Integrations
Enabling Voter File Integration
You can enable matching to the voter file in Empower. Connecting to VAN requires an existing API key while anyone can connect to Catalist. Enabling Voter File Integration From the Organization tab, select Enable under Voter File Integration Then ...
Twilio Integration: Enabling Mass Text Messages
In order to send text messages in Empower, you will need to connect your Empower organization to a correctly configured Twilio account. In your Twilio account, you will need to create a messaging service, purchase a phone number, and register for A2P ...
Voter File Integration: What Gets Pulled and Pushed
Empower allows you to integrate with Catalist or VAN for voter file matching. This article will describe the information that is pushed and pulled between Catalist, VAN and Empower. It’s important to note that within VAN there are two databases: ...
Matching Contacts to the Voter File
The voter file is a helpful tool that many different community organizing programs utilize. This article will describe how to match contacts between the voter file (VAN or Catalist) and Empower. Matching between Empower and the voter file happens ...
Prioritize Using Saved Lists in VAN
You can use Empower to target Relational Calls to Action to lists of people that you have created in VAN. There are a number of different ways that you can group people in VAN (e.g. geographic location or absentee vote request status). Empower allows ...
Adding Activist Codes in VAN
VAN uses activist codes to categorize their contact records. For example, you could create Activist Codes like ClimateVoter or SignedPetition. If you create and use activist codes in VAN, there is a way to integrate them with Empower. To Create an ...
Enabling VAN Integration: How to Request an API Key
In setting up a connection to VAN, you will need to use an API key. This article will walk you through accessing and requesting an API key so that you can connect your Empower account with VAN. Requesting Your API Key In VAN, go to Integrations on ...