Going Canvassing Door-to-Door

• Why we canvass door-to-door.
• How to prepare a list of residents to canvas.
• How to design a calling card and get it printed.
• How to use the MiniVan, the party’s smartphone based canvassing tool.

• Create a list of residents to canvas in your community.
• Create your own calling card to leave with residents when you call on them.
• Go door-to-door in your neighbourhood canvassing local residents.

• Councillors, especially those who have no or only a little experience of canvassing.
• Anyone who has the ambition of being a councillor.
• Senedd and Westminster candidates, and those who want to be candidates.
• Campaign leaders within local parties.
• Any member who wants to help with canvassing, or organising canvassing, within their area.

Campaigning is often a team effort so everyone taking part in the course is invited to bring along members of their team, especially those who would help with designing leaflets or with using Connect.

7pm, Monday 2nd October: Introduction to door-to-door canvassing

7pm, Wednesday 4th October: Designing a Calling Card in Affinity Publisher.

7pm, Wednesday 11th October: Creating canvassing lists in Connect.

7pm, Wednesday 18th October: How to canvass on the doorstep.

7pm, Wednesday 25th October: Next steps.

• One-to-one sessions to provide advice between modules.
• Getting set up on the party’s online campaigning database and our leaflet designing programme.
• Feedback on your list of residents to canvass to make sure it’s been compiled correctly.
• Feedback on the first draft of your calling card and advice on how it can be improved.
• Proofreading the final calling card before it goes to print.
• Help with arranging printing.
• Invites to advanced training session run by ALDC and the Federal Party to help develop your skills further.