What's new at NationBuilder

Petition improvements (including a new filter!) and email list subscription fixes for your supporters who take action

Posted by · August 07

We’ve made some improvements to NationBuilder petition pages! You can now filter on ‘has signed (specific petition)’ this will make it easier to target outreach to people who have signed one (or more!) specific petitions... Continue reading

Personalization is king! Gather these 5 types of data and take the throne

Posted by · August 02

Are you tracking volunteers in Google Sheets? Do you know which of your major donors are Twitter influencers? Is your team making event turn out calls to targets who’ve already RSVP’d? If so, it might be time to get all yo... Continue reading

Find your people and pages faster with the improved quick search

Posted by · August 01

At NationBuilder, we believe leadership starts with putting people at the center of everything you do. Today, we’re making it even easier to find, update, and further engage those people by displaying results as soon as yo... Continue reading

Devenez Expert.e certifié.e NationBuilder

Posted by · July 14

Je m’appelle Flore et je suis Community Strategist à Londres. J’aide nos clients dans les milieux politiques, des entreprises et des associations à atteindre leurs objectifs. Aujourd’hui j’ai une demande spéciale à vous fa... Continue reading

I need you: become a NationBuilder certified Expert

Posted by · July 14

My name is Flore and I’m a Community Strategist in London. I help our political, corporate and non-profit customers reach their goals using NationBuilder. I have an ask to make to you today: will you step up to become an ... Continue reading

You can now integrate Slack with your nation

Posted by · July 05

Lincoln Bot was developed by certified NationBuilder developer Sean Walberg to sync your nation with the team messaging app Slack. Using Lincoln Bot, you can query Slack about the state of your nation. Lincoln Bot lets you... Continue reading

Meet the top 5 volunteers making it easier than ever to run for office

Posted by · June 14

When Jim Cupples teamed up with NationBuilder to start RunForOffice.org (RFO) in March of 2016, he did so to help even the playing field for civically engaged people entering politics for the first time. RFO serves a purpo... Continue reading

NationBuilder staff summit - Limited technical support

Posted by · June 01

NationBuilder staff will be in an all-day staff summit from Monday, June 6th to Friday, June 9th. During this week we will be turning off phone support and will only be checking email periodically throughout the day. We wi... Continue reading

Better events management

Posted by · May 29

Create settings for all events under a calendar page, and filter for people who RSVP’d, attended, or hosted a specific event. Continue reading

Behind the scenes of James Thompson's stunning campaign in Kansas

Posted by · May 18

A few days ago, I shared about Mike Connolly, a challenger who took on an incumbent in the Democratic primary and won. Today, I’d like to share with you another improbable story. James Thompson is a Democrat who didn’t let... Continue reading

Two challenger candidates who beat the odds

Posted by · May 17

NationBuilder levels the playing field for those who are called to lead by making powerful organizing tools available to all. We want to help more leaders—and better leaders—find, engage, and serve their communities around... Continue reading

Unpublished Facebook posts are now supported in NationBuilder

Posted by · May 03

People who like your unpublished page posts (sometimes referred to as ‘dark posts’) from Facebook will now be added to your nation just like people who engage with regular page posts. This means that you can now gather mor... Continue reading

Announcing Action, a new stock theme by cStreet

Posted by · April 20

About two years ago, NationBuilder collaborated with cStreet to create Publish, one of the most popular site themes for bloggers, writers, and activists across our network. Now, drawing on feedback from their 100+ NationBu... Continue reading

NationBuilder Integrations

Posted by · April 19

We have written about NationBuilder myths in the past. Due to the competitive environment of political and nonprofit software, we feel the need to correct assumptions the public may have about us. In this blog post, I woul... Continue reading

Talk before you vote: a Congressional campaign experiment

Posted by · April 03

With the sweeping change in U.S. politics has come an exponential rise in participation from everyday citizens (myself included)—whether we’re simply learning more about local elections, contacting our representatives, or ... Continue reading