Want to attend or host a phone bank? That’s great—phone banking is the next best thing to canvassing.
You will average about 30 calls per hour, with about 5-10 conversations per hour. Every contact is valuable, no matter what the outcome.
A script will be provided. You can alter it to fit your conversational style—but remember, the campaign needs to gather some basic information. Be sure to cover the important points and questions.
Find Event/RSVP
- Boston-area events calendar
- Indivisible MA calendar (texing and phone banking)
- NH-01 district calendar
- NY-19 district calendar
- NY-22 district calendar
Please bring a fully charged cell phone, fully charged device (computer, laptop, or tablet), and headphones or earbuds.
We recommend this short video on how to improve phone bank skills
Some campaigns use Virtual Phone Bank (VPB), a self-dialer, or Hub Dialer or Call Hub, which are Predictive Dialer. PD means once you are signed in, you do not need to dial any numbers yourself—the dialer calls for you and skips all those people who don’t answer.
Host a Phone Bank
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- NH-01 and NH-02
- GOTV phone banking Friday 10/26 until last shift 11/6 5-9 pm! Sign up to phone bank for Chris Pappas and Annie Kuster with your email address and time frame you would like to call. Contact: Special Projects Manager Emilie Bridges (ebridges@nhdp.org, 417-379-2831)
- NY-19
- Contact: Field Organizer Jason Sutherland (jason@delgadoforcongress.com, 508-446-6007) or set-up through Indivisible MA
- NY-22
- Contact: Out-of-State Volunteer Coordinator Mitch McVeigh (mitchmcveigh18@gmail.com, 818-621-0066) or set-up through Indivisible MA
- NH-01 and NH-02
- Let us know about your phone bank event
- Set up your Action Network event. Be sure to put ME-02 in the title, so it shows up on the district calendar. Note: some folks use email or Facebook RSVPs. Problems? Contact slabandibar@swingleft.org.
- Promote your event with the Swing Left Greater Boston publicity checklist
Need more information? Check our training page.
Thanks so much—looking forward to phone banking with you soon!
Other Action Steps
- Join Keep New Hampshire Blue Google group (for NH-01/NH-02)
- Join Swing Left Pioneer Valley Google group (for NY-19/NY-22)
- Join Western Mass Take Bake the House Coalition Google group (for NY-19/NY-22)