Mobilize

This article explains the nuanced differences between each kind of event that can be created on Mobilize.

Overview of Mobilize Events and Actions

How to create and manage your events in the U.S. Territories & Commonwealths, including Puerto Rico

Support for events in U.S. Territories & Commonwealths

Frequently asked questions about the map of your events!

Map: Frequently Asked Questions

How can I use virtual events for issue advocacy?

Chat allows your attendees to connect and collaborate

How to Configure Chat

Let's walk through how to set your supporters up for success and maximize the attendance for your organization's Zoom calls and webinars.

How to Host Events on Zoom and Video Conferencing Platforms (for Admins)

Allow event attendees and volunteers to check in via email before or during an event

How to set up volunteer self-check-in for in-person events

Configure checkbox fields to apply activist codes to contact records in VAN! This feature also works for EveryAction and NGP committees.

Sync checkbox additional fields to VAN

As an Admin, you can create and manage Additional fields to collect additional information on the sign up form.

Add additional fields to your event signup pages

You can pin events on your organization's Event feed to highlight priority events

Adjust the order of events

Filter the organization event feed and distribute a pre-filtered list of events to potential Supporters

Filter and Distribute Organization Event Feed

You can now customize the events that are suggested after attendees take actions and in your organization's newsletter.

Customize Event Suggestions

Learn how to create a Facebook ad and configure Facebook pixel ID

Create a Facebook ad

As an Admin, you can tag any of your org's events. By tagging events, volunteers can filter event feeds by the items most important to them.

Categorize events with tags

Whether one-time or recurring, this article walks you through how to create a scheduled event on Mobilize as an Admin.

Create a Scheduled Event

Make sure your virtual events are set up correctly for a seamless volunteer experience

Add Conference Links to Virtual Events

This article will walk you through how to create a virtual event that does not have a recurring schedule.

How to Create a One-Time Virtual Event

Virtual Events can be used for 2 types of Phone Banks. Learn how & why to use them, plus best practices to drive signups & vol engagement.

How to create Virtual Phone Bank Events

As an event host, you can add locations to virtual events to organize in your community - from anywhere!

Add a location to virtual events to recruit local supporters

Statewide events

Have event plans that are TBD? Want to dive into Mobilizing but want to build out your supporter list first? Try an Interest Form!

Create an Interest Form

Use "anytime" actions to encourage volunteers to take action online on their own time.

Create an Anytime Action form

With petitions, your supporters can easily pledge their support to your organization with the quick click of a button.

Create a petition on Mobilize

As an Admin, you can duplicate any event hosted by your organization

Duplicate an event or action

Answers to questions like, "How big should my image be?",  "What does 2:1 aspect ratio even mean?", and "What format should I upload?"

Uploading an event photo

Add an event specific reply-to email address

Some events are so good they have to happen more than once! This article will walk you through the workflow for recurring virtual events.

How to Create Recurring Virtual Events

Cancelling a Volunteer's shift and stopping confirmation emails

How to cancel a volunteer's shift for them

Admins can change the primary host of an event

Change the primary host of an event

Admins and event hosts can change the status of an attendee to confirmed, canceled, no-show or completed

Update attendance statuses

How to add a new signup to an event from your Mobilize dashboard -- a solution for supporters without cellphone numbers

Add a new signup from your dashboard

As an Admin, you can delete any event hosted by your organization from the Events section of your dashboard.

Delete an Event or Shift

Pre-fill volunteer information in the signup form

Pre-fill volunteer details in sign up form

With co-ownership, two organizations can share custody of an event and get us all that much closer to progressive changes. #MobilizeMoves

Overview of Co-ownership

Mobilize can help you collect attendance data and rich qualitative feedback from your events

Use the post-shift follow up survey to collect attendance and feedback about your event

As an Admin, you can add additional hosts to your event and share event management responsibilities

Add co-hosts to your event

View a schedule of automated messages Mobilize sends to event attendees from the Shift details page

View automated communications for a timeslot

How deleting events impacts Mobilize, VAN, and your volunteers

Deleted events in Mobilize

Can I track how people arrive at my Mobilize events?

All event hosts can set the primary language of an event to Spanish. The sign up form and automated notifications will be shown in Spanish.

Configure Spanish events and actions

Automated communications in Spanish

Learn more about the required Supporter information and privacy disclaimers for event sign up forms

Event sign up form fields and disclaimers

Events & Actions

Your Mobilize dashboard

Status page

Find volunteer opportunities

Get Mobilize for your organization

Find answers and get help from Intercom Support and Community Experts

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