Sign up supporters at rallies and events into NationBuilder.

At rallies, town halls, and canvass kickoffs, supporters scan a QR code or text a keyword, answer a question or two, and arrive in NationBuilder, tagged by event.

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14-day free trial. Connects to NationBuilder through Zapier.

At your event

JOIN

Thanks for coming tonight! What’s your email?

marcus.t@gmail.com

Added to NationBuilder

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Event guests who make it into NationBuilder

Guest lists and sign-in sheets miss the people who came as someone’s plus-one. With Textiful, every guest can give you their details by text from their table.

  • From the crowd to your nation

    Ask whether they’ll volunteer by text, and the answer comes along with their record.

  • A keyword or a QR code

    Say “text DEMO to 33777” from the front of the room, or put a QR code where people can scan it. Either one starts your capture flow.

  • Ask how they want to help

    Ask about volunteering or interests by text, or run a live poll from the stage, and the answers come along to your database.

Connect it with Zapier

  1. 1

    Start with Textiful

    In Zapier, create a Zap. Choose Textiful as the trigger app and New Contact as the trigger, then sign in to Textiful.

  2. 2

    Pick your flow

    Choose the capture flow to watch. Finish the flow once from your own phone, then test the trigger so Zapier has a sample.

  3. 3

    Add NationBuilder

    Choose NationBuilder and the Create/Update Person action. Map name, email, and mobile number, and add tags for the event. Leave the opt-in fields empty unless your own sign-up wording covers them.

  4. 4

    Turn it on

    From then on, everyone who finishes the flow becomes a constituent in NationBuilder.

See Textiful + NationBuilder on Zapier, or read the Zapier setup guide.

The NationBuilder action to use

Your Zap has two steps: Textiful’s New Contact trigger, then NationBuilder’s Create/Update Person action. Here’s every field Zapier shows for that action, and what to put in each one.

1. Trigger

Textiful: New Contact

Runs when someone finishes the capture flow you pick.

  • Campaign NameRequiredYour capture flow

Always sent

Email, First name, Last name, Mobile number, Keyword (empty for a QR code scan), Number texted, Flow name and ID, Time they finished

Sent when your flow asks

Zip, City, State, Time zone, Company, Birthdate and age, Your custom fields, Poll answers

Each answer arrives as its own field you can map.

2. Action

NationBuilder: Create/Update Person

Creates a new person or organization in NationBuilder. If the person already exists, it will update the existing person.

Field in ZapierWhat to put here
EmailRequiredEmail
TypeRequiredChoose the person type
First NameFirst name
Last NameLast name
Phone NumberMobile number
NoteAnswers to your questions
Date of BirthBirthdate (if your flow asks)
Point Person IDChoose in Zapier
Home CityCity (if your flow asks)
Home StateState (if your flow asks)
Home ZIP CodeZip (if your flow asks)
TagsType the event name
Additional Fields DescriptionAnswers to your questions
Mobile NumberOptional

17 more optional fields. Field names as listed on Zapier, checked November 2026.

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