# Convio to acquire GetActive

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/01/19/convio-acquire-getactive/
- Published: 2007-01-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**US online fundraising and campaigning service provider Convio, Inc. is to acquire
competitor GetActive Software, Inc. The combined company will serve more than 1,400
nonprofit organisations.**

The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of March 2007, although the
terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Gene Austin, CEO of Convio, Inc, which has helped nonprofits raise more than $500
million online since 1999, said: “This combination will bring together two great
companies, each of which has a deep commitment to serving the nonprofit sector.

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“Convio and GetActive have always focused on providing nonprofits with the most 
advanced Internet solutions for developing strong constituent relationships and 
driving support. Now, we believe our customers will be even better equipped to realize
the potential of the Internet for fundraising, advocacy and outreach.”

GetActive has more than 800 clients, including The Humane Society of the United 
States, AFL-CIO, University of California, CARE, and Oxfam America.

Convio’s clients include American Red Cross, American Diabetes Association, American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, AVON Foundation, Easter Seals,
Farm Aid, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Sierra Club.

Kintera, the other major US software and services provider for online fundraising
and advocacy, was quick to respond to the acquisition, offering nonprofits a “replacement
program for Convio and GetActive clients.” It argued that its this “provides your
organisation with one comprehensive, integrated technology provider, instead of 
two niche product providers of nonprofit software.”

Richard N. LaBarbera, Kintera’s Chief Operating Officer, added: “In this rapidly
growing market, consolidation can be expected among technology providers. Nonprofits
shouldn’t be forced onto a platform that wasn’t part of their initial analysis.”

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