Welcome to VAN!
Below is the Main Menu for most VAN Users. You may have more options depending on your user permissions and position on your campaign. The first is the My Voters side and the second is the My Campaign Side. ISee here for the differences between My Voters and My Campaign)
Below is a quick overview of the primary functions from the main menu. You can view more detailed instructions for each tool by clicking on the title of each section
Quick Lookup - Allows you to search for individual voters in the VAN
Load Data - This section contains various tools for tracking data you get from voters during call time, out on the doors, or at events.
Lists - VAN operates primarily be creating lists of voters who you want to call, canvass, target with ads, or invite to events. You can build and manage those lists here.
Canvassing - This is where you manage door-to-door canvassing campaigns and see the results from past and current voter contact efforts.
Virtual Phone Bank - This is the primary phone tool in VAN for organizers and volunteers.
My PDF Files - When printing paper lists for voter contact, those lists live here.
Events (My Campaign Side) - This is where you manage scheduling and tracking volunteers for event shifts.
If you ever need to find a certain page and aren't sure where to look, type in the page name into the Search Bar on the left-hand side of the page.
Questions or feedback? Please email us at voterfile@dfl.org
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