At NGP VAN, our vision is to enable sophisticated multi-channel campaigns and unify interactions across fundraising, organizing, and communications objectives.

The women of NGP VAN are magic - they're developers, engineers, designers, accountants, human resource professionals, sales & account managers, marketers, client services representatives, and data specialists, and our company and our tools would not be here if it weren't for their expertise, dedication, and passion for building a better world.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Inc. Magazine named NGP VAN as one of its inaugural “50 Best Workplaces”, the first such measurement of American companies with up to 500 employees that deploy state-of-the-art techniques to keep their staff happy and productive.

Paying for college can be a huge burden, with tuition costs rising faster every year. Having a dedicated savings plan in place with automatic contributions makes it much easier to manage costs, pursue a degree, or save for a child’s future.  

Update: 12/19, 9:46PM EST Late last night we were directed by our client the DNC to restore the Sanders campaign's full access to VoteBuilder. NGP VAN staff worked through the night to ensure Sanders campaign staff were up and running by early this morning. For clarification, NGP VAN played no part in the October data issue that has been mentioned. We look forward to working closely with the DNC and our partners on the important next steps that will ensure Democratic success around the country in November. Update: 12/18, 3:53 PM EST Updating with additional information and clarification: First, a one page-style report containing summary data on a list was saved out of VoteBuilder by one Sanders user. This is what some people have referred to as the “export” from VoteBuilder. As noted below, users were unable to export lists of people.

Up 68% in 2014 over 2010 For Immediate Release:  November 3rd, 2014 On the day before the election, NGP VAN provided previously unreleased information that Democrats and progressives had made a total of 386,889,562 voter contacts so far in the 2014 cycle.  This is an increase of 68% over the voter contacts made in the 2010 cycle.  The increase will grow even larger after the voter contacts for Monday and Tuesday are factored in.

Next Chapter for Progressive Tech Ecosystem Washington, DC – Tonight, at an event attended by hundreds of top Democratic and progressive campaign insiders and joined by thousands more through an online live stream, leading tech company NGP VAN launched the next major chapter in the evolution of the progressive political technology ecosystem and set a path that will continue to give Democrats and progressives a tech edge. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today NGP VAN announced the public launch of Social Fundraising, a new tool that helps Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations empower supporters to raise money on their behalf. Unlike other peer-to-peer online fundraising platforms, Social Fundraising integrates both online and offline fundraising; a key feature for fundraisers who are frequently frustrated by the lack of offline integration in many online-only tools. 

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Education Association (NEA) announced today that it is working with Catalist and NGP VAN to develop its “Activist Continuum.” This project uses Catalist “Big Data” analytics to synthesize and understand NEA member activity across a range of civic activities, and make that understanding of each member actionable in the NGP VAN software via features developed for the NEA. This will allow the NEA to interact with members at the correct level of engagement, on the issues they care about, leading to more action and greater efficiency.

WASHINGTON, DC – Democrats up and down the ticket are seeing increased online contributions during this election cycle, powered in part by network effects that are providing them with improved conversion rates, due to the prevalence of NGP VAN, the leading tools provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns. Thousands of Democratic candidates and committees are clients of NGP VAN, ranging from Ready For Hillary, to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, to over 80% of the Democrats in the U.S. House, to thousands of other Democratic state legislative and smaller campaigns.

 WASHINGTON, DC – NGP VAN, the nation’s leading technology provider to Obama for America and thousands of Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations announced that it has hired Kat Skiles, formerly the Press Secretary & Director of Online Strategy for the Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives.

For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the Democratic National Committee Announced a new technology initiative, called Project Ivy, to help candidates across the country operationalize the data tools used by President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign and maintain an edge in the campaign technology race.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – NGP VAN, the global leader in technology for Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations, today announced its acquisition of NationalField, the startup launched out of the 2008 Obama campaign that provides online organizing networks and powerful data dashboards to campaigns and organizations fighting for change.

Washington, D.C. – VAN, the voter contact and volunteer management tool by NGP VAN, continued to provide a technology advantage to Democrats and progressives across the country in 2013. The VAN helped candidates in swing states like Virginia win close races over Republicans by powering a larger and more efficient field and get out the vote program. The VAN was widely acknowledged as helping to power President Obama’s superior voter contact and volunteer management programs during the 2008 and 2012 campaigns.

WASHINGTON, DC – NGP VAN, the nation’s leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s re-election, has landed on the Inc. 5000 — a ranking the country’s top 5000 fastest-growing, private companies by Inc. Magazine.

WASHINGTON, DC – NGP VAN, the nation’s leading technology provider to Obama for America and thousands of Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations announced that it has hired Bryan Whitaker, currently head of technology at the Democratic National Committee, to be its Chief Operating Officer.

