ApproveThis manages your DoorKnock Integration approvals.

Two Tools, One Mission: Faster Decisions

DoorKnock gives political campaigns the power to capture voter insights at the doorstep. ApproveThis turns those insights into actionable decisions. Together, they solve a critical problem: delaying follow-ups because of internal bureaucracy. By connecting these platforms via Zapier, field teams eliminate manual handoffs between data collection and approval processes. Campaign managers gain real-time oversight, while volunteers stay focused on voter engagement instead of chasing down sign-offs.

What DoorKnock Does (and Where Approvals Get Stuck)

DoorKnock excels at logging voter interactions—contact details, survey responses, and issue priorities. But when a conversation requires follow-up (e.g., scheduling a yard sign delivery or escalating a policy concern), many campaigns resort to Slack pings, spreadsheet trackers, or CC-heavy email chains. ApproveThis replaces this chaos with structured workflows:

• Field Teams trigger approvals directly from DoorKnock data
• Managers review context-rich requests (voter history, conversation notes) in one click
• Compliance Officers audit trails for FEC reporting or internal reviews

Campaign Use Cases: From Doorstep to Decision

1. Voter Data Validation

Problem: New volunteers often misfile phone numbers or addresses, wasting call time later.
Automation: When a DoorKnock contact is added, ApproveThis routes a verification request to a regional coordinator. The request includes a calculated field flagging entries missing ZIP+4 codes or with invalid phone prefixes.
Outcome: San Diego mayoral campaigns reduced data entry errors by 62% within three weeks.

2. Rapid Response Triaging

Problem: A voter mentions a disability access issue at a polling site—this needs immediate escalation, but the field director is at an event.
Automation: Conversations tagged "Urgent" in DoorKnock trigger parallel approvals to both the legal team and regional director via ApproveThis. If neither responds within 15 minutes, the request escalates to the campaign manager.
Outcome: One Wisconsin congressional race resolved 89% of urgent voter issues within 2 hours during early voting.

Why This Integration Works for Grassroots Teams

ApproveThis doesn’t require approvers to have DoorKnock logins. This matters when:

• External Lawyers review FEC compliance without accessing voter data
• Volunteer Coordinators approve merchandise requests from temp staff
• Coalition Partners co-sign joint statements without sharing internal systems

Approval thresholds let small teams automate routine OKs. Example: Auto-approve yard sign requests under 5 units, but require manager review for bulk orders.

Setting Up Your First Zap

Step 1: In Zapier, choose DoorKnock’s "New Contact" trigger.
Step 2: Map critical fields to ApproveThis—phone, address, conversation summary.
Step 3: Set approval rules: Assign reviewers based on volunteer seniority or issue tags.
Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag contacts missing opt-in consent.

Beyond Contacts: Approving Conversations at Scale

DoorKnock’s conversation logs often contain nuanced voter sentiments. A Michigan governor’s team used ApproveThis to:

1. Route education-related comments to policy advisors
2. Send healthcare stories to the candidate’s nightly briefing
3. Flag opposition research leads with priority tags

By embedding approval buttons directly in email notifications, the policy team reviewed 120+ conversations daily without logging into any systems.

Features Campaigns Actually Use

Vacation Delegation: When your field director is at a GOTV rally, approvals auto-reassign.
Email Approvals: Senior staff can approve via iPhone without app installs.
Real-Time Dashboards: Track which precincts have pending requests slowing down canvassers.

Objection Handling: “We Just Use Spreadsheets”

Spreadsheets work until:

- A volunteer forgets to mark a row “Approved”
- Three people approve the same request
- Compliance asks for an audit trail from six months ago

ApproveThis adds accountability without complexity. One state party committee cut approval-related Slack messages by 41% post-implementation.

Getting Started

Political teams move fast—your integration should too. Start with a single Zapier workflow for high-priority contacts (e.g., donors or event RSVPs). Use ApproveThis’ free tier for smaller campaigns, then scale as your operation grows.

Ready to eliminate approval bottlenecks? Register for ApproveThis or schedule a campaign-specific demo. Mention this article for priority onboarding during election cycles.