Convio Launches LuminateTM, Constituent Engagement Solution for Nonprofits | Business Wire

Convio Launches LuminateTM, Constituent Engagement Solution for Nonprofits | Business Wire: "AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convio, Inc. announced today Luminate™, an innovative new cloud-based constituent engagement solution for the nonprofit market. Luminate combines Convio’s highly successful online fundraising suite with the world’s most proven CRM platform and leading analytics technologies and expertise to meet the complex needs of large, enterprise nonprofits. Luminate offers an open, extensible, cloud-based constituent engagement solution that allows nonprofits to analyze and cultivate relationships with donors, advocates and other constituents. This enables organizations to design tailored, integrated, multi-channel campaigns and interactions that are beneficial to both the mission and the individual supporter."

Lilly Global Giving Puts Power of Philanthropy in Employees' Hands - Press Release - Digital Journal

Lilly Global Giving Puts Power of Philanthropy in Employees' Hands - Press Release - Digital Journal: "Lilly is partnering with the GlobalGiving Foundation to offer its employees across the world a customized Lilly Global Giving website, where employees may choose from multiple projects that are helping to advance Lilly's corporate responsibility goals in the areas of health, hunger, education, and the environment."

Key factors in improving multi-channel marketing for non-profits | TechJournal South

Key factors in improving multi-channel marketing for non-profits | TechJournal South: "Key factors in improving multi-channel marketing for non-profits
July 21st, 2011

ConvioIntegrated multi-channel marketing makes the most sense for non-profit organizations, but size does not equal integrated marketing sophistication among organizations, according to the Integrated Multi-Channel Marketing study from Convio Inc. (Nasdaq:CNVO).

“Today, every constituent can and should be engaged through multiple channels so that both the organization and the individual get the most out of the relationship,” said Vinay Bhagat, founder and chief strategy officer of Convio. “In doing so, nonprofits can deepen those relationships by better anticipating needs, interests and passions, and providing relevant interactions and opportunities for participation. Determining how to manage this within an organization is non-trivial but has significant payoffs."

Insurance News - Fidelity CharitableSM Reports Record-Breaking Volumes for First Half of Year

Insurance News - Fidelity CharitableSM Reports Record-Breaking Volumes for First Half of Year: "Formerly the Fidelity�Charitable Gift Fund, New Name Reflects Expanded Offering of Programs and Services Designed to Make Giving Simple and Effective

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fidelity CharitableSM, which manages the nation’s largest donor-advised fund program and is one of the largest public charities in the country, today announced record-breaking contribution and grant levels for the first half of the year and a new name as it celebrates its 20th anniversary."

BusinessWire Schwab Charitable Reports Record Assets, Grants and Recontribution Rates

BusinessWire Schwab Charitable Reports Record Assets, Grants and Recontribution Rates: "Press Release: BusinessWire
Schwab Charitable Reports Record Assets, Grants and Recontribution Rates

7-19-11 10:00 AM EDT | E-mail Article

Schwab Charitable, one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing national donor-advised fund organizations, reported that Fiscal Year 2011 charitable assets, grants, and funds contributed to existing accounts reached the highest levels in its history. A donor-advised fund allows investors to contribute cash or appreciated assets to a charitable account to realize the greatest possible tax benefits while supporting their favorite charities. Serving a wide range of philanthropic investors, Schwab Charitable manages account sizes from $5,000 to over $400 million."

GuideStar Launches GX Connects, a New Online Resource for Nonprofits | Cision Wire

GuideStar Launches GX Connects, a New Online Resource for Nonprofits | Cision Wire: "Washington, DC—July 19, 2011—GuideStar—the leading source of nonprofit information—today announced the launch of GX Connects, a new, free tool for nonprofits that want to complete their GuideStar Exchange profiles and keep them updated. The GuideStar Exchange is a program that allows nonprofits to share up-to-date information with GuideStar's vast online audience, thereby providing a more complete and accurate picture of those nonprofits through photos, videos, and additional documentation. GuideStar Exchange members who complete all required fields display the GuideStar Exchange Seal, which has become synonymous with transparency and trust in the sector, on their public report pages on guidestar.org. GX Connects can be found online at http://gxconnects.ning.com/."

Convio Expands to United Kingdom, Acquires One of Country’s Leading Digital Strategy, Design and Technology Implementation Firms for Charities | Business Wire

Convio Expands to United Kingdom, Acquires One of Country’s Leading Digital Strategy, Design and Technology Implementation Firms for Charities | Business Wire: "LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convio, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNVO) announced today it has acquired privately held Baigent Digital LLC (Baigent), a leading provider of digital strategy, design, technology implementation and online fundraising solutions to charities in the United Kingdom. Convio will deliver its proven, integrated constituent engagement solution -- including capabilities for online fundraising, special events fundraising, email marketing, content management and CRM -- to the UK market. Convio’s solutions combined with Baigent’s experience will provide UK charities with a powerful solution partner to help raise more money, conduct effective online marketing campaigns and deepen supporter relationships."