MiniVAN Touch

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LaunchedJan 26, 2010
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Description

miniVAN Touch is a mobile canvassing application that integrates with websites provided by NGP VAN. The miniVAN system allows users to export canvassing lists from VAN onto an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Canvassers can then enter data into their device as they talk to people on their list. When the canvassers connect their device to the Internet over a wireless or cellular network, they can upload their data back to the VAN with the touch of a button. Administrative users on the VAN can then review the data and apply it to the database in one quick step.

Canvassing with miniVAN allows NGP VAN clients to spend more time and resources on actually contacting people instead of on data entry. What’s more, it virtually eliminates the lag time between collecting canvass results and putting that data to work.

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Version History

Releasing updates every 3 months on average. Last update 102 days ago.

9.2.10Oct 11, 2024

You need to calm down... on hitting the sync button. You can now check when the next auto sync will run on your list progress screen. Are you driving a getaway car to your turf? We've got you covered with easier links to driving directions in Google or Apple Maps.

This update
* Adds an option to get directions to your doors, you you'll see the option when you select a pin on the map, or when you press and hold on an address in list view.
* Increases the frequency of checking for new team canvassing results
* Shows the time of your next auto sync

MiniVAN performs best when you let auto sync do its job and automatically sync all your data. Auto sync is enabled on most list, and will send your data back about every 10 mins (and check to see if there's any new data from your canvassing partner)

Your MiniVAN team team is coping by writing Taylor Swift references in to the release notes and Dramione fanfiction (hit us up with recs). As always--- drink some water, eat a vegetable, and good luck on the doors.

9.2.9Jul 23, 2024

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.2.8Jul 18, 2024

Bug fixes and performance improvements to support GOTV 2024

9.2.7Apr 04, 2024

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.2.6Feb 08, 2024

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.2.5Dec 21, 2023

Fixes an issue editing contact phones and emails

9.2.4Nov 29, 2023

Fixes an annoying bug while adding contacts to lists

9.2.3Nov 18, 2023

* Removing VAN account name log in in favor of ActionID
* Stability improvements

9.2.2Oct 21, 2023

Fixing a crash issue we missed in our previous version

9.2.1Oct 19, 2023

Updates and fixes including
* You’ll now see the contacts you’ve canvassed after re-downloading your list
* MiniVAN will now only show age/sex/party on lists and contact detail those fields are included on the MiniVAN format
* Fix for MiniVAN zooming out / losing the canvassers place in certain workflows

Note that this will be the last app update supporting iOS 12 or iOS 13. Make sure you have updated your devices to the latest OS for future updates

9.2.0Jul 11, 2023

Now with Mobilize! 
Finishing up a canvassing shift? Sign up for an upcoming shift right from MiniVAN.

We will be dropping support for iOS 12 and 13 in an upcoming release. Be sure your devices are updated to the latest iOS version.

9.1.9May 18, 2023

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.1.8Apr 28, 2023

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.1.7Mar 13, 2023

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.1.6Oct 21, 2022

Fixes a display issue with Contact Early Vote locations. Now, pause Midnights, drink some water, and go knock some doors

9.1.3Oct 06, 2022

This update includes a number of performance updates for GOTV

9.1.2Sep 08, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.1.1Aug 18, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.1.0Aug 11, 2022

Support for Teams and Divisions on ActionID
Support for an optional Daily Access Code for volunteers
General bug fixes and performance improvements

9.0.6Jul 06, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.0.5Jun 19, 2022

Fixes an annoying crash

9.0.4Jun 17, 2022

* Usability improvements to marking households not home
* Bug fixes
* Performance improvements

9.0.3Apr 29, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements

9.0.2Mar 24, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements

We’ve made a lot of changes to workflows within the app to reduce clicks and make canvassing a more intuitive experience for first-time canvassers, including:
* Combined map and household view
* Updated onboarding including a new training video
* Additional contextual training, such as prompting folks to mark a canvass result for everyone in a household
* Better inter-household navigation
* Updated iconography
* Tabbed navigation to better surface features

