Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Nonprofits Using Convio for Hurricane Katrina Campaigns Raise $90 Million Online in Seven Days; In Addition to Disaster Relief Groups, Other Organizat

Nonprofits Using Convio for Hurricane Katrina Campaigns Raise $90 Million Online in Seven Days; In Addition to Disaster Relief Groups, Other Organizations - Especially Animal Welfare Groups - Raise Record Funds Online: "Nonprofits Using Convio for Hurricane Katrina Campaigns Raise $90 Million Online in Seven Days; In Addition to Disaster Relief Groups, Other Organizations - Especially Animal Welfare Groups - Raise Record Funds Online

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2005--A growing number of organizations from all segments of the nonprofit sector -- not just disaster relief groups -- are raising record funds online to help people, animals and communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, reports Convio, Inc.

In the last seven days, nonprofits using Convio's market-leading online tools for Katrina-specific campaigns collectively have raised $90 million online. These nonprofits range from small and medium-sized nonprofits to many of the nation's largest and best-known organizations, among them, American Red Cross, American Humane Association, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Farm Aid, Feed the Children, Houston Area Women's Center, Mobile Loaves and Fishes (Austin), Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Texas SPCA and UJA Federation of New York. To see a more complete list of Convio customers providing relief for people and animals affected by Hurricane Katrina, please visit http://www.convio.com/site/PageServer?pagename=com_katrina."

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