Field Operations + Fundraising

Turn your volunteer army into a tracked field operation

Routes assigned, miles tracked, doors logged, donations raised. The campaign manager sees who actually walked the routes, who raised, and who showed up empty-handed but put in the miles. Recognition is composite, not just dollars.

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The old way wastes volunteer effort

You hand a clipboard to a volunteer and never know what happened. Did they walk the route? Skip half the houses? Spend the day at a coffee shop?
The hardest workers are invisible. A volunteer who walked 15 miles in a tough precinct with $0 raised gets the same thank-you as someone who didn't show up.
Every door is one chance, and you waste most of them. A donor who said yes at the door has nowhere to give in the moment. They say "I'll donate online later" and never do.
You stitch together five tools. NGP VAN for the walk list, a clipboard for outcomes, ActBlue for donations, a spreadsheet for tracking volunteers. Nothing connects.

How a canvass-a-thon works on ScanRaise

You draw turfs. Draw an enforceable map polygon for each ward, precinct, or zip cluster.
You assign canvassers. Each volunteer gets a polygon route with custom notes and a personal QR code printed on a card.
They walk and log. The volunteer opens /canvass, records a GPS walk, and submits user-reported door outcomes (Conversation, Knocked, No Answer, Refused, Do Not Contact).
Voters scan and give. The QR code opens a donation page tied to that canvasser. With connected Stripe, funds settle to the committee. In platform mode, ScanRaise collects funds and sends a monthly payout.
You review saved activity. The dispatch dashboard shows recorded miles, user-reported doors, donations, and composite effort scores. It refreshes recent data every 30 seconds.

What's in the box

Turf drawer

Draw and edit a polygon on a map. Each enforceable turf can be assigned to a group of canvassers.

Per-canvasser routes

Each volunteer gets a personal sub-section of the turf with custom instructions ("walk down 87th, back up 86th, between 1st and 7th Ave").

GPS route checks

The phone records a route while /canvass is open. Server checks flag suspicious speed, jumps, and zone mismatches for organizer review.

Door log

Five-button user-reported outcome tracking: Conversation, Knocked, No Answer, Refused, Do Not Contact. Logged with submitted lat/lng, no voter identity captured.

Donor QR at every door

Volunteer's personal QR code on a printed card. Voters scan, donate, the canvasser gets credit on the leaderboard.

Composite scoring

Effort score = donations + miles + doors, weighted. The volunteer who walked 15 miles in a tough precinct ranks even if the wallets stayed shut.

Dispatch dashboard

Map of saved walk routes and recent door locations, plus a leaderboard and totals by precinct. Refreshes every 30 seconds.

Built-in phone tracking

Volunteers record their route in /canvass while the page is open. Watch and fitness-provider import is not part of this flow.

The day, end to end

Saturday morning kickoff

Campaign manager opens dispatch. Sees 32 canvassers across 4 wards. Each one has a turf and a route assigned the night before.

Volunteers walk

Each volunteer opens /canvass on their phone. GPS consent prompt, then their route appears with a map. They start walking.

Every door logged

Tap. Tap. Tap. Conversation at house #4. Donation scanned at house #7 ($25, covered fees). No answer at #8 through #14. Tap. Tap.

Manager reviews updates

Dispatch shows recent door locations, saved walks, leaderboard updates, and current totals as submissions arrive.

End of day recognition

The manager reviews the composite leaderboard. Sarah ranks #1 on doors. Maria ranks #1 on dollars. Mike ranks #2 overall on recorded effort despite raising less.

Pricing

ScanRaise charges a 2.5% platform fee, and Stripe processing is separate. The subscription unlocks the canvass-a-thon tools (turfs, GPS walks, voter file import).

Free
$0 /month

Try the QR donation product on a single block.

  • 10 canvassers
  • 2.5% on donations
  • Donor CRM + leaderboard
  • QR codes for every canvasser
Pro
$299 /month

House, Senate, and federal PACs.

  • Everything in Plus
  • FEC reportable donor flow ($200+ collects address, employer, occupation)
  • FEC CSV export

Questions about which tier fits? Email support@scanraise.com.

A note on canvasser privacy and FEC

GPS tracking is opt-in. Volunteers see a consent screen the first time they open /canvass and tracking only runs while the page is open. Door logs capture lat/lng + outcome but never voter identity. Donation data exports as CSV for FEC reporting (donor name, address, employer, occupation when over $200, when you flag a campaign as fec_reportable). ScanRaise is a technology platform, not a campaign finance advisor - confirm contribution limits and compliance requirements with your campaign finance attorney.

Ready to run your first canvass-a-thon?

Set up your campaign in 2 minutes. Draw turfs and assign routes in another 10. No credit card required.

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