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NGP VAN Training

Welcome to the NGP VAN Training + Resources page!

Over the past few cycles, Fundraising, Compliance, and Organizing have evolved, and so has NGP VAN. This space is designed to provide you with information on live training webinars, key resources, and updated guides that identify new features (as well as updates to your favorite tools) and how to use them in the ever-changing world of political fundraising, compliance, fieldwork, organizing, digital strategy, and social networking. Be sure to look out for our tips and tricks, which highlight some lesser-known features, our how-to documents and checklists, as well as best practices we've gathered from working with campaigns over the years.

Organizing

Kickstart your organizing journey with our engaging webinars on turf cutting, canvassing, and GOTV strategies using VAN, SmartVAN, MiniVAN and Mobilize. Join us to boost your skills and make a real impact!

Title	Course Description	Audience	Duration	Link to Recording	Live Webinar Registration	Resources
Organizing 101	An introduction to Organizing with VAN. This is intended for new and beginner users of the platform.	All users	60 min	Recording	Tuesdays @ 2pm ET	How to: Log into VAN with ActionID How to: Increase user account security with multi-factor authentication How to: Make calls with Virtual Phone Bank
Organizing 201	A deeper overview of some of VANs tools. This is intended for users of the platform that have a little bit of experience or have attended Organizing 101.	All users	60 min	Recording	Tuesdays @ 3:30pm ET	How to: Use Create a List for searching How to: Use and manage Virtual Phone Bank Organizing Best Practices: Turf Cutting
Auto-Commit	An overview of how shifting to auto-commit with save data and time. This overview will also highlight how workflows may be effected.	All users	30 min	Recording	Wednesdays in September @ 11am ET	Shifting to Auto-Commit Answering your questions about auto-commit Overview: MiniVAN Reporting How to: Roll back MiniVAN data
SmartVAN101	A brief overview of the features and uses of the SmartVAN platform. This is intended for new and beginner users of SmartVAN.	All users	60 min	Recording	Wednesdays @ 2pm ET	How to: Use Activist Codes How to: Create and use Scripts
MiniVAN 101	An introduction to using MiniVAN for canvassing. This is intended for new users of MiniVAN.	All users	60 min	Recording	Wednesdays @ 3:30pm ET	Organizing Best Practices: Canvassing launch with MiniVAN Organizing Best Practices: GOTV with MiniVAN Organizing Best Practices: Distributed Canvassing
Mobilize 101	General onboarding session to learn about Mobilize and how to implement your programs. This is intended for new users of Mobilize.	All users	60 min	Coming soon	Fridays @ 2pm ET	Get Election Ready with Mobilize Overview of Mobilize Events and Actions

Fundraising & Compliance

Unlock the full potential of your campaign with expert training on NGP products—master the tools to amplify your impact!

Title	Course Description	Audience	Duration	Live Webinar Registration
NGP 101	This is for new users of NGP who have not used an NGP VAN product. It will cover the very basics of operating NGP.	All users	60 min	Every other Thursday @ 2pm ET
Fundraising 101	This training is for new fundraising staff that have a general understanding of how to use and operate NGP, or have at least been to our NGP 101 training, but are not familiar with NGP’s fundraising tools.	All users	60 min	Every other Friday @ 2:00pm ET
Compliance 101	A brief look at using NGP for compliance, and best practices when it comes to record-keeping. This is for users that already have a general understanding of how to use and operate NGP, or have at least been to our NGP 101 training.	All users	60 min	Every other Thursday @ 3:30pm ET
Forms 101	A look at using Forms in NGP. This is for users who have a general understanding of how to use and operate the platform or have at least been to our NGP 101 training.	All users	30 min	Every other Thursday @ 2:00pm ET
Forms 201	A deeper look at some of the more advanced aspects of setting up forms in NGP. This is for users who have a general understanding of creating forms, or who have at least been to our Forms 101 training.	All users	30 min	Monthly First Fridays @ 3:30pm ET
Email 101	This training is for users who have a general understanding of how to use and operate NGP, or have been to our NGP 101 training, and don’t know where to begin when it comes to starting up their email program.	All users	30 min	Every other Thursday @ 3pm ET
Email 201	A deeper look into some of the more advanced aspects of setting up your email program, like email deliverability. This is for users that have a general understanding of how to use Targeted Email in NGP, or have at least been to our Email 101 training.	All users	30 min	Monthly Fourth Fridays @ 3:30pm ET

Advocacy

Coming soon!

Member Organizing

Coming Soon!