Case Study: Culture Aid NOLA achieves scalable no-barrier food distribution and serves 95K people with NationBuilder

Culture Aid NOLA provides meals to over 95K people in the New Orleans community

Culture Aid Nola launched in 2020 to provide no‑barrier meals to New Orleans residents hit by COVID‑19-related job loss. Faced with explosive demand, stigma around food assistance, and the need to rapidly coordinate volunteers, donations and safety protocols, the team turned to NationBuilder to stand up a website and tools that could handle sign‑ups, payments and communications without a heavy technical lift.

NationBuilder’s built‑in action pages, CRM, donation processing, tagging and SMS capabilities let Culture Aid Nola schedule and follow up with volunteers, run donations, manage partners, and perform localized contact tracing to avoid shutdowns. As a result, Culture Aid Nola has served 95,000 people, recruited hundreds of volunteers and partnered with 10 distribution organizations—outcomes the team attributes directly to NationBuilder’s integrated platform.

Culture Aid Nola

Erica Chomsky-Adelson

Culture Aid Nola