Non profit Online Fundraising and Marketing Success Stories

Here are just a few of the nonprofit organizations that are reducing costs, improving communication, growing email rosters, increasing online donations, and motivating constituents through Convio's Internet tools and services:

	American Diabetes Association Online advocates generated over 180,000 emails and faxes in 2004 Email response rates reached 10% on average Overall campaign response rates averaged more than 25%
	American Film Institute Added more than 200,000 new registrants with email addresses Daily registration rate peaked at more than 700 users per day Improved value of Web site content including interactive components such as blogs and downloads
	American Red Cross Raised more than $130 million online Launched over 15 local chapter sites and 500 corporate giving sites Delivered more than 72 million emails
	American Red Cross - Mile High Chapter Reduced time spent on data synchronization by almost half One integrated system reduced manual processing of events, donations and purchases Standardized data transfers between Convio and Blackbaud's The Raiser's Edge
	ASPCA 960% growth of email roster 8,000 monthly Web registrations Grew online fundraising in 2004 by 50% over 2003
	Autism Society of America Increased email address file by 14 fold since 2002 Increased online revenue 15 fold since 2002 Now collects 25 percent of dues revenue online
	California Alumni Association Generated $1.3 million in membership dues and donations Managed more than 135 paid and unpaid events online Delivered nearly 140,000 letters and emails to elected officials, successfully opposing a state bill
	Carnegie Museums Grew email roster from 5,000 to 12,000 Raised $121,000 online in 2003 88% of newsletter recipients renewed membership
	Catholic Medical Mission Board Increased online giving from just over $32,000 in FY03 to more than $168,000 in FY07 Grew email list from 4,000 in 2005 to 32,000 in 2007 Launching new cross-departmental initiatives
	Center for Responsible Lending Within a year, grew email list by 240% Ten times as many new subscribers each month Campaigns resulting in 8% Tell-a-Friend recruitment rate
	Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) Nearly doubled list of email addresses 150% growth in online donations in 2003 Raised 10 times more online than Convio cost
	Children's Cancer Research Fund Significant increase in Web site visitors and online donations Automated tasks that were highly manual in the past Established regular email communications with donors
	Citizens for Global Solutions Increased average gift size by two times Drove 9,000 new registrations in 2006 with online contests Email address file now more than 75 percent under the age of 30
	Dean For America Campaign Reached out to 600,000+ online supporters Raised $7.4 million online in three months Recruited 2,600+ volunteers to be "Dean Team" leaders
	Easter Seals More than 50x growth of email roster Average 1,200 new Web site registrants per month 100+ Web sites with consistent branding and design
	Fenway Community Health Grew email address file by more than 3,000 in about 18 months Able to communicate with constituents immediately Uses offline data to help target online donor programs and appeals
	International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Grew email list more than 143 percent in six months Raised more than $1 million online in seven months Cut costs in half for donation processing
	Jewish National Fund 100% growth of email roster in 2004 Localized more than 30 regional email newsletters Raised more than $1.4 million online in one year
	Komen Denver Race for the Cure® Online registrations doubled in the first year Online pledge dollars increased about 1000% in two years Launched new site in a short timeframe and easily manages changes to teams
	League of Conservation Voters Launched first fundraising and advocacy campaigns within two weeks Created of three interactive Web sites, composed of more than 3,500 pages "Hands Off Our Coast" campaigns: 200,000 letters sent to U.S. Senators, raised $9,000
	North Carolina Conservation Network More than doubled email list; considerably improved email deliverability rates Letter edit rates for advocacy campaigns reached up to 43% Simultaneously execute and track multiple fundraising campaigns
	Operation Kindness Increased online donations more than five fold within the first year with Convio Grew email address database by approximately 50% Online event registration increased by 30%
	Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation 250% growth in monthly Web site visitors 43% increase in educational materials distributed 46% increase in clinic directory
	Polly Klaas® Foundation Grew email list from 326 addresses to more than 60,000 in 5 years Increased the number of Child Safety Kits ordered from about 17,000/year to 100,000+ More than 600 people registered within 48 hours for eVolunteer recruitment campaign
	Paralyzed Veterans of America Increased online revenue 170% in first year of using Convio Increased total gifts by 41%, grew average gift size by $3.27 via "Memorial Day Quiz" email campaign
	Project Bread Drove participation in "The Walk for Hunger," increasing online donations almost 200% Increased Web traffic during Walk season by more than 50% Email open rates rose as high as 51%
	Sacred Heart Southern Missions and Sacred Heart League Increased number of email addresses from 13 to over 4,600 in just over two years Realized a 116% increase in revenue from year one to year two Attracted young donors by approaching Web site as an integral marketing and communications tool
	SPCA of Texas Grew email roster from 1,800 to 20,000 Average 900 new online registrants every month Raised more than $800,000 online from January through mid-November 2005
	St. Francis House Raised over $73,000 online within the first 10 months with Convio Increased email addresses from 150 to 1,800 in 12 months One staff member manages all online marketing, worked with a Convio Interactive Consultant to devise strategy
	Stand to Reason Increased online donations 65 percent in first six months Increased online registered users more than 150 percent Paid three-year projected costs of Convio in three months
	Texas State University Grew email roster from 3,500 to 13,000 Sent more than 325,000 individual emails Processed $5,300 in online ticket sales and reservations
	Trisomy 18 Foundation Increased online monthly donations from $2,000 to $10,000 Doubled email file in just over 12 months Unique Web site visitors have increased from 8,000 to 20,000+
	United Way of Lake County Improved event attendance by up to 80% Doubled online donations within six months of using Convio Grew email file by more than 30% in less than a year