What's new at NationBuilder

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NationBuilder + Global Elections in 2024

In 2024, NationBuilder was used by campaigns, political parties, and advocacy efforts in a third of the world’s elections, powering voter engagement in 60 countries and reaching over 66 million people.

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Fiercely hopeful: NationBuilder’s 2024 Year in Review

We are living through a historic time. If there was any doubt about that, 2024 set us straight. The onslaught of breaking news and world events, from incomprehensible disasters to horrific attacks to humanitarian crises, w...

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5 ways your humanity can help keep you safe in an AI, deep fake world

As a systems engineer with over ten years of experience, I've had a front row seat to the rapidly accelerating evolution of the cybersecurity landscape, encountering everything from simple phishing emails to sophisticated ...

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Our new Run for Office plan for campaigns: Access NationBuilder's full political feature set for $2/day

From the start, NationBuilder has focused on making it possible for new leaders – no matter who they are, where they come from, or what financial backing they have – to get the tools they need to run for office. That missi...

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Looking ahead to the 2024 Elections

As someone who believes that the bedrock on which all other human rights and freedoms rest is the right to vote for and elect our leaders, one of the most rewarding parts of working at NationBuilder is getting to see first...

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NationBuilder Partners

As we reflect on 2023, it’s critical that we recognize the strength and vitality of our partner ecosystem.

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Finding a place to stand in a sea of rapid change

When I reflect on all that occurred in 2023, it’s hard to believe such seismic changes were bound by a single year: some of the century’s deadliest earthquakes (and other catastrophic natural disasters), historic bank coll...

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How Google & Yahoo’s new sender requirements affect you

What to expect? Starting February 1st, 2024, Google & Yahoo will be enforcing new bulk email-sending guidelines. These requirements apply to anyone sending email to a significant number of recipients, which Google defi...

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Five Years

Another year has gone by and it has now somehow been five years. I wrote the piece below (“Four years”) last year and never shared it with anyone, then found it yesterday when I was reflecting on what to say at NationBuild...

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Making the tools of advocacy available to everyone

One of the most important functions in a democracy is the ability to advocate for ourselves and our communities; to petition the government, to express what we think should be different, and to hold our elected representat...

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Practicing democracy today and every day

Today is the UN’s International Day of Democracy—a day intended not just to reflect on the state of democracy around the world, but also to shine a light on how each of us personally strengthens and sustains democracy thro...

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Hilary Doe named as Michigan's Chief Growth Officer, first in the United States

NATIONBUILDER’S PRESIDENT HILARY DOE NAMED AS MICHIGAN’S CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER, FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES Doe will remain a senior advisor to NationBuilder while serving her home state

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More awards for NationBuilder Partners at the 2023 Reed Awards

Congratulations to all of the winners at this year's Reed Awards! Some of our wonderful partners were among those on stage - a full list of winners can be seen here.

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Introducing NationBuilder’s Chief Product Officer

Jim Gilliam wrote the first line of code for what would become NationBuilder on October 31, 2009. So the last day of October has always been a special one for us. But October 31, 2022 was particularly special.

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Democracy is a practice: NationBuilder’s 2022 Year in Review

2022 was a big year at NationBuilder. We added extraordinary new people to our growing team—including Yvonne Baur, our Chief Product Officer. Less than a year after acquiring ActionButton, we made it free for everyone and ...