What's new at NationBuilder

More beautiful websites: NationBuilder's fast-growing Architects program

NationBuilder is stronger because of our networks of talented partners who help customers design and implement beautiful websites. We've recently added new free themes such as Victory, BusyBiz and Civitas for customer self...

Leaders wanted: Why state and local elections matter

At NationBuilder, we believe that everyone has leadership potential. Usually, political organizations just focus on the people at the top with the most power. But every once in a while an organization understands that real...

NationBuilder VP of Engineering: At SXSW, will do improv

NationBuilder VP of Engineering, Dan Walmsley is at SXSW and he will rock out your party or panel with his brilliance and comedy stylings! Today, he's on a panel at Interact ATX evaluating 100 of the brightest entrepreneur...

You've made the runoff - now what?

Primary victory means a great time on election night - but the celebration shifts immediately to planning for what's next. Last June, we saw candidates like Richard Bloom and Eric Swalwell place second in primaries, build ...

Cerritos council sweep, upset win in West Hollywood

Grassroots organizing paid off for proponents of term limits in West Hollywood, as Measure C took 62 percent of the vote last night. A similar measure failed in 1997 and incumbents have lost only twice in the city's histor...

Wins across Los Angeles mayor, council, school board races

Leaders using NationBuilder cleaned up in yesterday's city elections in Los Angeles, as Eric Garcetti moved to the mayoral runoff in first place and in the Hollywood area, council candidates Mitch O'Farrell and John Choi a...

Lib Dems win Eastleigh by-election

Mike Thornton is off to U.K. Parliament after winning a by-election that saw the Conservative candidate pushed back to third place. Thornton has been a local parish and borough councillor since 2007.

A nation to end bullying

NationBuilder's mission is to make everyone a leader and our vision is to unlock the potential of a connected humanity. You can see this vision in action at The Bully Project, organized around the film "Bully", which aims ...

A sneak peek of NationBuilder's new look

Right now we’re busy putting the final polish on a fresh new look for NationBuilder. When you log into your control panel later this week, you’ll see a sleeker, more modern style. This update doesn’t fundamentally change h...

New ways of organizing for public sector renewal

PS Engage is a one-day conference that focuses on public service renewal and bringing new ideas to Canadian federal government employees. For the last event in November, the aim was to explore new ways of working. NationB...

Using NationBuilder to organize food co-ops

The folks at the Food Co-Op Initiative recently interviewed Peter Frank of the Kensington Community Food Co-op about the organization's use of NationBuilder. The Google+ Hangout covers: Setting up a new events page on yo...

New video: Civic engagement in the digital age

In case you missed it on Wednesday, here is a recording of our webcast with Gov 2.0 Radio founder and NationBuilder VP of community Adriel Hampton. This video is for you if you want to: Learn how governments can encoura...

Campaign aims to make predatory lending victims 'Less Miserable'

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera was down at the Wilshire Screening Room in Beverly Hills (me, too!) yesterday to premiere a new film trailer parody of Universal's "Les Miserables." The revision of the classic mu...

Practical online tools to improve government

Today's guest post is written by Christopher Hubbarde & Josh Stuart of cStreet Campaigns. cStreet is a certified NationBuilder Architect and Expert; you can follow them on Twitter. The cliché of governments as overwhel...

Getting the most out of NationBuilder's 'BusyBiz' website theme

Creating beautiful websites is getting easier and easier with NationBuilder - we've recently added three new public themes, each with its own set of substyles - and our list of custom theme designers is growing by the week...