About the Course
This course will introduce you to the basic functions of VoteBuilder, the software Democratic campaigns across the country use to organize their voter contact efforts. This course will use simulations to guide you through the strategy and tools you will use to get the most out of VoteBuilder. You will also learn when you need your own VoteBuilder account, and how to access it.
When to Take This Course
There is never a bad time to take this course. Campaigns, party officials, precinct captains, and volunteers from all over the United States use VoteBuilder at every step of the election cycle. Whether you are developing your campaign plan, organizing your persuasion efforts, kicking off your Early GOTV initiatives, or deep in your final GOTV push, getting more comfortable with VoteBuilder can be helpful.
Take Aways
In this course, you will learn how to use VoteBuilder to:
- Navigate and utilize the basic capabilities of the software
- Access resources for more information
- Make a list of voters
- Set up a canvass and a phone bank
- Enter data from voter contact efforts
By the end this course, you will have the following downloadable step-by-step resource guides:
- VoteBuilder Glossary
- Organizing Your Lists
- Creating Lists
- Key Field Numbers Workbook
- Preparing Walk Packets
- Setting Up a Phone Bank
- Sample Persuasion Script
- Entering Data
Thank You’s
This course was developed with assistance from many people throughout the Democratic community. NDTC would like to especially thank:
- NGPVAN, the creators of VAN (and VoteBuilder), for providing us access to the software
- Katie Ellis of Intrepid Strategies for lending her VoteBuilder and training expertise to the curriculum development process
- Luke Siebert, Data Director for the Maine Democratic Party. At the time we developed this training, Luke was the Data Director for the Montana Democratic Party and spent his “free time” during the 2018 election season developing the curriculum with us
- Cedar Interactive for all their work designing the interactive simulations