Tips, Opinions & Notes from our Team

Distilling our knowledge, experiences, and resources on a wide range of digital, technical, nonprofit, and advocacy topics.

Filtered Advocacy

The Power of Engaging Networks + Salesforce

by Kai Addae | July 31, 2025

Engaging Networks is a powerful advocacy platform (and more) with a rock-solid Salesforce integration that allows you to identify, target, and empower your supporters to drive political change.

Advocacy, Integration, Salesforce

Organizing in Red Districts

by Karen Uffelman | July 26, 2025

For the sake of, well, everything, you should be mobilizing your supporters in red districts, even if their elected officials don't favor your cause.

Advocacy, Engagement Strategy

Updated! Percolator's Digital Advocacy and Salesforce Report

by Karen Uffelman | July 17, 2025

With political polarization and the deepening divide between elected officials and the people they are supposed to serve, giving voice to constituents has never been more important.

Advocacy, Engagement Strategy, Salesforce

Top Tools to Track Legislative Data

by Jessica Townsend | July 31, 2024

Not all tools provide access to the three levels of legislative data. Take a look at what Jessica had to say about the considerations to make when picking the right tool for your CRM.

Advocacy, Best Practices, CRM, Engagement Strategy, Salesforce

Why We Joined PledgeNoHate.tech

by Saige Silverman | May 6, 2024

Earlier this year, we joined PledgeNoHate.tech as a founding member. With threats to democracy on our minds, we believe in the power of teaming up and using technology as a tool for good!

Advocacy, Best Practices, Percolator Love

Percolator's Digital Advocacy and Salesforce report - 2.0!

by Jasmine Woods | October 21, 2022

This update has been a big project as the field has changed significantly since we last published.

Advocacy, Salesforce

Columbus statue removal

by Kai Addae | July 16, 2020

On the morning of June 24th, I saw a video from the site of New Havens local statue of Christopher Columbus, on the day it was to be removed.

Advocacy, Percolator Love

Can't protest? You can watch the livestream. And then send the money.

by Kellen Johnson | June 4, 2020

If you want to work to undo systemic racism and police brutality and you cant go to a protest or are looking for additional ways to get involved, open your wallet.

Advocacy, Percolator Love

Training the next generation of Indigenous tech leaders in Canada

by Kellen Johnson | August 1, 2019

First Nations Technology Council is a Canadian nonprofit organization that ensures that Indigenous Canadian people have equitable access to the tools and support needed to maximize their opportunities in tech and innovation.

Advocacy

Salesforce, Digital Advocacy Platforms, and Nonprofits, Oh My!

by Kellen Johnson | August 8, 2018

As a social change organization, making your supporters voices heard is an important part of what you do.

Advocacy, Engagement Strategy, Salesforce

Discovering Your Hidden Engagement Pyramid

by Barbara Christensen | June 11, 2018

This week, Barbara presented at The Digital Nonprofit conference in Vancouver, BC. She took the room on a journey into the wilds of creating an engagement strategy.

Advocacy, Best Practices, Engagement Strategy, Fundraising

Endorsers: Your Powerful Base

by Karen Uffelman | August 31, 2017

Your message resonated, they say they agree! On your engagement pyramid, they are level 2, Endorsers. Learn how convert them in our latest DIY engagement strategy installment.

Advocacy, CRM, Engagement Strategy, Fundraising