What's new at NationBuilder

More people, fewer API calls

Everything in NationBuilder revolves around your people database. One of the most important and powerful uses of our APIs is to add data to NationBuilder, and to keep it in sync with data and actions that happen elsewhere....

Huge demand for people with NationBuilder skills

The infrastructure for communities isn’t just about technology -- it’s about people. Duh! And we love connecting our customers to people who know how to use NationBuilder well. That’s why we have three certification prog...

Using digital to get to know your people

Paul Simpson leads the digital practice at the UK's foremost independent public affairs company, Lexington Communications. He uses NationBuilder for all of his client's communication needs, and in today's post, offers up h...

August Experts Roundup!

We added some insanely talented folks to the Expert directory this month. Congrats, everyone! Jose Iriarte has a background in international relations and recently joined forces with Tectonica. He is fluent in English, S...

Stripe + eWay payments added to NationBuilder

In addition to the processors we’ve supported for a long time -- Authorize.net, Democracy Engine, PayPal Express, PayPal Payflow Pro, and Sagepay -- NationBuilder now supports Stripe. And because so many of our friends in ...

NationBuilder has upgraded to Liquid 2.6.1

We have now updated the NationBuilder framework to reflect the latest version of Liquid: 2.6.1. This release improves overall performance and resolves some pesky bugs. Check out the Liquid Version History for a deeper dive...

Add signup with PHP

One of the things people ask API support is: 'How do I do a POST to the people endpoint in PHP. Here is a small script that I put together to do exactly that: click here to view. As developers we understand that sometimes...

Do this if you're running for Mayor in 2015

While most political pundits are focused on federal elections and developing story lines of billionaire-funded independent expenditures, another hugely important political effort is underway in many of America’s major citi...

NationBuilder website themes: now 100% responsive

NationBuilder websites are about people taking action—signing a petition, donating to a crowdfunding campaign, or volunteering. And it's important for people to be able to do those things anywhere, whether they are waiting...

Official Ruby client

We're very happy to announce the launch of our first official API client for Ruby, nationbuilder-rb. The client includes support for all NationBuilder API endpoints, and it will be promptly brought current when the API is...

Have an interesting story? We're all ears...

As you know, NationBuilder is big on narratives. We love telling stories and giving insight on why we do what we do. It's a significant part of who we are. However, it's not just about us. Being a certified NationBuilder...

New bulk tagging endpoint

Today we would like to announce the launch of our bulk tagging endpoint. Previously, updating tags on many people at the same time meant writing a script that makes lots of API calls. This was inefficient. So now, rather t...

Integrating new tech spurs action in Latin American politics

I was fortunate enough to work with three presidential campaigns fighting for El Palacio de Nariño (the Colombian equivalent of the White House) during the last round of elections in my beautiful home country of Columbia. ...

Nueva tecnología e integración promueven movilización en Latino Americana

En esta última ronda de elecciones Colombianas tuve el placer de trabajar con campañas presidenciales en mi bello país. No solo aprendí acerca de los procesos que existen dentro de la política Colombiana, también vi el po...

Welcome our newest Experts!

Certified Experts are well-versed in using NationBuilder and possess a unique skill set to help communities organize online. They are qualified to provide consulting services to NationBuilder customers, and eligible for re...