Convio Launches Client Advisory Board to Share Ideas and Cultivate Innovation.Nonprofit Leaders to Provide Insight, Knowledge and Best Practices to Support Product and Service Innovation AUSTIN, Texas -- Convio, Inc. - a trusted partner that leads the way in helping nonprofits use the Internet strategically to achieve extraordinary results - today announced the formation of the Convio Client Advisory Board, the first consolidated advisory board since the successful acquisition of GetActive Software earlier this year. The Convio Client Advisory Board, comprised of clients from both companies, reflects the ongoing successful integration and continues Convio's longstanding commitment to client satisfaction and success. The CAB brings together a knowledgeable group of clients to discuss the company's current and future product and service plans and openly share their insights, opinions and needs so that Convio continues to create and deliver the most relevant and widely used solutions for online constituent relationship management (eCRM). Comprised of individuals from a cross-section of the company's client base of public interest, charitable and faith-based organizations, the Client Advisory Board will meet quarterly, holding its first meeting in Washington, D.C., June 26 - 27, 2007. "Convio and GetActive shared a heritage of engaging clients and the nonprofit community in sharing ideas and expertise to more effectively use the Internet to connect and build relationships with supporters and members," said CAB Member, Allison Kozak, Director of Online Strategy, of Earthjustice, who served on GetActive's CAB. "The CAB provides Convio and its rapidly growing client base a group of peers who can provide additional insight - culled from a community of ideas, experiences and results - to help prioritize future product and service offerings." Added Shirley Sexton, Assistant Vice President, Interactive Marketing from Easter Seals: "I'm really pleased that Convio has embraced the nonprofit sector's approach to collaboration and idea sharing. The Convio Client Advisory Board is a significant step in bringing innovative Internet solutions rapidly to market with input from the consumer at the design stage." Members of Convio's Client Advisory Board for 2007-08 are Kimberly Reckner, Lead Technical Liaison of Online Fundraising, American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. National Headquarters; Jeff Miller, IT Manager, AVON; Heather Schatz, Director of Web Development, Brady Campaign; Allison Kozak, Director of Online Strategy, Earthjustice; Shirley Sexton, Assistant Vice President, Interactive Marketing, Easter Seals; Geoff Handy, Vice President of Media and Online Communications, The Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a Washington, D.C-based animal welfare advocacy group. It is the largest animal welfare organization in the world, with nearly 10 million members and a 2006 budget of US$103 million. ; Eric Helmuth, Director of Technology and Online Communications, Join Together; Michal Heiplik, Database Administrator, KUHT; Tim Fullerton, eAdvocacy Coordinator, Oxfam America; Stacey DiCarlo, Director of Web Development & E-Marketing, Project Bread; Victoria Miller, Executive Director, Trisomy trisomy /tri·so·my/ (tri´so-me) the presence of an additional (third) chromosome of one type in an otherwise diploid cell (2n + 1). See also entries under syndrome. triso´mic tri·so·my n. 18 Foundation; and Greg Kucala, Sr. Vice President, Walk Thru the Bible Walk Thru the Bible Ministries (WTB) is a non-denominational evangelical Christian educational organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Overview Walk Thru the Bible was founded in the USA in 1976 by Bruce Wilkinson. . "We are proud to be the provider of choice for many of the nation's leading nonprofits, and value the special partnership we have with the organizations and individuals who have agreed to serve on our Client Advisory Board," 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. "Their commitment to share ideas and insight, in combination with our focus on client satisfaction, will not only keep our products and services at the top of our industry but also expand engagement possibilities for the nonprofit sector as a whole. The collective wisdom of these advisory board members, combined with the daily feedback we receive from our growing client base, will help us create and deliver the most relevant and widely used solutions for online constituent relationship management (eCRM)." About Convio Convio is the leading provider of 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's clients include American 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, National Association of REALTORS The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is made up of residential and commercial realtors who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, and counselors, and others working in the real estate industry. 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Since its inception in 1982, Komen has invested nearly $1 billion in research, education and health services, making it the , 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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