Convio Chosen as One of 25 Finalists for Prestigious "Top 10 Changing The World Of Internet & Politics" ListStiff Competition: Nearly 300 People and Web Sites From Around the Globe Nominated for List Sponsored by PoliticsOnline and 5th Annual E-Democracy ForumAUSTIN, TEXAS (August 19, 2004) Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for fundraising, marketing and advocacy -- and company founder, Vinay Bhagat, have been chosen as one of only 25 finalists for the “Top 10 Changing The World Of Internet & Politics” list sponsored by PoliticsOnline and the 5th annual E-Democracy Worldwide Forum. According to the PoliticsOnline Web site, the prestigious list recognizes “the innovators and pioneers who blaze the e-political trails.” This year was the toughest ever in choosing the 25 finalists, according to sponsors, who received nearly 1,100 responses nominating almost 300 people and Web sites from 30 countries. Internet users now are invited to vote on the finalists. To view the full list of finalists and/or vote for Convio and Bhagat, please visit http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?id=67060. Winners of the “Top 10 Changing The World Of Internet & Politics” will be announced at the 5th annual Worldwide Forum on Electronic Democracy with the theme "The Information Society: A New Opportunity For Democracy?" September 29-30, in Issy-les-Moulineaux, (Paris, France). “We are honored to be among this impressive list of finalists of people and organizations that have a significant impact on our world today by pioneering strategic use of the Internet,” said Gene Austin, CEO of Convio, Inc. “Making the short list of finalists validates Vinay’s vision when he founded the company five years ago which is that using the Internet to manage constituent relationships can change the way nonprofits and democracy work.” Convio, Political Campaigns and Online Advocacy Convio powered a majority of the online activities for presidential candidate Dr. Howard Dean, helping the former Vermont governor raise $20 million and mobilize 650,000 constituents online in less than a year. Convio also has powered online activities for other presidential candidates. Additionally, Convio works with congressional and major metro-area mayoral candidates, including Betty Castor for U.S. Senate, Barbara Mikulski for U.S. Senate, Daniel Mongiardo for U.S. Senate, Sue Myrick for Congress and Freddy Ferrer for New York City Mayor. A majority of Convio’s 300 clients are non-political campaign organizations from virtually all segments of the nonprofit sector, working to promote a wide range of causes. Many clients use Convio’s online tools to attract and mobilize constituents to take action on public policy issues. Clients include American Diabetes Association, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Easter Seals and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Since going live with its first customer in 2000, Convio has enabled nonprofits to communicate online with 8.2 million constituents, send approximately 147 million email messages, receive 794,000 responses to online advocacy action alerts, and generate and process 1.6 million online donations totaling more than $83 million. Growing at an exponential pace, last year, Convio’s revenues were $7 million, or double the amount in 2002. Convio forecasts continued strong growth in the coming year. Earlier this year, Convio was named to the Red Herring 2004 "100 Top Private Companies" list (www.redherring.com/rh100) and also the 2004 Forbes list of fast-growing private technology companies. (http://www.convio.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=2600978&news_iv_ctrl=1164). About Convio, Inc. Convio is the leading provider of software and services that help political campaigns, nonprofit organizations, and higher education institutions use the Internet to build strong constituent relationships to drive support and participation. Convio has online solution centers for fundraising and membership, advocacy, special events, volunteer fundraising, Web site management, and email communications. All centers include the Constituent360™ platform, a sophisticated, online marketing database that centralizes constituent data and integrates with offline databases. This gives nonprofits a unified view of constituent interests and motivations -- key for personalized and targeted outreach and communications. Convio also provides services and consulting to help nonprofits achieve success online. In addition to the American Diabetes Association, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Easter Seals and Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Convio's clients include AVON Foundation, Brady Campaign United with the Million Mom March, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Chicago Public Radio, Farm Aid, Georgetown University, KCET Community Television of Southern California, National Trust For Historic Preservation, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. For more information, please visit www.convio.com. Whitney Wood Otstott |
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