Convio, Inc. Completes Another Record Quarter, Increases Year-Over-Year Revenue by More Than 60 Percent.AUSTIN, Texas -- Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of on-demand software and services that help nonprofits use the Internet for building strong constituent relationships and driving support -- today announced that second quarter revenue was more than 60 percent higher than revenue generated in the same quarter last year. Convio's significant revenue growth is attributable to strong customer acquisition -- the company gained more new customers during the second quarter of 2006 than any other quarter in the company's history. "We continue to see clear indications that validate Convio's position as a strong market leader," said Gene Austin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Convio, Inc. "In addition to record customer acquisition and rising demand for Convio's software, nonprofits increasingly are retaining our consulting services, which also contributed significantly to our strong second quarter revenue growth." More than 600 organizations from diverse segments of the nonprofit sector now use Convio's market-leading online constituent relationship management (eCRM) solution. New customers acquired during Q2 2006 include many of the most influential U.S. organizations, among them, America's Second Harvest America's Second Harvest is a United States based nonprofit organization. It consists of a nation-wide network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations that serve virtually every county in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. - The Nation's Food Bank Network, National Wildlife Federation, United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia-based American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for African-American students and general scholarship funds for 39 historically black colleges and universities. and Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club . Also during the second quarter, Convio announced an important partnership with Heller Consulting. Heller is the nation's largest and most experienced independent consulting firm with a specialization in helping nonprofits optimize their use of Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge(R)(a) database, the most commonly used donor database in the nonprofit sector. The partnership is Convio's latest move to help address the growing need among nonprofits to effectively integrate their online and offline data, which is key for conducting successful marketing and fundraising programs. Additionally, registrations for Convio's inaugural customer conference, October 23-24 in Washington, DC, are well ahead of schedule, suggesting that nonprofit professionals recognize Convio as a valuable source of information and expertise as well as the thought leader in online fundraising. The Convio Customer Summit 2006 will feature company experts, partners and leading nonprofit groups with sessions focused on helping organizations become more effective at fulfilling their missions through strategic use of the Internet. For conference details, please visit: www.convio.com/summit2006 "Quarter after quarter, Convio keeps proving that it is the company leading the marketplace," said George Spencer, Partner, Adams Street Partners, a Convio investor and one of the world's largest managers of private equity investments. "Convio's clear commitment to the nonprofit sector coupled with its unrivaled on-demand software and services offering has positioned the company far ahead of the other companies trying to play in this space. In Convio, we see all the signs of a business poised for continued success." (a) (The mark Raiser's Edge(R) is a registered trademark of Blackbaud, Inc.) About Convio Convio is the leading provider of on-demand software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet strategically to build strong relationships with constituents for driving fundraising, advocacy and other forms of support. Convio has online solutions for fundraising, advocacy, Web content management, event fundraising, ecommerce and email communications. All solutions include the Constituent360(TM) platform, a sophisticated, online marketing database that centralizes constituent data and integrates with offline databases. Convio has been named 2005 "Private Company of the Year" by the Austin Business Journal. The company's clients include American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (A.S.P.C.A.), chartered in 1866 in New York by Henry Bergh to shelter homeless animals, to assist farmers in caring for their livestock, and to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in the prosecution of , AVON Foundation, Easter Seals, Farm Aid, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD seeks to find effective solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting those persons whose relatives and friends have been killed by drunk , National Multiple Sclerosis Society The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly , National Trust For Historic Preservation, Ronald McDonald House Charities This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Thirteen/WNET New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . For more information, please visit www.convio.com. |
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