Volunteer Resources
What is a Volunteer?
As a volunteer, you will receive lists of voters in your community, contact Black voters with important election information, and encourage voters to vote in person, absentee, or to verify their voter registration status.
Scripts
These scripts will help you continue to foster your relationships with your fellow voters as we continue to do the work until Election Day.
Best Practices for GOTV Volunteers
- Remember your "why".
- Always identify yourself as a volunteer with the NAACP.
- Smile while you dial.
- If you don't know the answer, be truthful and say you will get an answer and follow up.
- The best times to call are Monday-Friday from 6 pm - 9 pm, and Saturday & Sunday from 10 am - 1 pm.
- Get to the ask.
- Listen for the appropriate talking point.
Volunteer Training
Video Checkpoints
- 00:00 — Welcome and Introductions
- 04:06 — Greetings from Derrick Johnson, NAACP President & CEO
- 07:30 — NAACP and GSSA Partnership Overview
- 09:15 — What Is Your Role?
- 013:29 — Who Am I Talking To?
- 17:13 — Cross-State Volunteer Coverage
- 17:32 — Program Overview
- 19:30 — What Do I Say to My List?
- 21:26 — Scripts and Volunteer Toolkit
- 22:34 — Relational Tool: How Do I Talk to My Voters?
- 25:16 — Best Practices
- 28:31 — Problems, Questions, and Resolutions
- 29:38 — Roleplay and Scenarios
- 42:38 — What to Expect Next
RelationLink: Volunteer Relational Organizing Tool
Use our volunteer tool training to guide you through the process of contacting voters in your community. You'll be able to see your progress on how many doors you've knocked, voters you've reached, and more.
This tool is specific to the relational organizing program for previously contacted volunteers. If you're looking to join general phone banking efforts, please visit our Events page.
We the People: Midterms Toolkit
As the United States marks 250 years, the U.S. Constitution is a reminder and rallying cry that the people and policies that govern our daily lives are decided by us. Not the politicians or the wealthy. Us. The people we elect make decisions every day about our schools, our jobs, our healthcare, and our safety; decisions that hit our communities first and hardest. Change doesn't happen because we vote alone. It happens because We, the People organize, turn out, and bring our neighbors with us.
FAQs
Learn more about what it takes to be a GOTV volunteer.
Voter Guides for Your State
Ready to vote in the upcoming midterm election? Use our voter guides to learn how your potential elected officials stand on issues that matter to our community.
Volunteer Code of Conduct
As a volunteer for the NAACP Volunteer Program, I affirm that:
- I understand that the Program is non-partisan, and I will not make any statements supporting or opposing any candidate for public office or any political party.
- I understand that any information I receive through my activities as a volunteer with the Program is confidential, and I will not share this information with anyone, nor will I use it for any other purpose.
- I understand and accept that courtesy and respect should be demonstrated in all contacts as a volunteer and on behalf of the Program.
- I will not harm anyone in any way, whether through harassment, physical force, verbal abuse, or any other harmful action.
- I will be participating in a "no-contact canvassing" Program, only texting and calling voters.
- I will comply with all legal requirements known to me while serving as a volunteer with the Program.