9.0.1Mar 19, 2022

Bug fixes and performance improvements

We’ve made a lot of changes to workflows within the app to reduce clicks and make canvassing a more intuitive experience for first-time canvassers, including:
* Combined map and household view
* Updated onboarding including a new training video
* Additional contextual training, such as prompting folks to mark a canvass result for everyone in a household
* Better inter-household navigation
* Updated iconography
* Tabbed navigation to better surface features

9.0.0Mar 09, 2022

We’ve made a lot of changes to workflows within the app to reduce clicks and make canvassing a more intuitive experience for first-time canvassers, including:
* Combined map and household view
* Updated onboarding including a new training video
* Additional contextual training, such as prompting folks to mark a canvass result for everyone in a household
* Better inter-household navigation
* Updated iconography
* Tabbed navigation to better surface features

If it's been a while since you've canvassed, here are some other things that have changed since the last time you knocked doors
* Spanish language support
* Search the Voter File for people not on your list
* Updated helper text for certain canvass responses such as "Refused"

8.2.5Jan 14, 2022

* Fixes an issue with apartments being sorted incorrectly
* Fixes an issue with member households being inaccessible

8.2.4Dec 23, 2021

Bug fixes and performance improvements

8.2.3Oct 30, 2021

Bug fixes and performance improvements

8.2.2Oct 26, 2021

Bug fixes and performance improvements

8.2.1Oct 16, 2021

Bug fixes and performance improvements

8.2.0Sep 22, 2021

New minimum operations system: iOS 12

User Experience Updates:
Based on feedback an extensive user research study we are making some initial workflow changes including:
* Show map first when downloading a canvass packet - our research shows that most users switch directly to the map view to orient themselves on turf. We are now showing the map view first.
* Helper text and confirmation dialogs on some canvass responses - such as “Refused” and “Inaccessible” to make sure canvassers are using the correct response.
* Changed the circle icons that represent the  people in a household to people icons

8.1.8Aug 14, 2021

Bug fixes and performance improvements

8.1.7Jul 21, 2021

Includes fixes for:
* Authentication issues
* UK address sorting
* Blank menu
* Support for PR phone numbers

8.1.6Jun 10, 2021

* Bug fixes

8.1.5Jun 09, 2021

This will be the last release supporting iOS 9, iOS10, iOS 11

What's New:
* New Log In page for ActionID

Bug Fixes Including:
* Performance improvements for large lists
* Performance improvements for lists with large numbers of employers
* Fixes for app crashes

8.1.4Oct 09, 2020

* Updates for iOS 14 location services
* Swipe to mark people and households as "Lit Drop"

8.1.3Aug 19, 2020

- Fix for searching for voters in Street Team
- Fix for voted badge in MyCampaign

8.1.2Jun 09, 2020

- Fix for Employer, Worksite, and Department views

8.1.1May 20, 2020

* General Bug Fixes
* Updates to map view so that the map will no longer reset while you are out canvassing
* Support For Applicant Address
* Last release supporting iOS 9

8.1.0Mar 04, 2020

Spanish Support:
MiniVAN is now translated to Spanish for canvassers who have set their device language to Spanish. Keep in mind that while we provide translation for hard-coded text in MiniVAN, you will need to provide translations for Scripts, Activist Codes, and Survey Questions when you create or edit them in the CRM.

Quick Lookup On MiniVAN:
Now you can search for and add voters to your list while knocking doors. When you encounter a voter not on your list you’ll be able to search the voter file for the person you are talking to, add them to your list, and record you interactions. This is only available for Voter File lists.

Street Team in the Voter File
You can now generate Street Team lists in the Voter File. This will allow you to do voter contact - without starting from a targeted list.

