VAN in the Field

Adding a Canvasser
In this article we will cover how you can add canvassers to your committee. This will be useful to help you send miniVAN lists to volunteers, to see how man...
Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 1:01 PM
Adding a Person to My Campaign
How do I add new people into myCampaign from myVoters? How do I add someone new who doesn't have a profile on either side of VAN? **Note: It is not ...
Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 3:54 PM
Canvass Results
How do you check how many dials you or your team has made in a given day? How can you tell which counties you've dialed a lot this week and which need s...
Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 1:05 PM
Canvassing Apartment Buildings with a candidate
Per Minnesota state law, campaigns must be allowed to enter apartment buildings to canvass, provided that they have a candidate with them. This takes ad...
Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Doing a Second Pass During GOTV
When you do a second pass of your GOTV turfs, you may not see the coloring on the bubbles that indicates whether a doorknock was attempted, not attempted, o...
Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 9:39 AM
Event Manager - Tracking Volunteer Shifts
One of the main functions on the myCampaign side of VAN is the ability to create events and manage your volunteers. This article will walk you through how t...
Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 9:04 PM
Getting Lists for Apartment Buildings
In Minnesota, landlords are required to let campaigns into apartment buildings if a candidate is involved with the canvass event (https://www.revisor.mn.gov...
Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 12:03 PM
How to Send a List to MiniVAN
In order to send a list to MiniVAN, first create the audience you want to target using Create A List.   Once you have created your list, go to the upper...
Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 2:45 PM
MiniVAN User Guide
MiniVAN is a smartphone app that allows users to easily canvass voters and enter data in real time into VAN. This article is a guide to how to get and use M...
Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 5:04 PM
Selecting Newly Registered Voters
To pull newly registered voters you'll want to use the "Age • Registration Date," section in create a list. There you'll use the 'Re...
Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 2:46 PM