29:
265:
with volunteers signing up through
Mobilize which was updated to accommodate the shift to virtual events. According to the company's data, thousands of new volunteers registered on Mobilize each day. In August 2020, Mobilize also created GetOutTheCount.com as a central resource hub for volunteers
481:
277:, 551,000 volunteers had worked more than 1 million shifts through the Mobilize platform, and the platform had been used by a total of more than 4 million volunteers. In late November 2020, Mobilize was acquired by EveryAction, the parent company of
227:. In the 2018 election cycle, Democratic Party candidates from all levels of government used the Mobilize platform to manage volunteer work. By November 2018, Mobilize was serving 515 campaigns and more than 640 organizations, including the
212:
832:
837:
842:
822:
774:
551:
281:. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed and the platform continued to operate as a unit led by Johnson. Johnson left the company in 2021 to join the
629:
247:
228:
158:
723:
193:
286:
162:
396:
697:
258:
208:
165:
and joining the Obama administration. Until the company's acquisition in 2021, Kramer served as president of the company, and
Johnson as CEO.
251:
603:
270:
and to amplify efforts to increase participation in the count during a difficult census being conducted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
131:
577:
510:
455:
127:
663:
338:
274:
200:
who used the platform in 2017 won their elections with the
Democratic Party gaining a new majority in the legislature.
827:
197:
153:
Mobilize was founded as
MobilizeAmerica in May 2017 by Allen Kramer and Alfred Johnson. Kramer previously worked for
366:
267:
749:
482:"The Technology 202: Google pressured to denounce censorship after report ignites questions about China plans"
114:
is an
American technology platform and network that allows volunteers to sign up for events such as rallies,
135:
215:, and Mobilize quickly spread after that. Several political groups also began using the platform including
177:
39:
282:
224:
189:
429:
307:
750:"Civic tech platform Mobilize launches a census hub for the 2020 count's critical final stretch"
671:
637:
518:
239:
154:
235:
173:
123:
61:
262:
115:
86:
816:
630:"Democratic Volunteer Organizer Raises $ 3.75 Million From High-Profile Progressives"
698:"'We've had people panicking': Tech startups scramble to take the 2020 race digital"
261:, by March 2020, almost all volunteer campaign work switched to virtual events over
161:. Johnson previously worked in the financial technology sector after working on the
243:
168:
MobilizeAmerica allows volunteers to sign up for political campaign events such as
192:
to create the platform, and first launched with
Democratic Party campaigns in the
126:. Founded in May 2017 by Allen Kramer and Alfred Johnson, the platform is used by
220:
204:
169:
141:
In
November 2020, Mobilize was acquired by EveryAction, the parent company of
119:
775:"EveryAction Acquires Mobilize In One Of the Largest Deals In Political Tech"
675:
641:
522:
185:
28:
664:"He Helped Build Facebook Messenger. Now He's Building an Army of Voters"
278:
181:
142:
176:. It started with seed funding from Higher Ground Labs, a progressive
430:"EveryAction acquires Mobilize, the Democratic volunteering platform"
308:"EveryAction acquires Mobilize, the Democratic volunteering platform"
216:
604:"These startups, platforms, and apps hope to deliver the Blue Wave"
724:"Democrats Rally to 2020 Candidates on Surge of Anti-Trump Energy"
552:"Democrats Just Got the Digital Machine They Need to Keep Winning"
254:
which continued to use the platform through the general election.
203:
The platform was next used by the successful campaign to elect
511:"Democrats Turn to Online Tool for Organizing Volunteers"
805:
188:. Kramer and Johnson recruited a team of engineers and
100:
578:"Democrats adopt unified 'marketplace' for volunteers"
238:
led by Higher Ground Labs. Among other investors were
234:
In
January 2020, Mobilize raised $ 3.75 million in a
95:
85:
68:
45:
35:
833:Privately held companies based in Washington, D.C.
456:"How 2020 Democrats Are Building Volunteer Armies"
397:"Ron Klain, Biden's new chief of staff, gets tech"
722:Green, Joshua; Pager, Tyler (February 1, 2020).
