ControlShift provides tools for organizations to coordinate supporter-led events, local groups and member campaigns. Supporters can host local events using organization-provided templates, while staff review submissions, track activity, coach hosts and measure results. Members can find nearby groups or start new ones; organizations can approve group leaders and give them tools for communication, events and campaigns. Campaign tools support recruiting supporters, communicating with them and coordinating tactics such as events and petition deliveries. Supporters can launch local or national petitions with distributed targets and templated content, subject to organizational moderation and approval. The platform supports 15 languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, and provides web and API access. Integrations include CRMs, Amazon Redshift and other SQL databases; developer resources describe authenticated REST APIs, webhooks, JSONP and bulk data. Customers select AWS US-East in northern Virginia or EU-Central in Frankfurt for data storage. ControlShift says it works only with progressive organizations and campaigns and does not share or sell supporters' information. Pricing is on request, with subscription access and included tools set out in each customer's order form.
Who it is for
ControlShift is intended for progressive organizations and campaigns coordinating supporter activity. It may suit groups that need member-led events, local organizing, petitions and campaign tools across multiple languages.
What is good
- Supports 15 languages, including Arabic and Hebrew.
- Organizations can moderate supporter-submitted events and petitions.
- Data storage can be selected between US and EU regions.
- Provides authenticated REST APIs, webhooks and bulk data.
- Maker says it will not share or sell supporter information.
What to know first
- Intended only for progressive organizations and campaigns.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Included tools depend on each customer's order form.
- Listed integrations are not authorized GDPR subprocessors.
Verdict
ControlShift focuses on organizing supporters through events, groups and campaigns, with moderation by organizations. Prospective customers should confirm order-form scope and review the stated integrations caveat for GDPR subprocessors.
Get started with ControlShift
- Visit https://www.controlshiftlabs.com/.
- Contact the company to request pricing.
- Review the customer order form defining subscription access and included tools.
- Select AWS US-East or EU-Central for customer data storage.
- Connect CRM or other systems through available integrations or developer interfaces.
Limits to know first
Subscription access and included tools are defined by each customer’s order form, and additional tools may carry extra fees. Services may be provided without charge up to certain usage limits; excess usage may require paid resources.
Questions about ControlShift
How much does ControlShift cost?
Pricing is on request. Customer-specific pricing terms are provided in an order form.
Which platforms are available?
ControlShift lists web and API access.
Which integrations are supported?
The maker describes CRM integrations and connections to Amazon Redshift and other SQL databases. The help center also lists Segment, Facebook, Matomo, Google Analytics, Freshchat, and Customer.io.
Where is customer data stored?
Customers select AWS US-East in northern Virginia or EU-Central in Frankfurt.
Who can use ControlShift?
The company says it works only with progressive organizations and campaigns.
Does ControlShift share supporter information?
The maker says it does not share or sell supporters’ information. It also says the listed services in the Integrations tab are not authorized GDPR subprocessors under its data processing agreement.
ControlShift plans and pricing
All plansCompared on advocacy software
- Petition tools
- Yes
- Legislator outreach
- Yes
- Action campaigns
- Yes
- Grassroots organizing
- Yes
- Advocacy analytics
- Yes
- SMS messaging
- Yes
