Does Nationbuilder host e-mail accounts (i.e. so that key staff could have e-mail addresses just for the Nation)? Does it require the add-on of a Custom E-mail Server? If we purchase that add-on, are custom e-mail addresses included, or do we still use our personal e-mail accounts?
Update: With the NationBuilder Mailboxes feature, NationBuilder does host email accounts. Email received in NationBuilder is saved with the user record of the person sending the email. To set up new email accounts using NationBuilder as your email provider, you'll need to add a new broadcaster for each email address required. We have a video on using Mailboxes, as well as a setup guide.
If you want to use NationBuilder Mailboxes in addition to another email provider, we recommend Google Apps. We make this easy to connect to your nation - just get your HTML verification code from your Apps setup and go to Pages > Settings > Analytics setup in your nation and enter the code there and save. Verify the site and you're up and running with free custom email.
The add-on for custom email servers is if you want your own email reputation.
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If you’re going to go that route, I’d strongly recommend pairing Mailboxes with a third-party service, as NationBuilder does not enable mobile email (on your mobile device), offer spam filtering, etc. With a Google Apps (or other provider) + Mailboxes pairing, you’ll get the best of everything.
“This isn’t meant for your personal email, it’s meant for emails sent to your organization like info@, jobs@, volunteer@ type email addresses.”
I don’t understand how Mailboxes answer this question about creating personal email addresses for staff.
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Best of luck.”