ActionKit
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What it is
ActionKit is advocacy, fundraising, and online organizing software for progressive organizations and campaigns. It supports petitions, letters, surveys, calls, fundraising campaigns, and action alert emails. Email tools include personalization, segmented targeting, A/B testing, scheduled mailings, and list hygiene; fundraising covers one-time and recurring donations, targeted asks, and donation management. Teams can direct letters and calls to U.S. state or federal legislators or custom targets, then deliver signatures by email, petition drop tools, or the Communicating with Congress API. Event features cover staff- and user-hosted events, recruitment, maps, reminders, and reporting. Built-in reports, a point-and-click query builder, and direct SQL access support analysis. The platform lists payment and service integrations, including Braintree, PayPal, ActBlue, Salesforce, and Mobilize America. Its APIs provide data access and support creating pages, submitting actions, and sending after-action emails. The maker says subscription includes the full platform and responsive support, without a lower-priced limited-functionality option. Pricing is by request. ActionKit is only available to progressive organizations and campaigns. Its release archive says the built-in Salesforce integration was scheduled to shut down in September 2026.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- ActionKit is advocacy, fundraising, and online organizing software for progressive organizations and campaigns.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Product
- ActionKit is advocacy, fundraising, and online organizing software for progressive organizations and campaigns.Read 2 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- API
- ActionKit’s web services APIs provide access to data and support creating pages, submitting user actions, and sending after-action emails from applications.Read 2 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Integrations
- The product documentation lists NGP VAN Payments, Braintree, Authorize.net, Payflow Pro, and PayPal for payment processing.Read 3 Oct 2026 · act.actionkit.com
- Security
- ActionKit says donation traffic is encrypted and that with Braintree, credit card details do not touch its servers.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Privacy
- The maker describes multilingual privacy tools for implementing a GDPR compliance plan.Read 2 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Support
- ActionKit says bug reports, questions, and feature requests go directly to the team that develops the product.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Founded
- 2010Read 23 Sep 2026 · actionkit.com
- Maker
- ActionKit says it is built by We Also Walk Dogs, which it says was founded in 1998 by Patrick Michael Kane.Read 2 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Advocacy
- Advocacy tools include petitions, letters, surveys, calls, social sharing, and delivery of signatures to advocacy targets.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- All-in-one subscription
- ActionKit says its subscription includes the whole platform and the same responsive support for every client, with no add-on packages or surprise fees.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Analytics
- Users can access built-in reports, build reports with a point-and-click query builder, or analyze data with SQL.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Audience limit
- ActionKit is only available to progressive organizations and campaigns.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Campaign tools
- The platform supports petitions, letters, surveys, calls, fundraising campaigns, and action alert emails.Read 2 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Data access
- ActionKit says clients can access their data through APIs or raw SQL, and its APIs can create pages, submit user actions, and send after-action emails.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Eligibility
- ActionKit is available only to progressive organizations and campaigns, and the maker says it is one product with no lower-priced limited-functionality option.Read 2 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Email features include personalization, audience segmentation, A/B testing, scheduled mailings, and a priority mailing system.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Events
- Event tools support staff- and user-hosted events, event recruitment emails, maps, reminders, and reporting.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Fundraising
- The platform supports one-time and recurring donations, customized asks, donation management, and one-click donation links.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
- Integration change
- ActionKit's release archive says its built-in Salesforce integration was scheduled to shut down in September 2026.Read 3 Oct 2026 · act.actionkit.com
- Privacy tools
- The features page describes multilingual privacy tools for implementing a GDPR compliance plan.Read 3 Oct 2026 · actionkit.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Supports petitions, letters, surveys, and calls.
- Email includes segmentation and A/B testing.
- Handles one-time and recurring donations.
- Provides query builder and direct SQL access.
- APIs support pages and user actions.
Limits
- Available only to progressive organizations and campaigns.
- Pricing is available by request.
- Built-in Salesforce integration was scheduled to shut down in September 2026.
Who it suits
It suits progressive organizations and campaigns managing advocacy, fundraising, email, and events in one platform. Teams that need analysis can use its reports, query builder, or direct SQL access.
Verdict
ActionKit combines organizing, fundraising, event, and analysis tools in a single subscription. Its audience is limited to progressive organizations and campaigns, and its archive notes the scheduled Salesforce integration shutdown.
Where Specifiction places it
- Political Software#7 of 167.6
- Advocacy Software#15 of 287.6
