What's new at NationBuilder

Big upgrade to the NationBuilder Member addon

We made a few big (and exciting!) changes to how memberships work. Key features of the free Member addon include: Multiple memberships per person (highly requested) Both free and paid membership types Automatic month...

Important changes to your membership addon

We made a few big changes to the membership addon to allow more flexibility - as of today, paid membership pages are being deprecated. What this means: Existing paid membership pages will continue to function, but you ca...

Busy? We’ll import your data for you.

2017 Update - our services team will import your first import for free! Check out our Free Import page for info. There’s a feeling you get when you know your data is safe. It’s all in one place. Life is wonderful. We wan...

Announcing the launch of Blueprints

We are super excited to unveil a project we've been fleshing out for some time now: Blueprints. Blueprints is a place where you, our certified Architects, can post screenshots of your works in progress, completed sites, or...

Using NationBuilder to connect filmmakers with their audience

Last year, I went to a screening of Fruitvale Station—a film based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant. During the Q&A, screenwriter and director Ryan Coogler recounted how the film came together through ...

NationBuilder field offices…Canada or bust! (and Austin and Oakland)

Thank you for helping us pick locations for NationBuilder field offices last week. We were totally shocked by the number of responses that came in. Based on the feedback, we have decided to move forward immediately with of...

Top Three Finishers in CA District 26 Primary use NationBuilder

Eight states held primaries last Tuesday, including California. Primaries are especially competitive in California because of term limits and a unique open primary system where all parties are on one ballot and two winne...

New NationBuilder Apps - Walkathons, Raiser’s Edge, Voter modeling, and more

We believe communities can create things that were never imaginable before. And yet, every day, I’m in awe of just how skilled and talented the NationBuilder community is. There are now over 40 apps in the directory. Check...

CityZen, the newest NationBuilder theme

We’re pretty excited about the new theme from our friends at Tectonica, though I was a little confused the first time Jesse told me they wanted to call it CityZen. City? Zen? ...Huh? The mockups looked great, but I remaine...

Update from NationBuilder on denial of service attacks

NationBuilder began experiencing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Monday, resulting in a full service outage from 1:07pm to 5:35pm PT, and intermittent outages through Tuesday morning. These attacks did not...

NationBuilder’s response to the DDoS attack

NationBuilder began experiencing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack yesterday, resulting in intermittent service outages. Your data and financial information is secure, and we will not rest until service is full...

New: Household targeting with NationBuilder

Have you ever opened your mailbox and discovered four of the exact same flyers? That’s what happens when your snail mail list has not grouped all the people who live in the same house together. The industry lingo for that ...

Customize your walk+call sheet themes in NationBuilder

Have you ever wanted just one more field on your walk sheet? Has your candidate ever screamed about not knowing the assistant’s name for that big donor? Have you ever gone home late at night and cried over not having enoug...

How to figure out your fully loaded cost of technology

We often speak with organizations that are considering upgrading their technology with NationBuilder, but have some concern over the cost. For the Executive Director, CFO, or COO of the organization, there is a more holist...

Updates to people targeting in NationBuilder

We combined advanced search and filtering into one interface. Just click on the People tab, and all the advanced search functionality is right there inside the little icon that looks like a funnel. There will be a notific...