8:
838:Software companies based in Washington, D.C.
248:2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
246:. Mobilize was used by 20 candidates in the
21:
229:Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
196:. Ten out of the eleven candidates for the
194:2017 Virginia House of Delegates elections
159:Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign
27:
20:
843:Web design companies of the United States
339:"Can Democrats Harness the #Resistance?"
823:2017 establishments in Washington, D.C.
298:
163:Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
480:Inzaurralde, Bastien (March 5, 2019).
428:Hatmaker, Taylor (November 30, 2020).
16:American political technology platform
395:Lapowsky, Issie (November 11, 2020).
306:Taylor Hatmaker (November 30, 2020).
7:
545:
543:
541:
539:
504:
502:
423:
421:
419:
417:
390:
388:
361:
359:
332:
330:
328:
138:to recruit and mobilize volunteers.
748:Hatmaker, Taylor (August 7, 2020).
602:Sullivan, Mark (November 5, 2018).
550:Green, Joshua (November 30, 2020).
454:Resnick, Gideon (August 28, 2019).
172:, door-knocking, phone banking and
576:Seitz-Wald, Alex (June 28, 2018).
337:Green, Joshua (November 2, 2017).
14:
696:Lapowsky, Issie (April 1, 2020).
662:Edelman, Gilad (April 22, 2020).
628:Glazer, Emily (January 3, 2020).
509:Bykowicz, Julie (March 4, 2019).
285:as deputy chief of staff of the
371:U.S. Department of the Treasury
1:
273:In the last four days of the
275:2020 United States elections
198:Virginia House of Delegates
859:
287:Department of the Treasury
51:; 7 years ago
779:Campaigns & Elections
268:2020 United States census
207:from Pennsylvania to the
26:
209:House of Representatives
634:The Wall Street Journal
515:The Wall Street Journal
257:With the spread of the
178:technology accelerator
122:, phone banking, and
283:Biden administration
252:Joe Biden's campaign
781:. November 30, 2020
486:The Washington Post
367:"Alfred I. Johnson"
266:assisting with the
134:organizations, and
23:
828:Political software
213:a special election
155:Bain & Company
259:COVID-19 pandemic
240:Lowercase Capital
109:
108:
850:
809:
808:
806:Official website
791:
790:
788:
786:
771:
765:
764:
762:
760:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
719:
713:
712:
710:
708:
693:
687:
686:
684:
682:
659:
653:
652:
650:
648:
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
599:
593:
592:
590:
588:
573:
567:
566:
564:
562:
547:
534:
533:
531:
529:
506:
497:
496:
494:
492:
477:
471:
470:
468:
466:
451:
445:
444:
442:
440:
425:
412:
411:
409:
407:
392:
383:
382:
380:
378:
363:
354:
353:
351:
349:
334:
323:
322:
320:
318:
303:
236:Series A funding
174:get out the vote
128:Democratic Party
124:get out the vote
116:virtual meetings
105:
102:
62:Washington, D.C.
