Canvassing Toolkit

Canvassing is one of the most effective ways to reach voters directly, but running a paid canvass or a volunteer canvassing program without the right materials on hand can slow your team down fast. This Canvassing Toolkit gives your campaign a complete set of editable, ready-to-use documents so you can organize and train volunteers quickly instead of building every form from scratch. Each document in the toolkit is built to be customized to your specific race, whether you're running a small local campaign or a larger field operation with dozens of volunteers hitting doors every weekend. This is a practical, hands-on guide for anyone tasked with running a canvassing program, from field directors to volunteer coordinators. Pair the toolkit with our course "The Fundamentals of Field Tactics" to learn how each document fits into a broader voter contact strategy and how to train your volunteers to use these materials with confidence on the doors. This toolkit includes:

• Canvassing checklist to keep your team organized before, during, and after every shift

• Training agenda for onboarding new canvassing volunteers

• Persuasion script volunteers can use to guide conversations with voters

• Sign-in sheet for tracking volunteer attendance

• Tally and check-in sheet for recording voter contact results

• Canvassing fundamentals handout covering the basics every volunteer should know