Canvass smarter
“How Evangelicals Use Digital Surveillance to Target the Unconverted”
“The hot new thing in proselytizing is an app that allows Christian conservatives to collect data on whole neighborhoods of potential converts.” – TNR
How do you find specific people in a community? Without a lot of time, money or hassle? Use state-of-the-art mapping and canvassing solutions. Chances are that you’ve never heard of a software company called esri. They’ve been around for 50 years and have over 10,000 employees. And they are the undisputed champion in the field of mapping. Their solutions are surprisingly affordable and easy to use (when you get the hang of it).
See how it can be applied to find potential voters with specific demographics. How to enable volunteers to contact them and collect information. And how your volunteers can cover more houses in less time with smart routes. Apply for free help in applying esri for protecting democracy and getting out the vote here.
Take a page from the business playbook
Businesses use logistical apps to plan routes for thousands of locations with hundreds of drivers. Campaigns use the same apps for a few hundred locations and a small number of canvassers. This example shows fifteen polling locations in Buncombe County, South Carolina. We want to find the best route to visit all the locations with four canvassers starting and ending from Asheville. The locations are widely dispersed and we want to take into account traffic patterns in the area.
I first entered details on when and where the canvassing would take place, how many canvassers were available, how they’d be traveling, how long they’d work and the amount of time each stop would take. The app then produced a detailed routing map for each canvasser that shows the route and the estimated time they should be at each stop.
“We haven’t got the money, so we’ll have to think”Ernest Rutherford
Take Away: Canvass smarter with better technology.
Deepak
DemLabs
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