And how we’re solving for them For years, we’ve heard the same challenge over and over again from partners: we’ve got a wealth of data but it’s hard to use it effectively. As we’ve gotten more and more sophisticated about ways to capture data across the movement, it’s been hard…

Believe it or not, we’re just about one year out from GOTV season. Yes, we said it — sorry. We’re not saying it to scare you (or ourselves!) but because the planning for a successful GOTV starts now. We’ve got runway — let’s make the most of it. What can…

It’s the dog days of summer but we’ve got that back-to-school feeling, the kind that makes you want to buy stacks of new notebooks and bouquets of sharpened pencils. With summer winding down, our eyes are on the cycle ahead and how we can help partners like you simplify your…

The Challenge Voter Formation Project works to increase participation in elections using innovative, long-term, and data-driven digital communications strategies to engage, register, and mobilize new and infrequent voters of color. By the nature of their work, Voter Formation Project (VFP)’s data lives in disparate channels, spread across the platforms where they’re doing…

At CTA, we set out to provide a technology team and tools to the movement ecosystem, with no ego and at a low cost. We’re extremely proud that the Progressive Action Database (PAD) provides pivotal tools to our partners, from warehousing to syncs, workflows to dashboards — we feel like…

A statement from Michael Fisher, CTO With many in political tech talking about recent advancements in AI, CTA thought it apt to share our internal perspective and guidance that we’ve offered to our team. As software engineers, product managers, analysts, and political tech practitioners, we’ve long leveraged tools that use…

We’re thrilled to share that earlier this month, CTA was recognized by GAIN Power as a New Organization Making Impact at the 2023 #PowerfulIDEA Awards. As big believers that kind tech can make a big impact, we are enormously honored to be recognized. And we’re incredibly grateful for all of…

NotePAD: Our Comprehensive Knowledge Base We believe in the importance of being able to work and solve problems independently. To support our partners with this effort, we’ve created NotePAD, a comprehensive knowledge base that covers a broad range of topics related to CTA’s infrastructure. …

Some say (some being us!) that data engineering is like a beautiful ballet — it can look effortless but takes a lot of unseen muscle to do well. In April, we’re surfacing some of what goes on behind the curtain to help us all navigate the complicated choreography with a…