Course description
New to organizing? Start here. In this introductory training, you’ll learn how to navigate VAN confidently, manage contact records, and get started with key organizing tools like the Virtual Phone Bank and the Turf Cutter. You’ll walk away with a solid foundation for using VAN effectively – whether you’re a new volunteer, campaign staffer, or organizer looking for a quick refresher.
Join us for a practical, beginner-friendly session that walks you through the essentials.
What you’ll learn:
- Navigation for VAN: Understanding My Voters, My Campaign, and the VAN Help Center
- Contact Records: What to expect when viewing contacts
- Activist Codes, Survey Questions, and Scripts: What Activist Codes and Survey Questions are, how to create them, and how to build scripts using them
- Create a List Basics: How to get started using Create a List
- Virtual Phone Bank: How to set up a Virtual Phone Bank, what OpenVPB is and when to use it
- Turf Cutter: How to start the Turf Cutter and how to use it
You’ll leave this training ready to take your first confident steps in VAN, equipped with the tools and know-how to start organizing effectively.
Who this is for: New VAN users and organizers looking to master the basics.
Course duration: 40 minutes