Field Leads should be available for at least one regular evening or weekend canvass each week. Availability for additional canvasses closer to Election Day is useful but not mandatory.
A canvass works much better when one person owns the details. Field Leads turn a group of volunteers into a functioning team by briefing people, assigning routes, answering questions, and making sure the campaign gets usable information back after the shift.
A plain description of what a canvassing shift actually asks of you, so you can decide for yourself whether it fits.
Field Leads normally participate in the canvass and may walk for several hours. Some coordination tasks can be handled from a meeting point if mobility is limited.
Field Leads will receive the standard canvasser training plus additional instruction on route assignment, volunteer briefing, troubleshooting, safety, and end-of-shift data checks.
Field Leads are responsible for reinforcing the buddy system, keeping track of volunteers, ending unsafe interactions, and escalating any incident to the campaign lead.
The role can be adapted so the Field Lead coordinates routes, check-ins, and data from an accessible base location while other volunteers complete the walking portions.
Expressing interest doesn’t commit you to a shift. Send us your information and someone from the campaign will follow up.
Share your availability and any questions. This does not commit you to a shift.
Expressing interest is not a commitment. Someone from the campaign will follow up before anything is scheduled. Volunteer applications are never published, your details are used only to organize volunteering, accommodation notes are seen only by the organizer, and you can ask to be removed at any time.