WASHINGTON, DC (April 5, 2013) — Organizing for Action, a nonprofit organization established to support the agenda articulated by President Obama and endorsed by voters on November 6, 2012, has selected the VAN product to empower its organizing efforts. For over a decade now, the VAN — available to progressives and Democrats — has been the leading software tool for managing data about voters and volunteers.

Today, John Lee, NGP VAN’s Chief Operating Officer, was recognized with the prestigious Campaign Innovator award from Campaigns & Elections Magazine. Innovators have developed a legacy of innovation and collaboration using technology to inform, enable, and engage voters and constituents on behalf of political or issue advocacy campaign

While the most important wins are those of our clients, we want to share the wins NGP VAN had last week. At the American Association of Political Consultants Awards Conference, ourSocial Organizing tool won the Campaign Excellence Award for Best Use of New Technology, as well as top honors for Best Use of Facebook for GOTV and Best Use of New Technology for a Ballot Initiative.

Stu Trevelyan, CEO of NGP VAN since 2007, is being recognized on April 19 with CampaignTech’s 2012 Campaign Innovator Award. “I’m lucky to represent a team of 150 talented innovators on staff, and honored to work with the several thousand clients who innovate with us,” Trevelyan said.

Washington, D.C.  — The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) and NGP VAN have partnered to bring state legislative candidates across the country DLCC Go, a unique suite of integrated and affordable new media, fundraising, and field campaign tools that will give Democratic campaigns of all sizes a competitive technology edge.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NGP VAN, the leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations, announced the launch of Social Organizing, providing clients with the ability to have supporters match their Facebook friends to the voter file as they take part in everyday campaign activities like voter identification and persuasion, grassroots fundraising, rally crowd building, volunteer recruitment, get out the vote (GOTV) activities, and much more.

WASHINGTON, DC – NGP VAN, the nation’s leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s reelection, has landed on the Inc. 5000 – a ranking the country’s top 5000 fastest-growing, private companies by Inc. magazine.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NGP VAN (NGPVAN.com), the nation’s leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s reelection, released information on its involvement at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

WASHINGTON, DC – NGP VAN, the leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama's re-election effort, today announced that it will be partnering withAttentive.ly, which brings businesses, non-profits, and political campaigns an innovative new way to optimize their email lists by creating dynamic online communities through the discovery of their subscribers’ social media influence.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NGP VAN, the nation’s leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s reelection, announced the promotion of Senior Vice President John Lee to Chief Operating Officer. 

WASHINGTON, DC – NGP VAN, whose VAN product powers the field campaigns of almost all Democratic candidates including President Obama’s campaign, today announced the release of Mobile Pollwatcher. This new feature utilizes the collaborative data structure that helps provide Democrats with a technology edge in their ground game.

WASHINGTON, DC — On the heels of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s decision to stay on as leader of the House Democratic Caucus for a sixth term, NGP VAN today announced that it has re-launched Pelosi’s official leadership website, DemocraticLeader.gov, including a stronger emphasis on Twitter and online video.  NGP VAN also noted that it has begun offering services to other Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. As the leading technology provider to thousands of Democrats, NGP VAN has already launched House Drupal platform sites for Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and the Natural Resources Committee Democrats.

BOSTON, MA and WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO) and NGP VAN announced the formation of DMO Go, a partnership that will bring the nation’s leading suite of integrated political new media, fundraising, and campaign tools to Democratic leaders and candidates on the local government level.

Washington, D.C. — NGP VAN, creator of the nationwide VAN product that serves as the organizing infrastructure for Democrats and progressives, was honored Friday evening for their ongoing work providing innovative campaign technology. The prestigious Reed Awards, presented by Campaigns and Elections Magazine, recognize the latest techniques and talent in the business. NGP VAN was honored with the Most Innovative Product of the Year award and the Best Use of Social Networking Technology award (for the Elizabeth Warren for Senate campaign's use of Social Organizing).

