What's new at NationBuilder

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Three new-world insights driving NationBuilder’s product innovation

Over the last two years, a global pandemic has changed us. It’s changed the way we think about each other, our perspective on what’s important, and our awareness of the things we take for granted. As we’ve mourned and adap...

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The 2%: What it means to be part of a majority-female leadership team

Last week, we proudly shared the announcement that Hilary Doe is now NationBuilder’s president. This gave me a chance to pause and consider the incredible leadership we have, and I wondered: How many companies are like our...

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Announcing NationBuilder's new president: Hilary Doe

Friendship and partnership are the foundation of NationBuilder. And today, I am overjoyed to announce that my friend, the extraordinary Hilary Doe, is now NationBuilder’s president. Hilary started at NationBuilder in Sept...

Why mission-driven boards need young professionals to serve

The following piece is a guest post written by Jeb Banner, CEO of Boardable. It’s common for nonprofits to want young and energetic volunteers to help with their fundraising efforts, but it’s a lot less common to recruit y...

What your nonprofit needs to know about the Google Grant

The following piece is a guest post written by Grant Hensel, CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone. The Google Ad Grant is a powerful and flexible tool that should be part of any nonprofit’s digital marketing strategy, but there are ...

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Inspire real-time action with our newest add-on: ActionButton!

Earlier this year, we announced that ActionButton is now a part of NationBuilder. Since then, our teams have come together to make the power of our combined toolsets available to all NationBuilder customers.

Donor Recognition: 5 Ideas for Your Next Capital Campaign

The following piece is a guest post written by Derrick Spitler, Business Strategist at Eleven Fifty Seven. Effective fundraising professionals are well aware of the importance of donor recognition. Acknowledging donors and...

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Increase your mobile donations with express payment options

With end of year giving season right around the corner, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to meet your donors where they're at: on their mobile devices. Some estimates show that at least a quarter of all onlin...

How to make each donation count: A guide for nonprofits

The following piece is a guest post written by Adam Weinger, President of Double the Donation, the leading provider of tools that help nonprofits raise more money from corporate matching gift and volunteer grant programs. ...

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So you inherited a messy nation

Take a deep breath, you’re not alone. After years of engaging with you supporters, you may find yourself with an unruly nation. One that could use an audit to help inform a cleaner infrastructure. As a former customer, I ...

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Level up your team’s skill set with our new “Introduction to NationBuilder”

Our staff has been training hundreds of customer teams over the years and we know that the onboarding phase is crucial when you’re trying to get your work started off strong and keep it growing long term. That’s why we’re ...

[Recording] NationBuilder Books - Tending Book Launch

The story of Amy Henderson's raw and vulnerable quest to understand modern parenthood, Tending: Parenthood and the Future of Work brings her into intimate conversations with hundreds of parents, scientists, activists, bus...

Why you should build your membership program on NationBuilder (and why you shouldn't)

Membership programs are some of the most effective ways for nonprofit organizations to move beyond relying on just a handful of major gifts and grants for the lion’s share of their funding. Still, they don’t have to just b...

How to swap vanity metrics for success metrics that drive real impact

As a leader or an organizer, to measure the success of your campaigns, you closely monitor and report a number of metrics––like a boat captain keeping an eye on their compass at all times. But chances are, your compass is ...

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Recapping our 800 product updates from the first half of 2021

As we close in on the halfway point of 2021, we're taking stock of how our product has evolved over the last six months. Each product update we make is rooted in our deep commitment to bringing our customers the best possi...