Cold Walk

Build a walk list from scratch as you knock doors

Cold Walk lets you start canvassing without an existing list — useful when you don't have voter file data yet, or you're targeting an area that's not represented in your NationBuilder database.

Cold Walk must be enabled for your user type in App Customization.

Starting a Cold Walk

1. From the Canvass tab, tap the + button

2. Select Cold Walk (also called Listless)

3. A new NationBuilder list is created automatically to hold the contacts you add

Building your list as you go

Once started, the map opens in Map View with no pins. Add households as you reach them:

• Tap the house icon in the top-right to add a household by address

• Tap an empty spot on the map to add a household at that location

Either way, the new household is added to your Cold Walk list and appears on the map.

Adding People & Households

Canvassing the households you add

Once added, households work like any other walk — open them, log contacts, take surveys, and complete each one.

After your walk

Because Cold Walk creates a real NationBuilder list, the contacts you added are saved to your nation as soon as they're created and can be reused in future walks, calls, or NationBuilder lists.