National Phonebanking Campaign

Join our National Phonebanking Campaign to mobilize the grassroots to pressure the key swing-vote senators to vote Yes on the New START Treaty. The Senate is considering scheduling a floor vote sometime in the 'lame-duck session' so we have to get as many calls as we can into Senate offices between November 15th and December 13th.

It's this simple:

1. get a handful of volunteers together for a phonebank
2. the volunteers call voters in your state or a target state
3. ask the voters to call their senator and tell them to vote Yes on New START

Your members can literally multiply their voice in just a couple hours of calling!

Phonebank Toolkit

Download all the resources you need to organize your own phonebank about New START here
If you want to personalize materials for your organization, email Katie for Word .doc versions you can edit.

Phonebank Toolkit - Complete [PDF]
everything listed below in one document

1. Why Phonebanking? [PDF]

2. Checklist: Setup Your Phonebank [PDF]

3. Checklist: Running Your Phonebank [PDF]

4. Script for Callers [Word .doc]
Before you print copies for callers, make sure to edit the script to insert your personalized information everywhere there is red text. This includes your organization's name, and the name and number* of the Senator you are asking people to call.

*Calling DC offices is much preferable to calling in-state offices. Look up your Senator at senate.gov to find the number of their DC office.

5. Tips & FAQs for Callers [PDF]

6. Tally Sheet [PDF]

List of Voters to Call
the Campaign is offering free lists of progressive voters to organizations that join the phonebank for New START. To get lists you must organize a phonebank into a target state, and you must agree to only use these lists for political purposes. Email Katie to sign up.

Have questions or need help setting up a phonebank?
Contact Katie Heald at kheald@nuclearweaponsfree.org or (510) 830-3600 x122