TEXT TEAM ONBOARDING
Your guide and resources to join our text team to talk to voters and supporters across the state of Texas. Please review and complete the onboarding steps in the order they are listed. If you have any questions, please message us in Slack.
Step 1: Join Slack
Slack is a communication platform that can be used through your web browser and natively on your phone or computer. It’s best if you download the free app. For desktop or laptop computers, visit Slack.com to download the app. For mobile devices, search “Slack” in your app store.
If you haven’t used Slack before, you’ll need to register for a free account and create a username and password. Click the button below to create your account. If you already have a Slack account, just tap the button below to login and join.
Step 2: Short Onboarding Video
Learn everything you need to know to successfully text with the Texas Democrats. Our short training video is important and contains information that both new and experienced texters will need to be successful. Watch the training video below before you continue with the additional steps on this page.
Step 3: Take The Quiz
After joining Slack and completing the onboarding videos, it’s time to take the Text Team Training Quiz! This is a quick 10-question quiz to demonstrate your technical and program knowledge. Take your time with it. You can take it multiple times, you can refer back to the training videos, and you can — and should — refer to the Texter FAQ and Texter Guide documents while taking the quiz.
NOTE: Do NOT take the quiz before joining our Team Slack account and viewing the onboarding video. Complete Steps 1 & 2 before completing this step.
Step 4: Create Your Scale to Win Account
After you complete the first three steps, and if you pass the quiz, you’ll receive a message in Slack letting you know you passed the quiz and resources to get started. This will include a link to create your Scale to Win account, and a link to the #text-team channel. Create your Scale to Win account. If you’ve watched the onboarding video you’ll know how to get text batches to reply to from here (hint: in the Slack)!
