Bublup User Stories on Community Engagement

Read how community-focused organizations are using Bublup's all-in-one, visual platform to make it easy to organize content, share resources, and engage members in a collaborative, yet secure, manner.

  • The Central Hub for Pediatric Cancer Community Connection

    Lisa Ward • Co-Founder and Pharma Consultant Tough2gether Foundation "The Bublup app is the epicenter for learning, exploration, and connection. Use it to stay connected with chats, photos, and curated content that matter most in the pediatric cancer community. Plus, capture fun moments and create memories with your new best friends!" Published date: September 2024

  • Scaling Nationwide Impact Without Scaling Costs

    Ginny McLean • Chair, CAC2 Program Director, Gift from a Child "The Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) has found an invaluable partner in Bublup, whose platform has transformed how our geographically dispersed advocacy community collaborates and connects. Bublup continues to innovate and with its diverse feature set, has kept our costs in check. The simple-to-use, yet powerful security features allow us to offer content to our diverse members, based on their CAC2 membership status, and their support and services have been an asset to our non-profit. What sets Bublup apart is their unwavering dedication to responsiveness. The team doesn't just provide a platform—they listen to organizational needs and develop solutions tailored specifically for the advocacy community. When CAC2 needed a way for members to find colleagues across the country, Bublup developed a custom mapping tool that has become essential for connecting and collaborating. This commitment to developing a product that works for and with member organizations, rather than simply offering a one-size-fits-all solution, makes Bublup an exceptional partner for nonprofits seeking both technological excellence and genuine partnership. The platform supports messaging, document sharing, and community building—all while remaining easy to set up and use, making it ideal for conferences, events, and ongoing collaboration." Published date: June 2025

  • From Manual Content Search to Real-Time Research Updates

    Misha Mehta • Founder Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation "Our mission is to help children affected by DIPG brain cancer, sponsoring groundbreaking research, clinical trials, awareness building, advocacy, facilitating care access, and family support. Bublup's RSS feed feature has been a game-changer for us. It saves time by automatically updating me on the latest NIH-PubMed publications and clinical trials, allowing me to focus more on advocacy and research. Having all my content and community engagement in one unified, private platform has made a world of difference in staying organized and connected." Published date: November 2024

  • Bringing Community, Content, and Collaboration into One Place

    Jay Rice • Director Tough2gether Foundation "Bublup offers a space for communities of any size to feel closer. It's social media, it's an organizational system, it's a task management tool, and most importantly, it's led by people who genuinely care about their users' experience and show it by asking questions, listening, and modifying the platform so it can be even more impactful. It's a one stop shop for every aspect of my organization as well as the community we serve." Published date: July 2025

  • Remove Technical Barriers to Enable Communities to Focus on People

    Steve Thornton • Executive Director The Hawthorne Cancer Foundation "For more than 50 years, The Hawthorne Cancer Foundation has served the Greater Richmond, VA cancer community. As we grew, we needed more than file storage—we needed a secure, engaging platform where volunteers, advocates, partners, and board members could truly collaborate. Bublup delivered exactly that. Beyond the platform itself, what has impressed me most is the team behind it. Their commitment to nonprofits, thoughtful approach to AI, HIPAA-compliant platform, and SOC 2 Type II certification gave us confidence that we had found a long-term partner—not just another software vendor."

  • Powering Collaboration Across a Nationwide Advocacy Network

    Ann Ramer • Advocacy Lead Coalition Against Childhood Cancer "The childhood cancer community is diverse and geographically dispersed. One of our biggest challenges has been finding ways to work together. Bublup has been an indispensable tool for the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) for organizing our advocates. The Bublup team has been exceptionally responsive to our organizational needs and even developed a mapping tool so that our members can easily find colleagues, connect, and collaborate. We are so excited to welcome other partners to this platform and anticipate using the mobile app to support our conferences and events. It is so easy to set up and use! Bublup supports messaging, document sharing and most importantly, connecting member of our advocacy community from across the country."

  • Keeping Youth Informed Without Overwhelming Them

    Kate Tsubata • Communications Coordinator George Henry White Health & Education Center "The George Henry White Memorial Health and Education Center in Clarkton, NC uses Bublup’s Online Community features to keep our patrons informed with news, events, and services, while also fostering deeper engagement among our youth who benefit from our online classes. The AI-powered folder automation through RSS feeds is incredibly simple to set up. As our community grows, we’re excited to give members easy access to relevant articles with easy-to-digest AI-generated summaries, so that they can stay informed without the overwhelm.”

