
When a volunteer is finishing up a packet, call them to see if they’re able to take on another set of doors nearby. This means that instead of counting the packets that are coming back in, you can focus on helping canvassers hit as many doors as possible. With MiniVAN Manager, you can track their progress on the doors in real-time. When volunteers show up for the campaign, make sure that you’re making the most of their time. Getting volunteers engaged and ready to hit the doors requires a lot of work. A coordinated multi-channel campaign, informed by your field operation, will reach more voters. After a canvass, you can change the prioritization of the voters that you missed on the doors to make sure that you’re able to reach them, whether it be through texts, phone calls, or digital ads. With real-time data, you can make sure that no one slips through the cracks. If you’re using paper packets, you hope that folks are being reached, but you don’t always know. This is especially crucial during GOTV when people aren’t always entering their data. It also enables you to evaluate and re-allocate your resources based on current data.

MiniVAN allows canvassers to sync their results with VAN in real time, eliminating the need for data entry. Reach More Voters with Clear Real-Time Data
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To hear more about how the Michigan and Minnesota coordinated ran more efficient field operations with MiniVAN, watch the full discussion here. Campaigns that use MiniVAN also save money, allowing them to reinvest in their organizing program. By providing campaigns with real-time data, MiniVAN makes it easy to track your success and maximize volunteer output. With mobile canvassing on MiniVAN, campaigns are becoming more agile. To watch the full conversation between Ramsey Liz Mullen from Mobilize America and Jen Willis who is the Senior Project Manager for Organizing here at NGP VAN click here. At the 2018 Rootscamp in Baltimore, Ramsey Reid, the DNC’s Midwest Director, shared how tools like MiniVAN help campaigns get more done.

Mobile canvassing with MiniVAN is helping campaigns run more efficient operations. On a campaign, every dollar and every hour is crucial. The challenge is allocating those resources to have the largest reach.
