with the people, ideas and technology that are driving the industry.
Over the past eight years, we’ve kept you connected with our Convio Connection newsletter, presence at industry events and our online client community. Now I’m inviting you - the nonprofit Executive Director, the weekend volunteer, the marketing/communications expert – to connect with us once again by being a part of our online discussion.
So, when we think we have something valuable to share, you’ll see it here. And while it may be natural for us to draw from past work experience, this blog is not about Convio as a company but rather the people, ideas and technology that are fueling the industry we serve. If you see us veering off that path or becoming too Convio-centric, send a note or post a comment to let us know. You have my word that we’ll listen to what you have to say.
I hope that each person who reads this blog will find something beneficial in the editorials, news and multimedia content we produce. We also want to read your comments, get your suggestions and do our best to answer your questions – or find someone to answer them. I encourage you to reach out and give us feedback from time to time on what we’re doing well and what we can improve on.
-Gene, CEO
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I'm pastor in a small church.Having received from God the vision to help the needy ,I've a non profit organization.We're informal yet.The vision of that organization is to help the needy in three areas. Health:Sensibilization HIV/AIDS,fight Malaria, mobilization to environnemental health. Education:elimination of illiteracy,creation of nurseries for underprivileged children Assistance:assumption of responsibility of the old people without supports Specially in christian milieu.It's posted on the minisite that we want tro build a church.This isn't too much our project but a Registered office wich may be very important for us and usefull to those who wish to come and serve in Africa.
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I have an idea to utilize the non-profit space at the drag races/NHRA with some of our corporate clients. You would have the ability to capture a different segment of the market; the middle giver; with the ability to attract potential new donors; new volunteers for your non-profits across the country. Secondly; the ability to have those donors donate their REC's (renewable energy credits in lieu of money). You would be the first non-profit for social rehabilitation in the marketplace. We would utilize Convio on our racecar to accomplish part of this program.If you are interested in being progressive, please call me or email me. 503-332-4175.