The Grassroots Unwired app will allow you to view your assigned walklist, survey your targets, and set statuses for houses that you aren't able to survey. We'll walk through downloading the app and using it to canvass below.
Download for Android:
1. On your device, open Google Play Store. or visit the Google Play store on a web browser.
2. Search or browse for "Grassroots Unwired"
3. Tap "Install". Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the transaction and open the app.
Download for Apple:
1. Open the App Store.
2. Search or browse for Grassroots Unwired. You can use the tabs at the bottom of the screen – such as Games and Apps, or Search – to locate apps.
3. To download it, tap "Get." Even though the app is free, you'll be asked to validate the download by entering your Apple ID (or use Touch ID or Face ID, depending upon how your iPhone is configured).
Note: When you open the app, location services will ask if you want to allow the app to use the devices location, be sure to accept the use of location services while the app is un use.
Logging In:
After downloading and launching the app, you'll see the login screen. Enter your username and password to proceed:
Next, you'll be presented with the Home screen with options to create a new record, access your assigned walklist for the day, view a map of your assigned turf, and access real-time reporting:
Walklists:
On this screen you'll see a few options:
If you're working one side of a street at a time, you can tap to filter to just even or odd doors.
Tap the Reset button at any time to view all doors again.
Use the Street Filter button to just display doors on a single street.
The Knock Filter button allows you to view just the statuses you want, for example all the not knocked houses or all the come back later doors.
Below your filter options you'll see the list of the subjects assigned to you
Setting Statuses:
Once you're ready to start knocking doors, you have several options. You can either set a status, perform a survey, or send a text (if applicable). Setting a status records the reason you were unable to speak with somebody at the door. To begin, tap the address of the subject you'd like to canvass. This will display a list of all targets at that that door.
If you want to set the status for the entire household, tap Set Status. If you were able to talk to one person at the door, but not another, you can tap the Status button next to their name to set it individually. In either case, you'll be presented with the possible statuses:
Choose the status, then tap Ok. Your response will be recorded and you can move on to the next door by tapping, "Return to walklist".
Performing a survey:
When you are successfully able to survey an individual, tap Survey under their name. This will launch into the script, where you'll collect/confirm contact information, and ask questions. Use the Next button at the bottom right to progress through the script questions.
When you reach the end of the script, you'll get a submit screen:
Tap Submit to record the survey responses and return to your walklist.
Creating a new record:
If you want to add an address or subject to your list, either to set a status or perform a survey, tap the New Record button from the Home screen. This will immediately launch the script. Typically, if you have the possibility of adding new records your script will present the contact info screen first. After filling in the subjects details, or simply the address, you can tap next to complete the survey as normal, or if simply setting a status, tap Knock to record a status for the new record.
Autofilling contact information:
When filling out the contact info form, there's a couple options available to save time. to begin, from the contact info form, tap Autofill Options at the bottom center. From there you'll have three options:
Use GPS: This will use the current GPS location of the tablet to autofill the address of the door you are standing at.
Photograph License Barcode: Allows you to take a picture of the barcode on the back of the subject's driver's license to autofill their name and address
Subject Info Lookup: If you are working off a walklist and don't know the subject's address, you can use this tool to search for them by name.