VAN Basics

Available Help and Resources
This document walks through Michigan specific processes and questions, and discusses VAN functionality at a high level. For step-by-step guides to performin...
Tue, 14 Nov, 2023 at 6:13 PM
What is VAN?
The Voter Action Network is a set of tools for building campaigns and interacting with voters. VAN is the foundation for all Democratic field operations, fr...
Wed, 12 Aug, 2020 at 11:58 AM
How to Set Up Your New VAN Account
When a new VAN account is created for you, you'll get an email invite from the email address no-reply@ngpvan.com.. You will need to accept this invitati...
Wed, 5 May, 2021 at 12:42 PM
Logging Onto VAN
How do I log into VAN? Go to votebuilder.com and click Login with ActionID.  You can no longer log in with an Account Name due to security reasons. ...
Wed, 5 May, 2021 at 10:54 AM
Creating a List
Create A List is used to create lists of voters that can then be used for targeting and voter outreach, as well as volunteer recruitment. Create A List is...
Wed, 12 Aug, 2020 at 12:09 PM
Scripts
Scripts specify the language that a canvasser or caller will see in miniVAN or a virtual phone bank while speaking to a voter, and defines what data is coll...
Wed, 12 Aug, 2020 at 12:12 PM
Survey Questions: Types of Survey Questions
Survey questions are used to store data collected from the field in VAN. You can include them in the scripts you create to collect information from the fiel...
Wed, 12 Aug, 2020 at 12:14 PM
Survey Questions: Why Can't I Create Survey Questions / Activist Codes?
We are creating survey questions and activist codes in-house in order to provide better standardization and data storage/mapping. We are now sharing more su...
Tue, 1 Feb, 2022 at 7:13 PM
Survey Questions: I Need a New Or Edited Survey Question
You can fill out our Survey Question and Activist Code Request Form to request: New survey questions or activist codes Changes to existing survey questio...
Tue, 25 May, 2021 at 3:44 PM
What is ActionID?
ActionID is your login credential that consists of your email address and a password. It can be linked to one or more user accounts, which provide you acces...
Wed, 5 May, 2021 at 10:38 AM