What ControlShift does

ControlShift (legally ChangeSprout Inc.) is a distributed organizing SaaS platform purpose-built for progressive advocacy organizations, non-profits, and grassroots campaigns. The platform delivers three integrated modules — Distributed Events, Local Groups, and Member Campaigns — that enable supporters to host events, form local organizing teams, and launch their own petition campaigns, shifting organizational communication from broadcast to participatory models. It is deployed in 25 countries with full internationalization across 15 languages, including right-to-left Arabic and Hebrew, and counts prominent advocacy organizations such as 350.org, United We Dream, MoveOn, Color of Change, 38 Degrees, and Coworker among its customers.

The technical foundation is a multi-tenant cloud-based SaaS layered with a four-API ecosystem: a JSONP API for embedding public data on external sites, signed Webhooks for real-time event triggers, a Bulk Data API delivering CSV exports to AWS S3 for warehouse ingestion, and an OAuth2 Authenticated REST API for server-side management. The platform is tightly integrated with the dominant advocacy CRM stack — ActionKit, Action Network, Engaging Networks, EveryAction, MobilizeAmerica, NationBuilder, and Salesforce — and ships an out-of-the-box Amazon Redshift pipeline with reference Terraform and Lambda/Glue modules on GitHub. Open-source code is published under the controlshift GitHub organization, consistent with an API-first, integration-centric positioning.

ControlShift operates a subscription SaaS business model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is dual-track: a self-serve signup at go.controlshift.app for individual organizations and chapters, and a sales-assisted enterprise motion via "Get in touch for a demo" for larger deployments. The company is privately held by its founders with no disclosed institutional funding, headcount, or revenue, and is headquartered (mailing address) in Hudson, NY. Its business model is squarely focused on the progressive advocacy vertical, with messaging emphasizing organizer expertise, data privacy (no sharing or selling supporter information), and infrastructure reliability rather than AI-driven features.

Name

ControlShift

Legal name

ChangeSprout Inc.

Website

https://controlshiftlabs.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ControlShift (ChangeSprout Inc.) is a distributed organizing SaaS platform that provides progressive advocacy organizations and non-profits with tools for member-led petitions, local groups, and distributed events, integrated with major advocacy CRMs and operating in 25 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: ControlShift operates as a subscription-based SaaS platform providing distributed organizing software to advocacy organizations, non-profits, and progressive campaigns. The platform offers features including distributed events, local groups, and member-led petitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ControlShift is a subscription-based distributed organizing SaaS platform that helps advocacy organizations and progressive campaigns move beyond broadcast-only communication by empowering members to lead. Its core offering consists of three integrated modules — Distributed Events, Local Groups, and Member Campaigns (petitions) — backed by a four-tier API (JSONP, Webhooks, Bulk Data, Authenticated REST), deep CRM integrations, and an out-of-the-box Amazon Redshift data-warehouse pipeline.

Product overview

ControlShift is a distributed organizing SaaS platform that provides three integrated core modules: Distributed Events for recruiting and managing event hosts and attendees with mapping visualization; Local Groups for helping members find or create local organizing teams with mailing lists and coordination tools; and Member Campaigns for empowering supporters to launch their own petition campaigns with distributed targets. The platform includes a powerful API ecosystem (JSONP, Webhooks, Bulk Data, and Authenticated REST), integrations with major CRMs (ActionKit, Action Network, Engaging Networks, EveryAction, NationBuilder, Salesforce, MobilizeAmerica), and Amazon Redshift data warehouse analytics. Organizations use the admin interface for moderation, approval, and management across all features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distributed Events Event organizing module that enables advocacy organizations to recruit supporters to host and attend events, with maps to visualize days of action, host tools to manage events and message attendees, and admin interfaces for organizers to track events, coach hosts, and measure success.
• Local Groups Local organizing team management module that helps members find their closest group or organize a new one, with mailing lists and member directories for local coordination and staff admin tools for coordinating a network of teams.
• Member Campaigns Petition platform that empowers supporters to launch their own petition campaigns, transforming national campaigns into locally-led petitions with distributed targets and templated content. Petition creators become leaders when they message their supporters or recruit them to events, while organizations use administrative features to moderate, approve, and manage campaigns and leaders.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ActionKitcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeep integration with ActionKit CRM platform, allowing organizations to sync organizing data with their ActionKit-powered systems.
• Action NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Action Network platform for advocacy organizations using this CRM for their campaigns.
• Engaging NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Engaging Networks CRM enabling data synchronization for organizations using this platform.
• EveryActioncoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with EveryAction CRM platform for advocacy organizations.
• MobilizeAmericacoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with MobilizeAmerica for event and volunteer management synchronization.
• NationBuildercoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with NationBuilder CRM for organizations using this platform for campaigns and community organizing.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Salesforce CRM enabling organizations to sync supporter data and organizing activities with their Salesforce systems.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonterra: Bonterra is a large social-good software suite encompassing ActionKit, EveryAction, Salsa, Network for Good, and more. Established broad incumbent competing with overlapping advocacy and nonprofit CRM modules.
• NGP VAN: NGP VAN is the dominant technology vendor for Democratic and progressive campaigns and committees, offering a broad suite across fundraising, compliance, and organizing. Broader incumbent portfolio than ControlShift's focused distributed-organizing SKU.

Direct peers

• NationBuilder: NationBuilder is a community organizing and CRM platform for campaigns, nonprofits, and advocacy groups. Direct competitor on local groups, petitions, and CRM functionality for movement-based organizations.
• EveryAction (Bonterra): EveryAction, part of Bonterra, is a unified CRM for nonprofits and campaigns with advocacy, fundraising, and organizing features. Directly comparable as an integrated CRM + organizing platform for advocacy customers.
• ActionKit: ActionKit, now part of Bonterra (formerly NGP VAN), is an advocacy CRM with email, petition, and event tools for nonprofits and campaigns. Directly comparable on distributed organizing within the progressive advocacy ecosystem.
• Action Network: Action Network is a progressive advocacy CRM and organizing platform offering petitions, events, and fundraising tools. Direct competitor serving the same nonprofit/advocacy customer base with overlapping petition and event functionality.
• Engaging Networks: Engaging Networks is a digital engagement platform for nonprofits and advocacy organizations offering petitions, events, email, and CRM. Direct peer in the international advocacy CRM segment.
• Mobilize (formerly MobilizeAmerica): Mobilize is a distributed event and volunteer management platform for advocacy and political organizations. Direct competitor on the distributed events module with overlapping target buyers.

Emerging players

• CiviCRM: CiviCRM is an open-source CRM for nonprofits and civic organizations with petition, event, and membership features. Emerging player with overlapping functionality, often chosen by budget-constrained nonprofits.
• Higher Logic: Higher Logic is an engagement platform for associations and member-based organizations, offering community, events, and email automation. Adjacent competitor in the membership/community organizing space rather than direct progressive advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/controlshift
• Xx.com/controlshiftlab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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