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Adriel discusses 'Virtual Congress' on HuffPost Live

On a recent segment of HuffPost Live, NationBuilder VP of Community Adriel Hampton participated in a virtual roundtable discussion on Rep. Steve Pearce's (R-N.M.) proposed legislation to create a "virtual Congress." Rep. P...

Friday fun at NTEN 2013

Yesterday was the first day of the annual Non-Profit Technology Conference, known as NTEN, which is being held at the Hilton in Minneapolis this year. Minneapolis greeted and semi-defeated me with a twelve-inch snow storm,...

A 'Visual Revolution' is changing the way we communicate

Photo and video-centric applications like Instagram, Pinterest and Vine are changing the way people interact on social media. Stats from this visual story-telling guide provide striking evidence of this trend:

Flexible email design helps you connect with your supporters

When sending email blasts from your nation, you can choose from a dozen public themes. This allows you to create a beautiful email design without knowing any CSS or Liquid. If you'd like to edit the footer of your email, o...

Hopelessly in love with spring: Introducing our new 'Conserve' website theme

We've heard your calls for more playful website themes in our selection of free templates and are pleased to release "Conserve," celebrating the seasons with styles for spring, summer, autumn and winter. This theme was cre...

Creating community with suggestion pages

Your nation's website is the perfect hub for communication with and among your supporters. Suggestion pages will help you facilitate conversation loops and create a sense of community on your website. Here are a few of the...

Connect to social media champions to grow your nation

Social media offers all kinds of opportunities for expanding your organization’s reach. While maintaining an official presence on different platforms is a great first step in this process, engaging your supporters' network...

Transforming Los Angeles: Q+A with the urban planners behind MyFigueroa

There's a shift happening in Los Angeles. What's historically been known as a sprawling car-centric city is being transformed into a web of transit connected, bike-friendly and walkable communities. This is no small feat. ...

Why should small businesses use NationBuilder?

Hangar Underground, NationBuilder small business customer In my five short months at NationBuilder, I've helped our organizing team connect with thousands of politicians all across the country to introduce them to the f...

Pivot Legal says 'NationBuilder changed everything'

This week, Peter Wrinch at Pivot Legal published a post titled 'NationBuilder changed everything' on the Strategic Pivot blog. I'd like to share his story with you. A couple of years ago, Peter was looking for a technol...

NationBuilder Partner Spotlight: PowerThru Consulting

Yesterday on NationBuilder Live Adriel Hampton highlighted the work of NationBuilder architect PowerThru Consulting. In this clip, Adriel talks about how PowerThru helps its clients build their supporter base using e-mail ...

Setting up your website

When you're just starting your nation, creating your website is a great way to begin reaching your prospects and supporters. In this video from NationBuilder Live, VP of Community Adriel Hampton explains how to switch betw...

Historic raise for Australian childcare workers won with digital organizing and NationBuilder

This post was written by Steven Miles, Coordinator of Comprehensive Campaigns for United Voice Queensland. It was originally published on the blog of cStreet Campaigns, a NationBuilder architect and expert, who kindly let ...

Nation building 101: Organizing people with tags and filters

The key to organizing supporters in your nation is being able to slice and dice them into useful categories that you can target with specific messages and calls to action. Want to send a text blast to all the volunteers wh...

Remove slacktivist from your vocabulary

As soon as people figured out the internet could be used to engage people in a cause, backlash began against this new form of activism. Actions like signing an online petition, sharing a story on Facebook, promoting a caus...