Prior to joining the company, sheeraz served for eight years as cofounder and ceo of getactive, a venturebacked software asaservice, customer relationship management company. Learn how to tap into the considerable opportunities of social networking on the web with thepractical, handson techniques and case studies found in people to people fundraising. The public broadcasting service pbs has entered into an agreement with getactive software to provide local pbs stations access to personalized outbound email and emembership services. Dropcountr connects people and their utilities on the mobile devices they use everyday. More importantly, the market getactiveconvio addresses would not be as mature or rich without sheerazs efforts. Sheeraz haji is a wise and dynamic leader who excels at selling his companys services and then ensuring that his clients are delighted with the value they receive. What the eventual impact is, well have to wait and see, comments sheeraz haji, ceo of convio competitor getactive, a software firm with clients as potentially adversarial as the service employees international union and the u. Sheeraz daniel haji, venture partner at rembrandt venture. We consider what is best for our business, based primarily on how a potentially controversial prospect will affect our existing clients, staff, and our reputation.
Prior to fotonotes, dan played a lead role at invu technology developing enterprise software for convoke systems, cloud systems, and technicon. A client recently pointed out to me one of those creative sites afscme and it was a virtual protest. A handson guide of creative ideas, techniques, and strategies from the worlds foremost ephilanthropy experts, including convio s vinay bhagat and sheeraz haji. Sheeraz is quite the nice guy, but it wasnt his mere presence that gave me the giggles. Anticonvio blogstorm raises bigger question of tech vendor. Convio was a software company based in austin, texas in the usa, with offices in washington, dc and emeryville, ca. Prior to ctg, sheeraz cofounded and served as ceo of getactive software. He led getactives merger with convio, then as convio s president built a company with 1,200 clients and 300 employees. Getactive software was founded by bill pease, sheeraz haji, tom krackeler, ken leiserson and other former staff members at the environmental defense fund who had been doing work within that. In addition to his work leading zipdragon ventures, sheeraz. Kate kaye quotes getactive ceo sheeraz haji in her wellwritten personal democracy forum article on the their internal client conflict policy. A seasoned tech entrepreneur, sheeraz served for eight years as cofounder and ceo of getactive, a venturebacked, softwareasaservice crm company.
Convio is a leading provider of ondemand software and services to help nonprofits use the internet strategically to build strong relationships with constituents for driving fundraising, advocacy. Sheeraz also answers to sheeraz d haji and sheeraz daniel haji, and perhaps a couple of other names. In january 2007, convio acquired getactive software, then the second largest citation needed ecrm provider for nonprofit organizations in the usa. Benchmark executive search, an industryrecognized executive recruitment firm focused on cyber security, corporate security and more search firms forming advisory boards. View sheeraz daniel haji s professional profile on relationship science, the database of decision makers. He currently works as a chief executive officer at getactive software. Making technology work for not against you the nonprofit. Prior to joining invu, dan was a founder and senior architect at getactive software.
Sheeraz haji, cofounder of getactive, will be the companys president. In addition to his work leading zipdragon ventures, sheeraz serves as a senior advisor for. Sheeraz has cofounded, served as an executive, and invested in. Jun 09, 2005 anticonvio blogstorm raises bigger question of tech vendor partisanship by kate kaye thursday, june 9 2005 it was howard deans presidential primary campaigns successful online fundraising efforts that helped to promote convio beyond the niche market of nonprofits and political campaigns the software firm serves. Sep 08, 2007 sheeraz haji announces he is stepping down as president at convio in a move that shouldnt surprise many people, sheeraz haji, president of convio, will announce today that he is stepping away from his daytoday operations of the company. Convio buys getactive soapbox engage online engagement. As ceo of cleantech group, sheeraz haji is one of the worlds most influential. Sheeraz daniel haji is managing partnerfounder at zipdragon ventures llc. Sheeraz daniel haji, managing partner at zipdragon ventures.
