NerveOS — Campaign Infrastructure

Campaign infrastructure

The operating system
for campaigns that can't afford
to get the technology wrong.

NerveOS is a digital campaign platform built on best-of-breed tools, configured to work together. Supported throughout. Owned by the campaign.

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3 tiers
From grassroots to federal
Transparent pricing
Tech subscriptions billed separately
Thorough, not fast
Deployment paced to the campaign

What it is

One system. Every tool
already connected.

NerveOS is not a single platform. It is a carefully configured stack of best-in-class tools — each doing one job well — set up to work together as a campaign operating system. Configuration is handled before handover. Ongoing support is part of the engagement.

One system. Best-of-breed tools, configured to work together.
HubSpot at the centre. Every contact type in one place with full data ownership and AEC-compliant export.
Compliance built in, not bolted on
AEC electoral compliance tracking, Xero bookkeeping, and Stripe donation processing — configured and connected from day one.
Field to digital — all connected
Doorknocking, volunteer management, WhatsApp broadcasts, social scheduling, and Meta/Google ads — in one coordinated system.
Infrastructure support throughout
Monthly retainer support means the campaign is never alone with a system it doesn't understand. The technology is handled. The campaign focus stays on the campaign.

Pricing

Three tiers. One platform.

Every NerveOS deployment is isolated — the campaign's data, the campaign's accounts. Tech subscriptions are billed as a marked-up pass-through, separately from service fees. HubSpot upgrades only when specific triggers are reached.

Signal
Pre-campaign
Independent & grassroots candidates
A$19,900
Full 6-month bundle — or A$5,500 setup + A$1,200/mo
+HubSpot CRM (Free/Starter tier)
+Squarespace website + mass newsletters
+Stripe donation processing
+Xero bookkeeping + AEC compliance
+Community survey tools
+Light-touch support — ~A$650/mo
Most popular
Pulse
Full campaign
State-level & mid-tier campaigns
A$34,900
Full 6-month bundle — or A$12,000 setup + A$2,800/mo
+Everything in Signal
+Field ops — doorknocking & electorate mapping
+Volunteer management hub
+WhatsApp broadcasts + social scheduling
+Meta + Google digital advertising
+Merchandise store (Shopify)
+Active campaign support — ~A$2,800/mo
Current
Full campaign, automated
Federal & high-complexity campaigns
A$49,900
Full 6-month bundle — or A$17,000 setup + A$3,500/mo
+Everything in Pulse
+HubSpot Professional automation workflows
+Advanced donor + volunteer sequences
+Polling + intelligence tracking
+Candidate diary + approvals workflow
+Election intensive — A$5,000/mo (final 8 wks)

Why not NationBuilder

One platform that does
everything — poorly.

NationBuilder charges for the convenience of a single login. NerveOS uses best-in-class tools for each job — configured to work together, with no vendor lock-in.

NerveOS
NationBuilder
Full-featured website
✓
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Accounting (Xero)
✓
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Donation processing (Stripe)
✓
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Full data ownership + export
✓
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AEC compliance tracking
✓
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Modular — pay only for what you need
✓
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No vendor lock-in
✓
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True monthly cost (full stack)
A$250
A$377+

How it works

The system is handed over.
Support stays on.

Most technology implementations fail because they try to teach everything at once. NerveOS introduces one tool at a time. One session at a time. Until the team is steady.

Week 1
The nerve check
Discovery session. A map of what exists, what's missing, and what winning looks like. No assumptions. No pre-configured pitch.
Week 2
System deployment
Configuration is handled before handover. The instance goes live when it's ready — not before. Timeline depends on the campaign's complexity.
Week 3
One tool at a time
One system per session. Staff learn by doing — not by watching slide decks. No overwhelming demos. No day-one information overload.
Ongoing
Ongoing support
Monthly check-ins, on-call support, and an escalating service level in the final eight weeks before polling day.

Who it's for

Three people.
One system.

The candidate
"You don't need to understand how the system works. You need to trust that it does."
NerveOS handles the infrastructure so the candidate can focus on the people in front of them — not the technology behind the scenes.
The campaign manager
"One system. Every tool connected. Nothing falling through the cracks."
Real visibility across the campaign — donors, volunteers, field ops, comms — without chasing five separate dashboards.
The party official
"Full AEC compliance, data ownership, and a proven stack — not a promise."
Each deployment is isolated. Campaign data stays with the campaign. No lock-in, no shared environments, no vendor risk.

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A campaign platform built on
honesty, not hype.

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