8.0.6Nov 25, 2019

* Fix for an issue for users on iOS 13 where MiniVAN was not remembering your place on the list when the app was put in to the background.
* Fix for adding UK phone numbers

8.0.5Oct 23, 2019

- Streamlined Street Team workflow to one step for adding a person to your list
- Support for Dark Mode on iOS 13

8.0.4Sep 04, 2019

- Updates to add / edit person workflow - Mark person as canvassed when a phone or email address is added.

8.0.3May 26, 2019

Bug fixes and performance improvements

8.0.2May 24, 2019

Bug fixes including:
* Fix for adding a new person
* Fix for InvalidUserID error
* Fix for download list button not showing when users' font size is increase

8.0.1May 15, 2019

We have optimized people search in this update.

8.0.0May 08, 2019

Say hello to mobile canvassing’s new look - miniVAN 8! We are excited to introduce an update to miniVAN that will make knocking doors easier, faster, and more intuitive for you canvassers.

After a record-breaking GOTV this fall we’ve taken some time to make changes to the app based on feedback from the thousands and thousands of canvassers who knocked doors with miniVAN. We've updated all of the feature sets within miniVAN including Street Team, Distributed Canvassing, Find My Next Door, and Optimized Routing. We’ve also included some smaller changes, such as allowing your users to adjust the text size within miniVAN and notifications on how far you’ve progressed through your turf.

Also - because we know that reliability is always top of mind - this release includes some under-the-hood improvements bringing you a more stable canvassing experience.

7.15.2Jan 17, 2019

- Fix for Add New Person

7.15.1Nov 21, 2018

- Fix for displaying UK addresses

7.15.0Nov 16, 2018

Helpful messaging as you canvass with the app

7.14.2Oct 23, 2018

- Fix for "Voted" sticker not showing when list is first downloaded
- Fixes for optimized routes in MiniVAN

7.14.1Oct 04, 2018

- Updated link to Privacy Policy
- Fix for "Voted" sticker not showing when list is first downloaded

7.14.0Sep 21, 2018

Support for walk routes on MiniVAN
MiniVAN can now generate order walk routes for your canvass. MiniVAN will route you to your first house, guide you through your turf in the most efficient route, and bring you back to your staging location after you are done canvassing.

7.13.1Sep 04, 2018

- Fix for users logging in without ActionID on iOS 9 or iOS 8

7.13.0Aug 27, 2018

Find My Next Door 2.0
The updated version of Find My Next Door will display all of the houses on your walk list in an ordered list - instead of just the closest three.

7.12.1Aug 02, 2018

- Bug fixes

7.12.0Jun 15, 2018

- Support for playing videos

7.11.0May 18, 2018

- Support for Working America workflows

7.10.0May 09, 2018

Support for Editable Jobs
Finally - job information is editable on MiniVAN. Users can edit a subset of job information for an existing job or add a new job to a contact. We took a look at the top six edited jobs fields and made those available in this release:
Employer
Worksite
Work Area
Department
Job Class
Shift

This release also includes support for adding notes with a contact status of ‘Not Home”.

7.9.0Mar 21, 2018

Support for Team Canvassing:
Team Canvassing makes sharing turf packets on MiniVAN easier and more efficient. Now canvassers using the same list can see the canvass results of their canvass partner on their device - so you can know if the next house on the street has been knocked or not — without having to text or shout down the block at your canvass partner. MiniVAN will also now show multiple passes on a turf packet - making MiniVAN a more powerful GOTV tool.

7.8.5Feb 22, 2018

- Filter on "not-contacted"
- Fix for addresses with apartment numbers

7.8.3Feb 21, 2018

Support for French Translations

Bug fixes including:
- Click to call when there are multiple phone numbers on a record
- Cell phone not populating on online actions forms
- Branched script formatting issues
- Map pin display issue

7.8.2Jan 05, 2018

- Fixes bug where "Party" did not display on person summary
- Additional iOS 11 bug fixes
- iphone x support

7.8.1Oct 06, 2017

- Support for all Online Action form types

7.8.0Sep 22, 2017

- Support for Distributed Canvassing: No more cutting turf! Use distributed canvassing to create walk lists based on your canvassers’ current location and your targeted universe.

