Hey there!

I recently found out about an awesome activist group called Resistance Labs. They’re working on a big initiative to Flip Congress this year, focusing on key races in the House and Senate and on registering voters.

They use peer-to-peer texting to contact voters and help turn them out for the election. Peer-to-peer texting is incredibly impactful (there’s a 90% open rate!), easy, and fast—you can message 300 people in just 15 minutes.

Midterms and taking back Congress is critical given our political climate, and I’ve been antsy to find a meaningful way to get involved. So, I’m hosting a texting party where we can get together and volunteer for Resistance Labs!

Please join me {TIME OF EVENT} on {DATE OF EVENT} at {LOCATION OF EVENT}.

I’m really excited about this opportunity to get involved and hope you can join. I’ll share more information closer to the event with details about what we’ll need!

Best,

{YOUR NAME}

Hey there,

Thanks for RSVPing to the texting party to help flip Congress! I’m excited to volunteer together for this important cause.

A few small asks before you arrive:

• Sign up online to volunteer with Resistance Labs. You’re welcome to do the self-guided training that you’ll automatically be enrolled in before, but we’ll also go over it in person together.
• Sign up for a texting campaign. Even if there is no campaign available at the time, doing this will set up your Hustle account (Hustle is the phone application we use to send texts) and you’ll receive an SMS link to download the app.
• You can also use your computer to text if you want! If you’d like to try this out, make sure to bring your laptop and charger.

As a reminder, we’ll meet on {DATE OF EVENT} at {TIME OF EVENT} at {LOCATION OF EVENT}.

If you have any questions before, just let me know. Looking forward to seeing you and working together to help Flip Congress!

Best,

{YOUR NAME}

Hi friends,

Thanks so much for coming out this week to join our texting party to help Resistance Labs flip Congress! You made a great impact texting for {WORKFLOW YOU TEXTED}, and I hope that you had fun.

As a quick reminder, some folks may still be replying to texts over the next week so keep an eye on your Hustle app to follow up with any new messages.

If you’re interested in continuing to volunteer, please keep it up! You can text whenever you want (like when you’re waiting in line at the grocery store), or do your own texting party.

Also make sure to like the Resistance Labs Facebook page and join the Facebook and Slack communities if you haven’t yet.

Thanks again for joining to help make a difference this election season, and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Best,
{YOUR NAME}

Ask your texters to fill out the workflow signup form.

• The workflow signup form is the same for brand new texters AND people who have texted before.
• Remind your texters to go slow to get the info correct—DOUBLE CHECK for typos in email and phone!
• After you fill out the form, here’s what happens:
  • Existing texters:
    • Should see the workflow in their Hustle App or in their account on the web.
  • New texters:
    • Should get a text from Hustle
    • Click the link in the text to set up their Hustle account.
    • Download Hustle app from your phone’s app store, sign in with the new password and email
    • They should see the workflow when they log in. If they don’t, ask them to fill out the signup form again and see if that helps. If not, reach out to RL team, either the assigned staff member for your event or: hello@resistancelabs.com