Building Team, we uncovered a major source of pain for organizations and their supporters. Supporters get pumped about a candidate or cause at an event, through a debate, or from social media. They go to the organization’s website, type in their email and phone number, and they wait. And wait, and wait, and wait. Usually, it takes weeks (or even months!) for organizations to make a first contact attempt through a phone bank. Contact rates at that point average as low as 20%. And when contact is made, enthusiasm has waned.

Team offers the most battle-tested answer to this problem: bring the relationship between organizers and supporters online. Last year, we added Chat to Team, turning our app into an instant messaging platform for organizers and supporters. Supporters who were greeted by an organizer were 4x as likely to complete a relational organizing task than those who weren’t, resulting in significantly more than 4x as many messages sent.  Continue reading “Now In Team: Group Chat” →