Quick Start
Review the links below and you’ll be ready to hit the ground running!
- Download the miniVAN app on your smartphone (App Store, Google Play).
- How to use MiniVan: 5 minute overview
- Read this 2-minute blog post: “Canvassing: Navigating the First Minute“
- Watch this 10 minute video on persuasion canvassing
Talking Points
Note: Canvassers are not expected to be experts on talking points! The script you will receive on your Minivan app during your canvass shift will include all the information you need to know to talk to voters.
Background and Inspiration
- The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers: How to Save Democracy, One Conversation at a Time by Elizabeth Chur (2024). A comprehensive guidebook with inspiring stories and practical tips to help volunteers connect one-on-one with voters.
- How to identify and persuade undecided voters, a one-pager from the Harris-Walz campaign
Allies for Democracy 