How stories and surveys work.
Collect stories.
Supporters can record video or write personal stories directly from their phone or computer using a link or a form embedded on your site.
Run surveys.
Launch dynamic surveys to capture opinions, testimonials, and supporter data in your CRM - whether it's a quick poll or a detailed questionnaire.
Automate follow-ups.
All stories and responses sync instantly to the Advocate CRM, allowing you to segment lists and trigger personalized follow-ups automatically.
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experts.
AdvocacyAI's use of artificial intelligence to analyze and develop profiles of our audience, as well as the ability to segment and engage advocates in the future, are some of the most exciting features in grassroots today.
Kevin Coroneos
Director of Digital Advocacy Strategy
Investment Company Institute
Build your ladder of engagement.
Turn stories and surveys into an engine that drives growth and loyalty.
Collect video stories directly from your supporters. They can record from their phone or laptop and submit to you live. Each story automatically attaches to their advocate profile in your Advocate CRM.
Go beyond basic petitions. Use surveys to understand what supporters believe, what motivates them, and how they identify with your cause. Map responses to tags, custom fields, and personas in your database.
AI automatically analyzes stories and survey responses to understand supporter sentiment, identify key themes, and surface emotional drivers that help you craft more resonant campaigns.
Don't get bogged down in hours of footage or spreadsheets. Our AI automatically summarizes each video submission so you can scan for themes and identify the best content immediately.
Engage and Retain Your Supporters
Use the data you gather here to power automated journeys that turn one-time action takers into long-term champions.
Video Stories
Faces and voices change minds faster than form emails.
Collect and feature.
Supporters can record video or submit text stories. Organizations use them to power their advocacy, fundraising, and social media content.
Attributed and sorted.
Each story is tied to supporter records—action history, demographics, and district data—for rich, contextual insights.
Easy sharing.
Download stories or quotes for social media, reports, or campaigns. You can also embed featured videos on your Campaign Hub.
Surveys
Turn responses into actionable automations.
Don't just collect data; use it to organize your movement. Surveys are one of the highest-converting ways to bring new people into your list and instantly sort them into the right track.
Acquire new supporters.
People love sharing their opinions. Share polls on social media or ads to recruit new supporters who might scroll past a standard petition, capturing their contact info in the process.
Sort into personas.
Map survey answers directly to tags and custom fields in your CRM to automatically segment users into personas like Donor Prospect, Volunteer, Issue Expert.
Identify influencers.
Ask the right questions to surface Super Advocates with large social followings or professional expertise, so you know exactly who to tap for your next grasstops campaign.
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Organizations trust stories and surveys.
This is the coolest product I've ever experienced in my 15-year public affairs and government relations career.
Cody Jones
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Pennsylvania Homecare Association
HFA needed a modern advocacy platform that could actually keep up with the way our program has grown, something that could personalize outreach, improve message performance, strengthen our data, and cut down on staff time. Our previous system didn't meet those needs. AdvocacyAI does!
Ray Riordan
Advocacy Director
Hemophilia Federation of America
Why Teams Use Stories and Surveys
Collect more authentic supporter stories. Understand what your audience really thinks. Automate follow-ups that deepen engagement. Use AI to analyze and act faster.
Frequently Asked Questions
Supporters record directly from their browser when they visit the link of your form on their phone or computer or iPad. Files automatically link to their advocate profile and are available to you to download.
Yes. Download stories or quotes for social media, reports, or campaigns. You can also embed featured videos on your Campaign Hub.
Surveys increase interaction and help identify your most active and aligned supporters. Personalized follow-ups can boost conversions by 10×.
Absolutely. Answers can trigger tags, segment updates, or nurture journeys automatically.
Yes. Many organizations use a two-step approach: first, ask in a survey who's willing to share a story—then follow up automatically. It's proven to yield more authentic submissions.