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Diary of a candidate, Vol 1: “I’m running!”

Posted by · December 14
TAGGED Europe strategy
Read this in French 🇫🇷 We are Line Kristensen and Flore Blondel-Goupil, NationBuilder Account Managers based in the London office. Having worked with many political parties and campaigns, we want to share what we’ve learn... Continue reading

Personalize emails at scale with new NationBuilder smart fields

Posted by · December 12
TAGGED Product updates
It’s now easier than ever to personalize your email communications in NationBuilder. We’re excited to announce smart fields—a new feature that helps you harness the power of integrated data to create emails tailor-made for... Continue reading

Raise more with NationBuilder’s new payment processor

Posted by · December 04
TAGGED Product updates
Last Tuesday marked the biggest fundraising day of the year—one of the most important annual opportunities for nonprofits around the world. With the giving season in full swing, we’re thrilled to share that raising money o... Continue reading

Sad news about our founder Jim Gilliam

Posted by · November 28
This is a very difficult message to write. As many of you know, Jim got very sick last year. He made a number of truly miraculous recoveries and was able to return to work. But earlier this year, we learned that Jim had ca... Continue reading

Our top 7 resources for running an effective GOTV program

Posted by · October 25
TAGGED Win your election
Election Day in the USA is right around the corner. If you haven't finalized your GOTV strategy, or are still looking for something to give your turnout program a winning edge — look no further. Continue reading

Quick tips for easier email blasts

Posted by · August 29
TAGGED Strategy
I've been talking to customers for years and experimenting with different, simple ways to make email blasts a little easier with NationBuilder—without having to be a coder!  Continue reading

Advanced privacy: An opportunity to better target supporters

Posted by · August 13
TAGGED Europe GDPR + 1 more
Read this in French 🇫🇷 A handful of European NationBuilder customers have recently come to me to discuss how to better target their people in an advanced-privacy world. Continue reading

Get live video support for three hours, every Friday through the rest of August!

Posted by · August 08
TAGGED Service updates
Since the start of this year I’ve been doing a daily 30-minute webinar every weekday going through the basics of NationBuilder. Sometimes guests have last-minute questions or want to go over specific issues in their nation... Continue reading

Lost your election? Here's how to fight on like you won

Posted by · August 02
TAGGED Strategy 7 min read
It’s the morning after your primary, the results are in, and they’re not what you planned for. No one plans for a loss, not really. You’ve spent months stumping, turf-cutting, baby-kissing, call time fundraising, and la... Continue reading

New mobile app lets you take your nation wherever you go

Posted by · June 29
TAGGED API & Integrations
HandyNation is an iOS and Android mobile application developed by Social Benchers, a NationBuilder certified Agency. You can use HandyNation to bring your NationBuilder control panel to your device—look through your nation... Continue reading

Diversity in tech, one algorithm problem at a time

Posted by · June 28
TAGGED NationBuilder Events
Diversity in tech is something that I have been passionate about ever since I started learning how to code. It’s an issue that affects everyone, since the people designing and creating products need to do so for all differ... Continue reading

Create, embed, and customize mobile-friendly donation forms with Custom Donations

Posted by · June 20
TAGGED API & Integrations
Custom Donations is a payment processing service that allows users to create easily customizable donation forms that embed seamlessly into your website. The forms are integrated with NationBuilder's public API and donation... Continue reading

Five steps to manage and grow your email communication after GDPR

Posted by · May 30
TAGGED Europe Strategy + 1 more
Despite the added complexity GDPR may add to your email communications, it is a huge opportunity to improve your deliverability and relationships. Communicating with your supporters at their preferred frequency level and a... Continue reading

Create donor dashboards with Fundraising Report Card

Posted by · May 21
TAGGED Run your nonprofit API & Integrations
Fundraising Report Card is now integrated with NationBuilder. This means that mutual customers can now sync donation data to Fundraising Report Card to generate beautiful, intuitive and actionable graphs to indicate their ... Continue reading

Ten key takeaways from our London GDPR event

Posted by · May 21
TAGGED Europe NationBuilder Events + 1 more
We recently hosted a GDPR-related event in London for our customers and ecosystem. For one, we wanted the topic to be upbeat and positive, hence our title, "GDPR - an opportunity to build trust and confidence". We also wan... Continue reading