Blog-stories

Blog-stories

Challenge machine politics with NationBuilder

Dan Cowen (left) at community meeting. Photo courtesy of the Cowen campaign Dan Cowen recently graduated from Syracuse University and is running for Syracuse Councilor At-Large. His campaign challenges the machine po...

From front porches to Twitter feeds: How to meet voters where they are

Voters today are no longer paying attention to political ads on TV; they're listening to the voices of real people. But with more than eighty percent of American's living in large metropolitan areas, constant mobility and ...

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...

The League's Jon Lajoie kick starts his pursuit of your cash money

Crowdfunding is growing in popularity, with everyone from independent emergency service groups to celebrities taking to the internet to ask for funds. Comedian Jon Lajoie launched his own 'kickstarter,' illuminating how ab...

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...

A creative community at LA Makerspace

The 11th floor of LA Mart is home to hidden hallways of creative spaces. But among the most unique is LA Makerspace, a hackspace dedicated to tech education for youth and adults. Director of LA Makerspace, Tara Tiger Brown...

Garcetti takes LA mayor's race - leaders using NationBuilder fare well across the board

Three-term City Councilman Eric Garcetti won the Los Angeles mayor's race decisively yesterday, 54 to 46 in initial returns against runoff opponent Wendy Greuel, the City Controller. Garcetti's aggressive grassroots cam...

BC Greens pick up first-ever legislative seat

Climate change expert Andrew Weaver made history last night as the first Green Party member to be elected to the British Columbia legislature. Weaver won in a competitive three-way race that saw the incumbent lose her seat...

South Orange, two years later

Two years ago, NationBuilder alpha customer Alex Torpey became Village President of South Orange, NJ. Inc. magazine dubbed the 23-year-old independent "The Social Media" mayor and the win propelled the social media consult...