Admin SMS Credits, what they are and why they matter
The Admin SMS Messages page shows the SMS messages the UpVote system sends to registered users, meaning your volunteers and staff, not voters. This page is mainly used to monitor delivery and troubleshoot login issues. Why SMS credits are critical UpVote uses SMS credits to send one time passcodes and security codes to volunteers and […]
Add Users to UpVote
UpVote is invite only. A user cannot login to the app or desktop version until they have been invited and have a volunteer account created. If someone who has not been invited decides to download the app and inputs their phone number to get a one-time code, they simply will not receive a code. To […]
Settings
The Settings page is where an admin makes crucial decisions about how the UpVote campaign is structured and what volunteers can do. These choices set the guardrails for your program: they protect your data while giving volunteers enough freedom to be effective. It is worthwhile to take a few minutes upfront to go through each […]
UpVote Academy: Admin Onboarding
Welcome to our educational YouTube series for System Administrators running their campaign’s UpVote program! Whether you’re setting up a new campaign or need a quick refresher, this course covers the essential tools and features of the UpVote Admin Portal. The course features six short videos and one longer in-depth video that goes over the key […]
Engaging Voters on Facebook: Your Guide to UpVote’s Smart Bots
Why Facebook Matters in Election Campaigns In today’s digital age, social media is a key communication channel—and Facebook remains one of the most powerful tools for engaging voters and building support. A smart, strategic use of Facebook can: Our Two Smart Facebook Bots We offer two types of bots to help you maximize Facebook’s potential: […]
Smart Match
In addition to the Contact Match and the individual search features Upvote provides for you to find who among your contacts is registered to vote in your district, you can also use UpVote’s Smart Match feature. When will you use Smart Match? When you have a list of potential voters from a third party- perhaps from […]
Creating Phone Campaigns
Phone campaigns allow you to make calls to groups within the system of your choice, whether by shared support status, city, neighborhood, or any other relevant common feature. Phone campaigns enable you to plan and manage calls efficiently and effectively. You can set precise goals for campaigns, manage team time, and thereby improve performance. Step […]
Sending Notifications to Users
The system allows you to send notifications to all your users who have downloaded the UpVote app and enabled notifications in their phone settings. Notifications can include links, for example, a link to social media post and have text asking them to share it. Unlike SMS credits used to text volunteers, sending notifications are free […]
Tasks
Tasks are your way to turn voters into active participants in the campaign. When you delegate tasks, voters feel invested in the success of your campaign and feel increased responsibility to convince their network to support you. Assigning Tasks to Voters Tasks can be assigned to voters in two ways – through your personal computer […]
Self-Registration Page
Instead of manually inviting each volunteer and volunteer manager in the system one by one, we have added a feature that allows users to register themselves independently. All you need to do is create a registration page and share it with your supporters. Go to the “Self-Registration” page. Now You can customize the registration form […]