WASHINGTON, DC – On Saturday, NGP VAN, the leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s re-election, received the “Most Valuable Technology” of 2012 award for its VAN/VoteBuilder product at the New Organizing Institute’s (NOI) RootsCamp conference, an annual gathering of over 2,000 organizers in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – With Election Day fast approaching, NGP VAN (NGPVAN.com), the nation’s leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s re-election, and Revolution Messaging (RevolutionMessaging.com), a leader in cutting-edge progressive strategies for a mobile world, today announced a partnership that will bring mobile SMS solutions to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations across the country enabling them to send rapid response, get out the vote (GOTV), supporter mobilization, and other text messages to supporters on their mobile phones

WASHINGTON, DC (November 7, 2012) -- NGP VAN, which counts as clients most Democrats from President Obama’s campaign to City Council candidates, helped Democrats ride people power to victory yesterday. NGP VAN’s products saw enormous activity:

As Election Day Nears, Democratic and Progressive Campaign Organizations Gain an Edge with Reliable, Affordable Voice Communications Washington, DC and Santa Monica, CA – CallFire (callfire.com), a leader in voice and text communication solutions that help companies and organizations grow, today announced it has been designated as the preferred provider of cloud broadcast voice and hosted IVR telephony services by NGP VAN (ngpvan.com), the technology provider which is used by virtually every Democratic candidate and progressive organization conducting a field campaign including President Obama’s reelection.

John Brougher to Head Marketing, Nonprofit Sales for Nation’s Leading Technology Provider to Democrats and Progressives   WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NGP VAN, the nation’s leading technology provider to thousands of Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations including President Obama’s reelection, announced the hiring of John Brougher as its new vice president of marketing and nonprofit sales.

As you know, Turf Cutter is one of the most popular and powerful tools in VAN. It has contributed significant efficiencies to the way in which Democratic field programs are run and managed by allowing users to develop customized lists for voter contact simply by encircling households or individuals on a map with polygons, forming the basis for printed and MiniVAN lists.

We’re excited to announce that Android phone and tablet users can now enjoy all the same canvassing conveniences that folks already use on iOS gadgets, with the release of MiniVAN for Android.

America Votes and State Voices have partnered with NGP VAN to bring the best new media tools to progressive causes across the country. Our powerful Accelerator product offers an unparalleled website platform that integrates with the VAN organizing system that America Votes and State Voices non-profits already use. Other integrated optional modules includeSocial Organizing, Broadcast Email, Online Contributions, Predictive Dialer, Robocalls/polls, and Membership Database. As the preferred provider, we look forward to working with America Votes’ and State Voices’ partners to achieve progressive success in 2012 and beyond. For more info, give us a call at 202-686-9330 or email info@ngpvan.com.

The hundreds of progressive organizers attending NOI’s RootsCamp voted — and SmartVANwon as the Most Valuable Technology! Spread the word so that other progressives hear that the Democratic voter file is now available to them for the first time, to provide them with the highest quality, most frequently updated voter file.

In partnership with the DCCC, we’re happy to announce the DCCC1 online tools package for House candidates! Online Contributions, Broadcast Email, and unique VAN field modules, all integrated with the campaign standard NGP fundraising and VAN field databases – no new media silo. Get it here.

Inc. Magazine announced today that NGP VAN is ranked the 926th fastest growing company in America! Out of DC based businesses we're ranked the 88th fastest growing company, and amongst software companies nationwide, we are the 83rd fastest growing.

We’re excited to announce the appointment of Mike Liddell to lead the Digital Services team. Mike is an accomplished digital strategist with 14 years’ experience, and will report to CEO Stu Trevelyan, with whom he’s worked with previously. He joins a talented Digital team, including Rob Winikates, who recently joined NGP VAN after serving as the Deputy Director of New Media for the White House.

As state and federal filing deadlines approach, we are offering the following extended support hours (all times are ET):

With the January release, we have developed a deeper integration between NGP and VAN. Activation is optional; the feature will become available on Monday, January 24th. If you’re already a client, please view “What’s New” when you log-in to your NGP database to learn more. Otherwise, contact our Sales team at sales@ngpvan.com with questions.

From now until the end of January, NGP VAN will be offering extended filing support hours to clients of the NGP fundraising and compliance database. Feel free to contact us with your state or federal filing questions during these hours.

 The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has increased their individual contribution limit to $2,500 per campaign, per election for the 2012 cycle. For clients who file federally, NGP VAN has already updated these limits in your database. Limits for PACs and State and Local Parties are unaffected at $5,000 per year and $10,000 per year, respectively. Click here to learn more.

NGP VAN to provide an integrated campaign technology platform to Democratic campaigns, labor unions, and non-profit organizations Two leaders in the progressive technology space, Voter Activation Network (VAN) and NGP Software (NGP) will combine operations in a strategic merger of equals, effective December 31, 2010. The resulting 130-person software company will operate as NGP VAN, Inc. VAN is the leading provider of database software enabli

On December 31st, 2010, Voter Activation Network (VAN) and NGP Software (NGP) combined in a strategic merger of equals to create NGP VAN, the leading technology provider to progressive campaigns and organizations. Together, we offer an integrated platform that combines the best fundraising, compliance, field, organizing, and new media tools. Click hereto read our press release and here to learn more about our shared history and mission.