Convio to acquire GetActive
Posted by irishg on January 18th, 2007 at 07:10am
In one of the larger shake-ups of the nonprofit web services industry in recent years, Austin-based Convio has announced it is acquiring one of its main competitors: Berkeley, CA’s GetActive.
In a statement about the acquisition, Convio’s CEO Gene Austin says “This combination will bring together two great companies, each of which has a deep commitment to serving the nonprofit sector, … we believe our customers will be even better equipped to realize the potential of the Internet for fundraising, advocacy and outreach.”
Combined, the two companies service some 1,400 nonprofits.
News of the acquisition has generated a flurry of posts and comments in the nonprofit-tech blogoshere. Here are a few samples:
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