7.7.2Feb 27, 2017

- Updates to the address search functionality when adding a new person to MiniVAN Street Team

7.7.0Feb 03, 2017

Introducing MiniVAN Street Team
MiniVAN now supports list-less canvassing, so that you can build your list of supporters from scratch.
- New interface just for street team canvassers that guides them through the add person workflow
- The home page will include statistics on new people added and payments collected, to make tracking progress easier
- We’ve updated the add new person interface to make adding supporters faster
- Integrates with MiniVAN Manager, so that you can see progress in real time

7.6.2Dec 14, 2016

- Bug Fixes and Performance Enhancements

7.6.0Aug 31, 2016

Find My Next Door:
We are excited to release our latest feature, Find My Next Door, to help guide you through your turf! MiniVAN will now calculate the next three closest uncanvassed houses to your current location – to help you plan your route through your turf packet more efficiently. The list of closest doors will update as you canvass and move through a neighborhood.

Progress Through Turf:
We’ve also added a progress bar to the List Details page and a percentage of doors knocked to the Sidebar Menu to let you know how much progress you’ve made through your packet. We know you can get to 100%!

Additional Messaging:
We’ve added some additional messaging around battery life to let you know that you may want to charge your device and and around data connectivity so that you know your data is queued and waiting to sync.

Satellite View:
Canvassers can now toggle between map and satellite view on the map. This can be particularly helpful for rural turf.

Fixes:
- Performance fixes for users on iOS 7
- Fixes for crashes in the map and script view
- Fixes to map zoom

7.5.2Jul 19, 2016

- Fix for jobs tab on script view

7.5.1Jul 14, 2016

- Auto Sync: You can now enable auto-sync on MiniVAN Campaigns.
- Fixes for users on iOS 6 and iOS 7

7.5.0Jul 06, 2016

Support for Script Branching - Get excited: MiniVAN now supports script branching! You can now create a script that will allow you to conditionally show the next question based on the response to the first one on MiniVAN. Make sure your 1s get a follow-up volunteer ask or your 3s get a persuasion script by setting up a branched script in VAN.

Removed “Clear All Responses” Option (Finally!) - Yes, we heard you: your canvassers will no longer be able to clear their canvassing data. Want the option back? Let us know.

Fixes:
- Remember place in large apartment buildings
- Remember Hide/Show Script Options
- Better Householding for New Records
- UK Date Format for Contact History
- Crashes in Script View and Household View

7.4.1May 18, 2016

- Support for Hyphenated Addresses
- Bug fixes

7.4.0Apr 27, 2016

- Support for Online Actions Integration
- Google Tag Manager Updates
- UK Addresses Fix
- Fix for Polling Location Address

7.3.1Nov 04, 2015

- Improvements to Geocode Accuracy and Canvasser Location
- Improvements for UK Addresses

7.2.6Aug 19, 2015

- Improvements to location services

7.2.4Jun 25, 2015

Release notes:
- Fix for issue with reauthentication modal
- Fix for Voted Sticker feature
- Fix for the polling address and voting address
- Fix for Canadian addresses with special characters
- Fix for display field crash on jobs module
- Fix events on jobs module lists
- Fix for Canadian apartment buildings with two postal codes
- Fix for scrolling through list of households on a jobs module list
- Fix for crash when re-opening the app on a jobs module list
- Fix for the Save button on the add new person modal

7.2.3May 27, 2015

- Fix for downloading lists for international clients

7.2.2Mar 24, 2015

- Fixes 24 hour authentication issue
- Fixes error messaging
- Fixes Two Factor Authentication remember device issue
- Fixes map cluster issue for iOS 8.2

7.2.1Mar 06, 2015

- Bug fixes

7.2Feb 25, 2015

Introducing MiniVAN 7.2, which includes the following:

