Introducing Our NationBuilder Starter Package
Mon 14 May, 2012
Ready to get your NationBuilder site off the ground, but need a little help getting started? Richir Outreach is here to help!
Our team of tech-savvy organizers has tons of experience implementing successful campaigns with NationBuilder. We know firsthand what a powerful organizing tool it can be. However, we also understand that, for busy campaigns and advocacy organizations, getting started on a new platform can be daunting. We don't want a lack of time or resources to stand in the way of...
NationBuilder for Spanish Speakers!
Thu 3 May, 2012
If you’ve been keeping up with Richir Outreach, you’ll know that we are big proponents of NationBuilder. And we aren’t the only ones! NationBuilder as an organizing tool has been gaining momentum over the past few months. And, as the Nationbuilder user base continues to grow, so does the scope of its audience.
One of the best qualities of Nationbuilder is that it offers a highly templated website solution, out of the box. At Richir Outreach, we wanted to build on this great templating by...
How to move the position of the featured content slider
Thu 26 Apr, 2012
In NationBuilder, almost every page has an option to add a slider at the top which features images and links. These content sliders are nice and easy to set up through the Settings>Featured Content Slider tab on the page.
Unfortunately, they can be rather difficult to customize beyond the content you include, including where on the page it's placed.
Luckily, though, my colleague, Padma, told me how to move it on the template level:
To move the position of the featured slides on a given page...
How to Bump Up Your Donation Thermometer in NationBuilder
Fri 6 Apr, 2012
So you know how to make a donation page in NationBuilder? It’s pretty cool. It’s got a donation goal and a thermometer. But let’s say you want to start your donation drive with some money already donated. Or if you want your progress bar to take into account offline donations given outside NationBuilder.
How do you adjust your donation page so it’s not starting at zero donations? Well, that’s when you have to get down to adjusting your template using “liquid.” Don’t worry it’s not too...
How NationBuilder's "Legacy" Function Can Save You a Lot of Time
Fri 30 Mar, 2012
For sites that have a lot of older, outdated content (like blog posts and press releases) NationBuilder has a "Legacy" solution that will keep the pages intact, without you having to go to the trouble of recreating everything.
On NationBuilder, before you shut down your old site, you can do a "Legacy import" that recreates all of the pages and content from your old site in kind of a 'frozen' state (meaning that you can't edit these pages like you would a normal NationBuilder page).
After you...
Fundraising with Nationbuilder
Fri 16 Mar, 2012
We love Nationbuilder and all the built-in integration it offers its users. One of the places where it shines is in the donation department. For those candidates and organizations that would like to accept donations and other payments directly through their Nationbuilder site, there are a few different options for integrated payment processors.
For those folks in the US, Nationbuilder integrates with Authorize.net, as well as Democracy Engine. We like Democracy Engine a lot for our clients...
Embedding Content on Nationbuilder
Thu 23 Feb, 2012
Nationbuilder makes it easy for users to add media content from sources like Youtube and Flickr to their webpages. Simply copy the url for the video or photo set you’d like to feature, and paste it in the “Content” portion of your page. We made a few screencasts to help you figure this out here and here.
If your url is not recognized by Nationbuilder, or you'd like more control over your content, you can also use an embed code to add your media. To do this, you'll need to edit your page at...
Your broadcaster's email address matters
Thu 23 Feb, 2012
Content created with helpful advise from NationBuilder and from their post on how to optimize email deliverability.
When you are getting ready to send emails from your NationBuilder site here are the first things you have to do:
Custom domain on NationBuilder. So, mydomain.com instead of mydomain.nationbuilder.com. Here's how.
Set up emails on your custom domain. Like jerimee@richiroutreach.com matches to www.richiroutreach.com. This is done through google aps. Instructions here.
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