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About us

Modern software
for Democrats.

Why we exist

NGP VAN — the default tool — is broken.

NGP VAN is a private-equity owned monopoly that nearly every Democratic campaign and committee depends on to raise money, engage voters, and manage volunteers. It hasn’t been rebuilt in a generation, and every Democratic campaign is paying the price.

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Clunky and outdated — wasting staff time, burning out volunteers.
extensionFragmented
A patchwork of features you have to stitch together to get anything done.
money_offHigh pricing
Pricing drains resources and leaves out the smallest organizations.
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Private-equity owners prioritize short-term profits, not the mission.
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No real tools for the volunteers and constituents organizations depend on.
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It's costing Democrats elections — in every state, up and down the ballot.

THE SOLUTION

Our ecosystem fixes all five.

CampaignHub FOR ORGS
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Modern
Easy to learn and fast to use for organizers who never stop moving.
Fragmented
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Unified
Built around the workflows organizers actually run, start to finish.
High pricing
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Affordable
Priced to work for every organization — big and small.
Profit-first
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Mission-driven
Built to help progressive organizations win — not to extract from them.
CitizenHub for people
Org-only
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Two-way
A free app connecting volunteers and constituents with CampaignHub orgs
Our approach

Build a strong foundation, then connect everywhere.

01 Grassroots organizers
County parties, precincts, and small campaigns
Closest to voters, least equipped. We build for how neighborhood organizing actually works, so their data and relationships compound year-round.
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02 Cross-party collaboration
Large campaigns, state and federal party entities
Shared turf, shared volunteers, verified data both ways — so campaigns plug into the grassroots instead of building around it.
We measure what matters
Growth in support, not doors knocked.
Every contact writes back
The outcome of every door, call, text, and survey syncs straight to the voter record.
Support scoring you can audit
Support scores are documented, reviewable, and yours to adjust — not a black box.
What actually moved people
See how contact type and volume impact support, to learn which programs work.
The team

Repeat tech founders, here for the mission.

Sam Grote
Sam Grote
Founder & CEO

Sam is an accomplished executive with a track record of building innovative companies. He was previously the Founder and CEO of Centerpiece Software, which built a first-of-its-kind software platform that powered hundreds of millions of construction projects. He was also a Founding Partner at Old Well Partners, an investment firm he grew to $350M in assets. He graduated with Distinction from UNC Chapel Hill.

Heesh Naim
Heesh Naim
Chief Technology Officer

Heesh is a veteran engineering leader with over 25 years of experience building systems and teams from scratch. Before CitizenCo, he was CTO of Centerpiece Software. He began his career at Motorola Solutions, where he was Lead Software Architect, advising executives on strategy and managing a team of 65+ engineers. Heesh holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Geordie McClelland
Geordie McClelland
Head of Product
Geordie is a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of product innovation. Before joining CitizenCo, he co-founded altr, a globally recognized product design firm, where he led strategy for high-growth startups and established industry leaders. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Board at Strategies for Youth, a nonprofit focused on protecting children from disproportionate policing, and is a lecturer at MassArt.
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