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VolunteerOur Story
How it started
The Democratic Volunteer Center (DVC) began in 2010. Originally based in Silicon Valley, our goal was to harness the expertise, passion, and resources of the mid-Peninsula to elect Democratic candidates. A founding principle of the DVC is inclusion, bringing together volunteers across the progressive spectrum, regardless of any relationship with the Party. Read more about the DVC here.
How it changed
In 2020 everything changed, and the DVC changed as well. We moved our phone banks and meetings online, and began distributing supplies for people to volunteer from home. We also began to welcome volunteers from across the country and around the world. We now have volunteers from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and abroad.
What now?
One thing is clear: we won’t go back to business as usual. The DVC will open a physical location in Santa Clara County when it’s safe to do so, but we’ll also continue supporting and working with remote volunteers both near and far. So whether you’re in Mountain View, California or Mountain Creek, New Jersey (or Mountain Creek, Australia), volunteer with us today!
Resist! The Relentless Attack on American Democracy and How We Fight Back
Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, 2015-2021
Author of Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-up Call from Behind the Lines
American democracy is under attack. Long before the events of January 6 and far from Washington, a well-organized, determined minority has worked for years to undermine the democratic foundations of our political institutions, seeking to establish permanent GOP minority rule. In this timely warning of what the future holds if we don’t take action, author and law professor David Pepper speaks to where the greatest threat lies, the growing challenge, and the steps that we can and must take to win the fight for democracy in America.
This event is co-sponsored by the Peninsula Democratic Coalition, the Santa Clara County Democratic Party, the San Mateo County Democratic Party, and Field Team 6.
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Phone banking
In 2020 our volunteers made nearly one million calls to get out the vote. We’re dedicated to reaching out one-on-one to voters across the country.
Phone banking campaigns from several organizations can be found on our calendar, and be sure to sign up to get our newsletter and announcements about new phone bank campaigns with the DVC.
Tech team
Team members help our phone bankers get set up and answer all kinds of tech-related questions that come up for people volunteering from home or in our office. Sign up here and check “Tech support” as one of your interests.
Postcard and letter writing
We have a two-pronged strategy this year to keep the House of Representatives blue:
- We’re registering likely new Democratic voters (in partnership with Field Team 6) in flippable Congressional districts in Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin and California
- We’re protecting vulnerable California Democrats by informing voters of the legislative achievements of their representatives.
Email Deb at charlottelechat13@gmail.com to get information about some current postcarding campaigns.
Texting
There are several Democratic and progressive organizations that run text banks during campaign season, and some operate year-round. The DVC compiles information and provides updates about texting organizations and campaigns for our volunteers. See our text banking guide here.
Canvassing
Door knocking is still on hold as we keep our neighbors and communities safe from COVID-19. Make sure you’re signed up with us here to be notified when in-person events begin again!
We typically support canvassers within California and in nearby states.
2020 by the numbers
976,386
More than a thousand tireless DVC phone bankers made almost a million calls to voters.
200,000
Our letter and postcard writers sent more than 200k hand-written messages.
3,000,000