Convio is capitalizing on two hot trends in the nonprofit universe: SaaS and Web 2.0 social networking.

In 1999, Vinay Bhagat volunteered at a local public broadcasting station and soon found himself passing written messages when people called in. The quickly jotted notes contained little information about the donors and that troubled Bhagat. Shortly thereafter, he quit his job at a software company and conducted more than 1,000 interviews with nonprofit executives to learn about how they raise money, drive advocacy and communicate with constituents. Based on that research Convio delivered its first online constituent relationship management products in July 2000. Read more...

Nexan’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Bob Woolery talks with NPTechNews Read more...

MAYA Design’s Director of Advanced Development, Josh Knauer, talks with NPTech News about his company’s Information Commons project.

NPTech News: What’s your “elevator pitch” description of Information Commons?
Knauer: Information Commons provides an open architecture database that allows for communities to share information among organizations, agencies and individuals in a much more effective way than current database systems allow. Read more...

One of Mary Bridge’s major fundraisers is the Courage Classic - a three day bike tour that takes riders through 172 miles of mountain trails and breathtaking scenery. Now in its 16th year, it’s grown substantially more successful in recent years thanks to Firstgiving person to person online fundraising. This year alone, it raised over $500,000. Read more...