Convio Integrated Fundraising Software Helps Nonprofits Reach $1 Billion in Funds Raised Online in 2010

Convio, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNVO) announced today that the more than 1,300 nonprofit organizations using Convio's integrated fundraising software have raised $1 billion online in 2010. The $1 billion in funds raised represents a 64 percent increase over the $607.7 million raised in the same period last year.

"We congratulate our clients for reaching this impressive milestone," said Gene Austin, chief executive officer for Convio. "Nonprofit organizations of all shapes and sizes have created extraordinary levels of social, cultural and political impact and are playing an increasingly important role in shaping our world. We are proud to know that they are using our software and services to set the standard for integrating online fundraising and marketing with traditional fundraising and communication's channels to better engage and communicate with donors, volunteers and other constituents."

Holly Ross, executive director for the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) said, "Five years ago estimates showed that $1 billion was the total raised online across the nonprofit sector. Today, professional fundraisers recognize that changing demographics and technology are driving a shift in philanthropic engagement, as the Internet and traditional communications and fundraising channels become more intertwined. Reaching this milestone is testament to innovation, the integration of multiple fundraising channels and the efficiency and effectiveness of the Internet to drive communications and giving."

Innovative Software to Drive Results

All of Convio's fundraising software is built on a multi-tenant Software-as-a-Service architecture designed specifically for the needs of the nonprofit sector. The company's software is revolutionizing the way nonprofits reach, engage and communicate with donors. Convio provides nonprofits with an integrated, on-demand online marketing, fundraising and advocacy suite to power and support their efforts to engage constituents in giving and advocacy, as well as support traditional marketing and communications.

The company also provides Convio Common Ground. Designed to be simple and flexible, Common Ground is used by hundreds of organizations as their primary constituent relationship management (CRM) system, to build and manage relationships with donors, volunteers and other constituents across all channels, whether offline or online. Common Ground is built on the Force.com platform from salesforce.com. Common Ground provides nonprofit organizations with several major upgrades each year that deliver the latest innovation and product enhancements without the hassles, headaches and costs of traditional software upgrades and maintenance.

Added Austin, "Our platforms provide nonprofits with best-in-class software to support their needs and our open architecture allows organizations to integrate with new and emerging technologies such as mobile applications and social networks to more easily reach and manage the many audiences and relationships today's nonprofits needs to fulfill their mission."

Peer-to-Peer and Event Fundraising Play Key Role in $1B Milestone

Convio TeamRaiserT is used to power online registration, fundraising and participant communications for many of North America's premier participant-led fundraising events. Using TeamRaiser, organizations are able to empower volunteer/participant fundraisers to more simply and easily create and maintain their own fundraising web sites and use email and social media such as Facebook and Twitter to ask family and friends to support their participation by donating to the cause.

"With more relationships and means of communicating at their disposal than ever before, today's nonprofit needs software and a partner that helps them execute campaigns that integrate online, direct mail and other fundraising and marketing channels," explained Austin. "We are honored to partner with these amazing organizations to support the growth of the online channel as well as the integration of traditional direct mail and new emerging channels with innovative software and services that drive fundraising results."

About Convio

Convio is a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions that enable nonprofit organizations to more effectively raise funds, advocate for change and cultivate relationships with donors, activists, volunteers, alumni and other constituents.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements intended to convey expectations as to the future based on plans, estimates and projections. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, these statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions and a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this press release including, among others: unfavorable economic and business conditions, in particular with respect to the nonprofit market in which we operate; our ability to attract new customers; the loss of significant customers or a substantial reduction in orders from our existing customers; the reduction in usage of our systems by our customers or their clients and a corresponding reduction in usage revenue, the inability of customers to pay for our solutions and services; our continued success in sales growth; our ability to develop new or enhanced solutions to meet the needs of our clients; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; and the ability to attract and retain key personnel. Other risks that could impact our business adversely are those risks generally associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles; intellectual property infringement claims and other litigation; reliance on certain third-parties, including hosting facilities, software and application providers; the ability to access sufficient funding to finance desired growth and operations; legislative actions which could reduce the effectiveness of our solutions and increase the costs of our business. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are described in more detail, from time to time, in Convio's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available free of charge at www.sec.gov or on our website at www.convio.com/investor. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Convio does not undertake to update or revise any of these statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.