  • Simplifying How We Manage and Share Critical Resources

    Sharon Khan • Executive Director Elora J. Khan Foundation "At the Elora J. Khan Foundation, Bublup is a vital tool that significantly strengthens our efforts to make a positive community impact. Its user-friendly interface has transformed how we manage and centralize essential resources, from visual assets to communication materials, all in one easily accessible location. This centralized approach is crucial for our local outreach programs, fundraising events, and for keeping our charity partners updated on our progress. The platform's visual folder structure is a standout feature, enabling us to customize and brand folders. This helps us maintain a professional image when interacting with partners and donors. Additionally, the "Rolls" feature has been incredibly helpful for creating visually engaging presentations that are both coherent and easy to share. In the non-profit sector, clarity, collaboration, and transparency are essential. Bublup provides a digital space that perfectly aligns with these core values, enhancing our operational capacity. We truly value the support it offers, as it allows us to focus our energy on our primary mission: serving children facing the unthinkable. Bublup also offers invaluable support for non-profits by facilitating collaboration and resource sharing. The easy access to information helps reduce administrative burdens, freeing up our staff to concentrate more on strategic initiatives and engaging with the community. This support is particularly important for organizations like ours, where every resource saved directly translates into more help for those we serve. Bublup’s commitment to helping non-profits is evident in its user-friendly tools and features, which ultimately make our work more impactful and efficient."

  • Keeping Our Website Fresh Without Engineering Effort

    Sandeep Kolte • Founder Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation "At NKBR, our focus is on raising awareness, advancing research, and building a strong community of support for families impacted by pediatric brain tumors. To do this well, we need tools that make it easy to keep our community engaged and informed. Bublup Rolls give our team, incl. student volunteers, a simple way to update important website sections like Events and Sponsors without technical overhead. Beyond maintaining our site, we also use Bublup for broader community engagement, helping us connect with supporters and share resources more effectively."

  • Launching an Interactive Community in Hours, Not Weeks

    Danica Warden • Founder and Executive Director Each 1 Teach 1, Inc. Each 1 Teach 1, Inc. is a nonprofit committed to empowering families and youth through mentorship, education, and community support. Danica Warden, Founder and Executive Director, shared her excitement about how quickly the platform came to life for their organization: “We were able to set up, brand, and launch our entire community on Bublup in under two hours — something we never expected could be this effortless. The platform’s visual layout made onboarding simple, and our members immediately felt comfortable engaging with the content and with one another.” The organization also recognized the value Bublup brings to their public presence. Board Treasurer Sandy Ryn noted: “We were thrilled to see how easily our website could be enriched with dynamic, visually organized content from Bublup. It opens the door for deeper collaboration, richer discussions, and a more connected experience for the families and individuals we serve.” Published date: December 2025

  • Powering a Connected Ecosystem for an Ultra-Rare Disease

    Dani Baisden • Executive Director SMOC1 Foundation for Hope “We’re excited to see Bublup support our mission in such an impactful way,” says Dani Baisden. “The ability to privately organize our foundation’s materials, bring live newsfeeds into our website around the SMOC1 signaling protein, and create secure community spaces has made this an ideal platform for our ultra-rare disease ecosystem.” Published date: January 2026

  • Turning Research Overload into Structured, Shareable Knowledge

    Helen Hernandez • Science & Research Advisor SMOC1 Foundation for Hope "What used to take me hours of manual updates in Google Documents, I can now do automatically in Bublup, and without creating my own silo of curated understanding from which I benefit in near isolation.” says Helen. “With peer-reviewed articles and symptom-specific clinical trials flowing directly into structured research folders, I can spend more time interpreting findings and discussing them with families, researchers and medical professionals who can all work together to meaningfully move the field forward!” Published date: January 2026

  • Supporting Families While Advancing Research Collaboration

    Bryan Docobo • Co-Founder Coats Plus Syndrome Foundation “Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families impacted by Coats Plus Syndrome by providing support, promoting awareness, and driving research,” says Bryan Docobo, Co-Founder of the Coats Plus Syndrome Foundation. “Bublup’s privacy-first, easy-to-use platform aligns perfectly with that mission. it is helping us build a safe and supportive space for affected families while also streamlining how we organize and share research efforts with our medical advisors and global partners.” Published date: December 2025

  • Helping Families Feel Less Alone Through Connection

    Heather Held • Director of Family Support Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation “Families navigating a pediatric brain tumor diagnosis need reliable, compassionate support,” said Heather, Director of Family Support at PBTF. “Our goal is to meet families where they are — emotionally and logistically — and Bublup’s secure, easy-to-use platform gives us the foundation to do that. It helps families feel less alone and more connected to a caring network of people who understand their journey.” Published date: October 2025