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NGP VAN Training

Welcome to the NGP VAN Training + Resources page!

Over the past few cycles, Fundraising, Compliance, and Organizing have evolved, and so has NGP VAN. This space is designed to provide you with information on live training webinars, key resources, and updated guides that identify new features (as well as updates to your favorite tools) and how to use them in the ever-changing world of political fundraising, compliance, fieldwork, organizing, digital strategy, and social networking. Be sure to look out for our tips and tricks, which highlight some lesser-known features, our how-to documents and checklists, as well as best practices we've gathered from working with campaigns over the years.

Kickstart your organizing journey with our engaging webinars on turf cutting, canvassing, and GOTV strategies using VAN, SmartVAN, MiniVAN and Mobilize. Join us to boost your skills and make a real impact!

Title Course Description Audience Duration Link to Recording Live Webinar Registration Resources
Organizing 101 An introduction to Organizing with VAN. This is intended for new and beginner users of the platform. All users 60 min Coming soon  Tuesdays @ 2pm ET  
Organizing 201 A deeper overview of some of VANs tools. This is intended for users of the platform that have a little bit of experience or have attended Organizing 101. All users 60 min Coming soon Tuesdays @ 3:30pm ET  
Auto-Commit An overview of how shifting to auto-commit with save data and time. This overview will also highlight how workflows may be effected. All users 30 min Coming soon

 Wednesdays in September

@ 11am ET

Shifting to Auto-Commit
SmartVAN101 A brief overview of the features and uses of the SmartVAN platform. This is intended for new and beginner users of SmartVAN. All users 60 min Coming soon Wednesdays @ 2pm ET  
MiniVAN 101 An introduction to using MiniVAN for canvassing. This is intended for new users of MiniVAN. All users 60 min Coming soon Wednesdays @ 3:30pm ET  
Mobilize 101 General onboarding session to learn about Mobilize and how to implement your programs.  This is intended for new users of Mobilize. All users 60 min Coming soon Fridays @ 2pm ET  

Unlock the full potential of your campaign with expert training on NGP products—master the tools to amplify your impact!

Title Course Description Audience Duration Link to Recording Live Webinar Registration
NGP 101 This is for new users of NGP who have not used an NGP VAN product. It will cover the very basics of operating NGP. All users 60 min  

 Every other

Thursday @ 2pm ET

Fundraising 101 This training is for new fundraising staff that have a general understanding of how to use and operate NGP, or have at least been to our NGP 101 training, but are not familiar with NGP’s fundraising tools. All users 60 min  

  Every other 

Thursday @ 3:30pm ET

Compliance 101  A brief look at using NGP for compliance, and best practices when it comes to record-keeping. This is for users that already have a general understanding of how to use and operate NGP, or have at least been to our NGP 101 training. All users 60 min  

 Every other

Thursday @ 2pm ET

Forms 101 A look at using Forms in NGP. This is for users who have a general understanding of how to use and operate the platform or have at least been to our NGP 101 training. All users 60 min  

 Every other

Thursday @ 3:30pm ET

Email 101 This training is for users who have a general understanding of how to use and operate NGP, or have been to our NGP 101 training, and don’t know where to begin when it comes to starting up their email program. All users 60 min  

  Every other 

Friday @ 2pm ET

           

Coming soon!

Coming Soon!