What's new at NationBuilder

Thank you, Joe!

Today we announce that Joe Green, NationBuilder's co-founder and president, is moving on to his next adventure as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz. While Joe is stepping down as president and away from d...

Long Beach, SF, Bordentown: Pioneering digital democracy with NationBuilder Government

I’m a government geek. I joined NationBuilder back in 2011 after several years in city government and City Hall journalism (and founding Gov 2.0 Radio) and immediately put together proposals for how governments could use o...

The NationBuilder architect behind Kathleen Wynne's historic victory

Last week we featured NationBuilder Architect Digital Campaign Solutions (DCS) on NationBuilder Live, our daily webcasting program. DCS, which is based in Canada, builds websites and digital campaigns for progressive candi...

New 'Civitas' theme released for government edition

We're pleased to announce the addition of the new 'Civitas' stock theme by Tectonica. The Civitas theme is designed specifically with government officials, agencies and municipalities in mind, with customizations to enhanc...

Thinking outside the box about NationBuilder

Today's guest post is written by Mason Herron, President of The Avoyer Group. Mason is a certified NationBuilder Expert; you can follow The Avoyer Group on Facebook or Twitter. What makes NationBuilder great is the fact t...

Michael Moschella joins NationBuilder as VP of Organizing

NationBuilder’s mission is to make everyone a leader, and we’ve been working hard towards that mission every day for the past few years. But there are some people who have been doing that for decades, unwaveringly, because...

NationBuilder for films: Bridging the gap between education and action

The famed Sundance Film Festival got underway yesterday in Park City, Utah and we're excited to be a part of it this year. The power of storytelling and film is close to the heart of NationBuilder. Founder and CEO Jim Gill...

Anatomy of a NationBuilder municipal campaign

We often get questions from our political customers who are just launching on NationBuilder about how to most effectively leverage the platform's features. Here is a case study of an unlikely municipal candidate who used N...

NationBuilder expands

NationBuilder believes that everyone can be a leader. Not just politicians, or office holders, or people who’ve grown up being told they’re leaders. Everyone. Going into politics is a well-understood path for aspiring lea...

Q&A with NationBuilder Architect and Expert cStreet Campaigns

This week's featured NationBuilder Architect, Josh Stuart of cStreet Campaigns, is unique in that he is dual certified as an Architect and Expert. cStreet specializes in design and digital organizing for progressive custom...

From Hawaiian pageant queen to state elected official

Hawai'i House Representative Lauren Cheape Three Miss America contestants ran for office this past November. Only one was elected. Starting this month, Lauren Kealohilani Cheape, who won the title of Miss Hawai'i in 20...

Use NationBuilder to get more value out of your Facebook page

Facebook pages are ubiquitous among businesses and nonprofits these days. Encouraging someone to like your page is an easy ask. The problem, which we discuss in more detail here, is that the value of a "like" is unclear an...

Creating people-centric organizations

Last week on NationBuilder Live, Adriel Hampton and C.J. MinsterCheng did a session on what it really means to put people at the center of your organization and how NationBuilder can help you do it. Here's some of what the...

Study: More than half of campaign donors, volunteers came from the internet

State and municipal campaigns that used NationBuilder last month recruited more than half of their volunteers and donors from the internet, data from hundreds of U.S. elections shows. On average, NationBuilder campaigns i...

NationBuilder on KPCC Radio: Making the difference in California's closest political races

Assembly candidate Richard Bloom One of our favorite Southern California Public radio stations, KPCC, aired a story yesterday about how integrated online and offline organizing with NationBuilder was able to make the d...