Tools for progressive campaigns.
A curated index of free and open resources for advocacy orgs, nonprofits, and campaign staff. Some I've built. Most I just rely on. All of them earn their keep. Nothing here is paid — for CampaignHelp's paid work, head over here.
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Built by me
Apr 25
Last updated
ActionKit
Snippets, recipes, calculators, guides, and services for the ActionKit platform used by most progressive nonprofits. Mirrors the awesome-actionkit hub.
ActionKit Production Template
Annotated Google Doc production template for ActionKit email and page QA — the version I use with clients, delivered as a single-click signup.
Jordan free
The AK Club
Circle.so community for ActionKit users — admins, developers, consultants sharing patterns, troubleshooting, and releases.
Jordan free
ak-health-check
Config and deliverability health check for your ActionKit instance. Flags common misconfigurations before they bite.
CampaignHelp free MIT
ak-mailing-blocks
Copy-paste HTML blocks for ActionKit mailings — bulletproof CTA button, preheader, dark-mode-safe wrapper, donation array. Three-tier model (hard-coded, custom-field-wired, dynamic per-recipient).
coming soon CampaignHelp free MIT
ak-redirect-snippets
Django snippet recipes for ActionKit after-action redirect URLs — new-user vs. returning, donation ladders from prior gifts, monthly-upgrade routing, UTM-aware routing.
CampaignHelp free MIT
Customizing the AK pre-flight dashboard
ActionKit's own walkthrough of the pre-flight dashboard (draft_dash) feature — under-read relative to how useful it is for senders doing QA.
external free
Mycelium Strategies
Data analytics consulting for social justice organizations. ActionKit clients include UltraViolet, The Intercept, 350.org.
external free
Supraluminique
ActionKit consulting by Shannon Turner. Former AK core dev; publishes widely-used redirect and donation-logic patterns.
external free
Third Bear Solutions
ActionKit consulting since 2010. Makers of Stratosphere (reporting dashboards for AK).
external free
Email & Deliverability
Blocklists, warm-up guides, and deliverability diagnostics for progressive email programs.
progressive-email-suppression
~66k-domain email suppression list consolidating CREDO Action, Avaaz, and community upstream lists. CC0 license, nightly rebuild. Drop into Mailgun/SendGrid/Amazon SES/Listmonk.
Jordan free CC0
AK typo-domain blocklist
Catch common email-typo domains (gmial.com, yahooo.com, hotmial.com) before they tank your ActionKit sender reputation. Regex patterns + AK email-check hook template.
coming soon CampaignHelp free MIT
Language & Style
Progressive-movement style guides, messaging frameworks, and language resources.
Advocacy & Campaigns
General-purpose campaign utilities that work across platforms.