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I don’t care about your burn rate

A few minutes ago, a friend of mine tweeted this and it caught my attention.

How to easily ensure that you’re using a secure (SSL-encrypted) donation page

The bottom line is this: take the time to make sure you’re using an SSL-encrypted donation page. And if you’re not sure…

Speculation About the Possible Implications of Square on Political Fundraising

This article was originally published on January 17, 2010, and was featured by The New York Times’ Bits Blog. In the time since, much of it has come to pass. I’m reposting it here for hindsight…

You (still) need to own your own digital + field infrastructure

As the number and quality of campaign tools available increases, it becomes ever more important to have a dependable “home base” of your own…

NationBuilder-first design

NationBuilder is somewhat unique as a content management system — because it isn’t one, really. It’s far more than that. NationBuilder is a community organizing system, and once you internalize that it transforms everything about the way that you approach using the software.

What is NationBuilder, anyway?

At first, it seems like a silly question — What is NationBuilder? — because the answer is obvious, isn’t it? NationBuilder is a content management system. Or maybe it’s a voter database. Or a field organizing tool? A nonprofit CRM? A bulk email service?

The GOP Doesn’t Have a Tech Problem

We have a culture problem. Let me explain.

You don’t have to look very far to find an article digging into the Republican Party’s challenges “closing the tech gap.” We lag behind in software, in talent, in… you…

Some quick thoughts on building — and sustaining — a quality team

I just read this short blog post by DHH about the broken language — and indeed the broken mindset — of hiring. It conveys exactly how I feel about building a team at The Beag Co., and I wanted to share it here.