Advocacy

Advocacy

Building nonprofit community with Young Nonprofit Professionals Network

Nathan Gardner of YNPNsfba Fifteen years ago, twelve ambitious nonprofit professionals got together in San Francisco in an effort to create their own change in the nonprofit community. They started Young Nonprofit Prof...

Turning LA’s back alley into a thriving public space

Kayaking on the LA River on Memorial Day Riding along on the Los Angeles river bike path - my favorite place to bike in the city - I'm always fascinated by the views of nature integrated into the urban landscape. The r...

Every dog has its day: Using NationBuilder to save hundreds of dogs in West Virginia

Chelsea Staley and her husband, Mark, love dogs. They have more than 10 - six permanent and four rescue - at their 20 acre home in Charleston, West Virginia. When they adopted their first puppy, he was so ill that he didn'...

Rhode Islanders United for Marriage helps pass the state's same-sex marriage bill

On April 24th, the Rhode Island State Senate voted 26-12 in favor of gay marriage. Rhode Islanders United for Marriage spearheaded this effort, collecting thousands in donations and many petition signatures with the help o...

Striking at the Root! Rootstrikers is fighting against government corruption

"For every thousand hacking at the branches of evil there is one who is striking at the root." The words of Henry David Thoreau bare a short but powerful manifesto on the walls of San Francisco State University, welcomi...

Transforming Los Angeles: Q+A with the urban planners behind MyFigueroa

There's a shift happening in Los Angeles. What's historically been known as a sprawling car-centric city is being transformed into a web of transit connected, bike-friendly and walkable communities. This is no small feat. ...

Historic raise for Australian childcare workers won with digital organizing and NationBuilder

This post was written by Steven Miles, Coordinator of Comprehensive Campaigns for United Voice Queensland. It was originally published on the blog of cStreet Campaigns, a NationBuilder architect and expert, who kindly let ...

A nation to end bullying

NationBuilder's mission is to make everyone a leader and our vision is to unlock the potential of a connected humanity. You can see this vision in action at The Bully Project, organized around the film "Bully", which aims ...

Using NationBuilder to organize food co-ops

The folks at the Food Co-Op Initiative recently interviewed Peter Frank of the Kensington Community Food Co-op about the organization's use of NationBuilder. The Google+ Hangout covers: Setting up a new events page on yo...