Sheeraz is an investor passionate about the power of saas companies to transform vertical markets such as clean energy and water. Sheeraz daniel haji is an investor passionate about the power of cloud software to transform vertical markets such as clean energy and water. Sheeraz daniel haji today announced the launch of his new firm. Jan 26, 2016 sheeraz daniel haji has launched zipdragon ventures zdv, a san francisco, cabased investment firm that will provide seed capital to industry cloud startups the firm backs software asa. Zipdragon ventures launches to invest in industry cloud startups. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sheerazs.
He has cofounded, served as an executive, and invested in numerous startups over the past twenty years. Jan 26, 2016 san francisco, jan 26, 2016 business wire sheeraz daniel haji today announced the launch of his new firm. Jan 26, 2016 prior to ctg, sheeraz cofounded and served as ceo of getactive software, a company that pioneered online fundraising and constituent engagement for nonprofits. A seasoned tech entrepreneur, sheeraz served for eight years as cofounder and ceo of getactive, a venturebacked software asaservice, crm company. How technology is changing charity forever, the book features interviews with innovative nonprofit and technology leaders, including convio president sheeraz haji, and founder, chairman and chief strategy officer vinay bhagat, who discuss ways. There is no debate that engaging people from an advocacy perspective is something that the internet has fundamentally changed. He led getactives merger with convio and served as. Cashing in on donations san francisco business times. Our own clint obrien recently interviewed sheeraz haji for his perspective on the state of the nonprofit sector, emerging trends and valuable lessons learned. He is a key industry spokesperson and works with many of convio s largest current and prospective customers. Mar 14, 2016 sheeraz daniel haji is an investor passionate about the power of cloud software to transform vertical markets such as clean energy and water. Sheeraz is an investor passionate about the power of softwareasaservice saas. Jan 26, 2016 sheeraz is an investor passionate about the power of saas companies to transform vertical markets such as clean energy and water.
Bill pease, getactives other cofounder, will be the firms chief science officer. Sheeraz haji, president sheeraz is a recognized thought leader serving the nonprofit sector. Sheeraz daniel haji is the founder and managing partner of zipdragon ventures. Haji, sheeraz buildings get a brain january 2122, 2014 events. Sheeraz daniel haji is venture partner at rembrandt venture management llc. Sheeraz daniel haji, managing partner at zipdragon ventures blue. In what will likely be the email heard round the npo tech world, we just received a partner email from getactive that states the following announcement. Convio is a software company based in austin, texas in the usa, with offices in washington, dc and emeryville, ca. Getactive software was founded by bill pease, sheeraz haji, tom krackeler, ken leiserson and other former staff members at the environmental. Before cleantech group, he served as cofounderceo of getactive and president of convio, the leading saas company for nonprofits.
Ill take this conversation to a slightly different place, which is the new wave of using the power of people, which applies to training and documentation but is much broader than that. Sheeraz haji announces he is stepping down as president at convio in a move that shouldnt surprise many people, sheeraz haji, president of convio, will announce today that he is stepping away from his daytoday operations of the company. Prior to joining the company, sheeraz served for eight years as cofounder and ceo of getactive, a venturebacked softwareasaservice, customer relationship management company. As president of convio, sheeraz oversees the companys business development and partner program. Jun, 2005 what distinguishes kayes piece from the rest of us armchair quarterbacks is actual legwork. Haji business profile chief executive officer at canadian financing forum.