59:
57:
52:
31:
24:
858:
857:
853:
852:
851:
849:
848:
847:
813:
812:
804:
803:
800:
795:
794:
784:
782:
773:
772:
768:
758:
756:
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
721:
720:
716:
706:
704:
695:
694:
690:
680:
678:
661:
660:
656:
646:
644:
627:
626:
622:
612:
610:
601:
600:
596:
586:
584:
575:
574:
570:
560:
558:
549:
548:
537:
527:
525:
508:
507:
500:
490:
488:
479:
478:
474:
464:
462:
460:The Daily Beast
453:
452:
448:
438:
436:
427:
426:
415:
405:
403:
394:
393:
386:
376:
374:
365:
364:
357:
347:
345:
336:
335:
326:
316:
314:
305:
304:
300:
295:
184:and chaired by
151:
99:
81:
55:
53:
50:
17:
12:
11:
5:
856:
854:
846:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
815:
814:
811:
810:
799:
798:External links
796:
793:
792:
766:
740:
714:
688:
654:
620:
594:
568:
535:
498:
472:
446:
413:
384:
355:
324:
297:
296:
294:
291:
150:
147:
107:
106:
97:
93:
92:
89:
83:
82:
80:
79:
78:Alfred Johnson
76:
72:
70:
66:
65:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
855:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
820:
818:
807:
802:
801:
797:
780:
776:
770:
767:
755:
751:
744:
741:
729:
725:
718:
715:
703:
699:
692:
689:
677:
673:
669:
665:
658:
655:
643:
639:
635:
631:
624:
621:
609:
605:
598:
595:
583:
579:
572:
569:
557:
553:
546:
544:
542:
540:
536:
524:
520:
516:
512:
505:
503:
499:
487:
483:
476:
473:
461:
457:
450:
447:
435:
431:
424:
422:
420:
418:
414:
402:
398:
391:
389:
385:
372:
368:
362:
360:
356:
344:
340:
333:
331:
329:
325:
313:
309:
302:
299:
292:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
271:
269:
264:
260:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
166:
164:
160:
156:
148:
146:
144:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
104:
98:
94:
90:
88:
84:
77:
74:
73:
71:
67:
63:
49:May 2017
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
19:
785:September 9,
783:. Retrieved
778:
769:
759:September 9,
757:. Retrieved
753:
743:
733:September 9,
731:. Retrieved
727:
717:
707:September 9,
705:. Retrieved
701:
691:
681:September 9,
679:. Retrieved
667:
657:
647:September 9,
645:. Retrieved
633:
623:
613:September 9,
611:. Retrieved
608:Fast Company
607:
597:
587:September 9,
585:. Retrieved
581:
571:
561:September 9,
559:. Retrieved
555:
528:September 9,
526:. Retrieved
514:
491:September 8,
489:. Retrieved
485:
475:
465:September 9,
463:. Retrieved
459:
449:
439:September 9,
437:. Retrieved
433:
406:September 9,
404:. Retrieved
400:
377:September 9,
375:. Retrieved
370:
348:September 9,
346:. Retrieved
342:
317:November 29,
315:. Retrieved
311:
301:
272:
256:
250:, including
244:Reid Hoffman
233:
202:
167:
152:
140:
130:candidates,
111:
110:
75:Allen Kramer
36:Company type
18:
312:Tech Crunch
225:Indivisible
157:and on the
136:non-profits
132:progressive
91:EveryAction
817:Categories
754:TechCrunch
434:TechCrunch
293:References
221:Swing Left
205:Conor Lamb
190:organizers
170:canvassing
120:canvassing
728:Bloomberg
676:1059-1028
642:0099-9660
556:Bloomberg
523:0099-9660
343:Bloomberg
186:Ron Klain
180:based in
702:Protocol
582:NBC News
401:Protocol
112:Mobilize
101:mobilize
69:Founders
22:Mobilize
279:NGP VAN
182:Chicago
149:History
143:NGP VAN
96:Website
56:2017-05
54: (
46:Founded
40:Private
674:
640:
521:
373:. 2021
217:MoveOn
87:Parent
64:, U.S.
668:Wired
787:2021
761:2021
735:2021
709:2021
683:2021
672:ISSN
649:2021
638:ISSN
615:2021
589:2021
563:2021
530:2021
519:ISSN
493:2021
467:2021
441:2021
408:2021
379:2021
350:2021
319:2023
263:Zoom
242:and
223:and
211:in
145:.
103:.us
60:in
819::
777:.
752:.
726:.
700:.
670:.
666:.
636:.
632:.
606:.
580:.
554:.
538:^
517:.
513:.
501:^
484:.
458:.
432:.
416:^
399:.
387:^
369:.
358:^
341:.
327:^
310:.
289:.
231:.
219:,
118:,
789:.
763:.
737:.
711:.
685:.
651:.
617:.
591:.
565:.
532:.
495:.
469:.
443:.
410:.
381:.
352:.
321:.
58:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.