Convio Kicks Off Fourth Annual Convio Summit 2009, November 16-18

Summit to Include Keynote Presentation by Gilbert Tuhabonye and Launch of Nonprofit Live TV

Austin, Texas (November 16, 2009) —

Convio, a company that is passionate about helping nonprofit organizations use software and services to fulfill their missions, today begins their fourth annual Convio Summit at the Renaissance Hotel, November 16-18. Convio Summit brings together a community of Convio clients, industry experts, and more than 35 partner organizations to share common experiences with their peers and to discuss the latest strategies for nonprofits to boost online fundraising, advocacy and marketing efforts.

Summit highlights include:

• Keynote Presentation – Summit features a keynote presentation by Gilbert Tuhabonye, inspirational running coach, author, motivational speaker, and philanthropist. With stories about his life experiences and achievements, combined with his inspirational attitude, and experience starting a nonprofit, Tuhabonye has a unique ability to move people emotionally and physically with his powerful story.
• “The Shift” in Philanthropy Presentation – Vinay Bhagat, founder and chief strategy officer for Convio will provide a lunch time presentation on Tuesday highlighting the shifts in philanthropy and technology over the past 10 years and provide insight and ideas into what nonprofit professionals can expect in the future.
• Panel Sessions – Nonprofit professionals, industry and Convio experts will participate in panel sessions to share success stories, meet and share ideas, gain in-depth Convio product knowledge, discover best practices for online fundraising, marketing and advocacy, and learn strategies for using the Internet to build stronger constituent relationships.
• Innovator Awards Ceremony – The Innovator Awards recognize nonprofit peers who have shown innovation and achievement through the use of Convio’s online software and services to better engage supporters to help fulfill their missions. An awards ceremony announcing the winners will be held tonight from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
• Nonprofit Live TV – Convio will be launching Nonprofit Live TV (NPTV) from the Summit showroom floor - www.nonprofitlive.tv. Broadcasting interviews and discussions, NPTV will delve into the new approaches and strategies nonprofit organizations are using to leverage technology to raise more money, reach more people and fulfill their mission more effectively. Interviews with newsmakers, innovators and experts will be shot live from the NPTV studio at Convio Summit, November 17. Featured guests will include Gilbert Tuhabonye, elite runner, author and philanthropist, Paul Clolery, editor-in-chief of The NonProfit Times, Geoff Peters, President, CDR Fundraising, executives from leading nonprofit organizations, as well as notable experts from YouTube, Facebook Causes, The Port, Event360, PayPal, IATS, Cathexis, Beaconfire, See3, Astadia and other organizations serving the nonprofit sector.
• Exhibit Hall – The Exhibit Hall is a chance to visit with companies and organizations that provide services to the nonprofit sector. This marketplace is a great place to grab a cup of coffee and talk to exhibitors about ideas and plans, and find out how they can help you turn your ideas into reality.  Exhibitors will be available all day November 17 and 18.
• Connect at the Summit – Check out www.convio.com/connect to see all of the activity around the event. This page will be updated throughout the conference with Flickr photos, videos and Tweets. Follow the official Convio Twitter account (@convio) to hear what is happening at the conference, and use the #Convio09 hashtag on Twitter to take part in the Summit conversation. Simply follow hashtags on Twitter, and then paste the complete hashtag #Convio09 in any Tweet you make from the Summit.

About Summit
Convio Summit brings together many of the world`s leading experts in nonprofit management, fundraising, advocacy, and technology to share experiences, ideas and lessons learned as they work together to reach, inspire and manage people to support nonprofit organizations. The three-day educational and networking conference will include sessions on integrating online and offline marketing; integrating online fundraising, marketing and advocacy; leveraging social media; effective web content management; integrated constituent relationship management, how the Software-as-a-Service model is making nonprofits more efficient and effective, and other issues affecting nonprofits. In addition, clients and partners provide feedback to Convio leaders to help the Company continue to meet the needs of the community.

About Convio
Convio is passionate about helping nonprofit organizations use software and services to fulfill their missions. The company is the leading provider of online marketing, fundraising, advocacy and constituent relationship management software and services to nonprofit organizations. The company’s online marketing suite offers integrated software for fundraising, advocacy, events, email marketing and web content management, and its database system, Convio Common Ground™ CRM, helps organizations efficiently track and manage all interactions with supporters. All products are delivered through the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and are backed by a portfolio of best-in-class consulting and support services and a network of partners who provide value-added services and applications focused on the unique needs of nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit organizations used Convio to process $777 million in online donations during 2008 — a 72 percent increase over 2007. Convio clients sent more than 3.1 billion emails to constituents during that period with an industry leading deliverability rate in excess of 95 percent. Charities of all types used Convio to power more than 3,500 web domains as well as complete 44 million advocacy calls to action.
For more information, please visit www.convio.com

Press Contact:
Karoline McLaughlin
Director, Corporate Communications
Convio, Inc.
kmclaughlin@convio.com
512-652-7865