A seasoned tech entrepreneur, sheeraz served for eight years as cofounder and ceo of getactive, a venturebacked, software asaservice crm company. Asked if haji and pease will have a financial stake in convio, austin said, the best way to answer that is, to the degree that they had equity in the old company, they will have an. Jan, 2014 sheeraz cofounded and served as ceo of getactive software, which pioneered saas for nonprofits. Haji, sheeraz buildings get a brain january 2122, 2014. Sheeraz haji managing partner zipdragon ventures linkedin. Sheeraz has cofounded, operated, and invested in numerous startups. Sheeraz haji announces he is stepping down as president at convio. Dear sheeraz, we are pleased to formally extend to you this offer of employment as president at convio, inc. Sheeraz haji as cleantech groups ceo, he was instrumental in conceiving, launching and growing i3. This investment firm will provide seed capital to industry c software. Prior to joining rembrandt, sheeraz served as cofounder and ceo of getactive software, which pioneered online fundraising and constituent engagement for nonprofits. He led getactives merger with convio and served as president of the combined company.
A decade of online fundraising non profit news nonprofit. Jan 26, 2016 sheeraz daniel haji today announced the launch of his new firm. Sheeraz is an investor passionate about the power of software asaservice saas to transform vertical markets such as energy, mobility, and buildings. Convio offers free case study on autism society of america web redesign. Sep 22, 2005 i think people are taking the convioalliance for marriage controversy seriously. He led getactives merger with convio, then as convios president built a. He led getactives merger with convio, then served as convio s president and built a combined company with 1,200 clients and 300 employees. Making technology work for not against you the nonprofit times. So i was totally tickled when convio president sheeraz haji walked into a session being presented by scottish fundraising powerhouse bernard ross at the bridge conference in d. Sheeraz daniel haji is an investor passionate about the power of cloud. Dec 21, 2004 comments sheeraz haji, the cofounder and chief executive officer at getactive software.
Our eight years of expertise in providing ondemand software and services to nonprofits has produced an exceptional community of clients, partners and staff. Anti convio blogstorm raises bigger question of tech vendor partisanship by kate kaye thursday, june 9 2005 it was howard deans presidential primary campaigns successful online fundraising efforts that helped to promote convio beyond the niche market of nonprofits and political campaigns the software firm serves. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. Combination creates industry leader in internet solutions for nonprofits. Convio provided internet marketing and business management applications tailored specifically for nonprofit organizations, and virtually all of its customers were charities, educational establishments, and political advocacy groups.
Sheeraz cofounded and served as ceo of getactive software, which pioneered online fundraising and engagement for nonprofits. Zen and the art of nonprofit technology march 7, 2011 i recently wrote a blog entry about libreoffice lo, the fork of ooo that came after the acquisition of sun the old holdermaintainer of ooo by oracle. She interviewed convio ceo gene austin, several convio clients including the aclu, planned parenthood of northern new england, and madd, as well as sheeraz haji, ceo of convio competitor getactive. He led getactives merger with convio, then as convios president built a company with 1,200 clients and 300 employees. Nov 08, 2004 the san francisco business times features local business news about san francisco. Sheeraz haji is 47 years old today because sheerazs birthday is on 10141972. Haji, sheeraz sdtc cleantech focus november 910, 2011.
Anticonvio blogstorm raises bigger question of tech. He led getactives merger with convio, then served as convios president and built a combined company with 1,200 clients and 300 employees. Sheeraz haji announces he is stepping down as president at. He led getactives merger with convio and served as convios president.
View sheeraz hajis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Internet of energy colorado cleantech industries association. Cheap sensors, big data and great software will drive economic value for customers and. This investment firm will provide seed capital to industry c software asaservice saas and clean energy. Sheeraz haji business profile canadian financing forum. Sheeraz is a widely published author and a frequent speakerat industry conferences. Convio is a software company based in austin, texas in the usa, with offices in washington. Convio and getactive are widely recognized as the two foremost ecrm software and services vendors within the nonprofit sector. San francisco, jan 26, 2016 business wire sheeraz daniel haji today announced the launch of his new firm. Getactive software was founded by bill pease, sheeraz haji, tom krackeler, ken leiserson and other former staff members at the environmental defense fund who had been doing work within that organization to enable internet activism via the then nascent. He led getactives merger with convio and served as convio s president. He previously was president of edv portfolio company convio.
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