ActionID on MiniVAN
- Log in with ActionID: Log into MiniVAN with your ActionID. Don't forget to link your user account to your ActionID following the one-time link workflow from the user menu in VAN.
- Create an ActionID: For canvassers who don't yet have a user account but have a list number for canvassing, they can create an ActionID with their email address and enter in that list number for download.
- Log in without an ActionID: Users will still be able to log into MiniVAN in the standard method, with their URL, username and password.
- Choose Database: For users who have access to multiple databases, they will no longer be prompted to select a database when logging in to MiniVAN. Instead, users can select a database or enter in a list number. Users can also switch databases while remaining logged in, instead of having to log out of the app.

Other features:
- iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus support

7.1.3Oct 07, 2014

Bug fixes, including:
- Marking Household Not Home and script responses
- Stability and performance issues, particularly for iPhone 4, iPhone 4s and iPad 2
- Searching crashes
- Issue with switching to People View
- Voted sticker displaying incorrectly after syncing
- Issues with accessing script with a jobs list
- Address formatting for long UK addresses
- Sync screen freezes

7.1.2Aug 25, 2014

Bug fixes and improvements

7.1.1Aug 11, 2014

- Fix for a map issue for wifi only devices

7.1Aug 06, 2014

Introducing MiniVAN 7.1, with new functionality for clients using NGP VAN's Union Jobs module:
- View your MiniVAN list by Employer, Worksite or Department
- Filter your list using specific jobs fields
- View a person's job information in a new tab
- View multiple jobs for a person, if applicable
- View a person's job information in List View

Also included:
- Fix for map issues
- Fix for Mark Not Home issue
- Fix for Script View issue
- Fix for issue with editing a note
- Fix for issue with not displaying Age on the list of people
- Fix for UK address issue in MIniVAN Formats

7.0.2Jul 14, 2014

- Ability to edit and delete notes
- Fixes for stability issues
- Fix for UK addresses
- Fix for dialing phone numbers on iPhones
- Fix for minor map issues
- Fix for minor issue with adding an email and a phone number

7.0.1Apr 11, 2014

- Support for 64-bit devices
- For lists with multiple scripts, the name and the switch script option will now appear at the top of the Script View
- Bug fixes for iOS 5.1.1 Support
- Bug fix for saving phone numbers in certain workflows
- Bug fix for adding or editing a person on a list with stars
- Other small bug fixes

7.0.0Feb 10, 2014

Introducing MiniVAN 7.0

- Complete rewrite of the app to use more modern memory management systems
- Updated look and feel of the app with a focus on more efficient and easy workflow
- Events are now available on scripts
- Sync your list from any screen in the app
- Refresh your lists to see who has voted early or on Election Day
- New sidebar menu to navigate easily through the app
- Filter your list to view people with certain canvass statuses
- Updated map functionality, which clusters nearby addresses together
- New apartment building display

6.4Feb 21, 2013

Introducing MiniVAN 6.4:

- Requires a device running at least iOS 4.3
- Please remove the current canvass list from your device before updating to the new version of the MiniVAN Touch app. Failure to do so will result in the loss of all canvassing data entered on the current canvass list.

New features include:

- iOS 6 optimizations
- iPhone 5 optimizations
- Support for Retina Displays
- Enter List Number available for all users including when no lists have been exported.
- Total Doors Knocked statistic available on the Summary Page
- Bug Fixes

6.3Nov 19, 2012

** Remove the current canvass list from your device before updating to the new version of the MiniVAN Touch app. Failure to do so will result in the loss of all canvassing data entered on the current canvass list. **

New features include:

* Compatibility for older devices
* Enter List Number fixes for input fields
* Updates to the information text
* Bug fixes

6.2Sep 20, 2012

** Remove the current canvass list from your device before updating to the new version of the MiniVAN Touch app. Failure to do so will result in the loss of all canvassing data entered on the current canvass list. **

New features include:

* Bug fixes
* Updates to the map feature on iPad

LaunchedJan 26, 2010

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