As your January filing deadline approaches, now is the time to make sure you're set up and ready to go. This means being mindful about what report you’re filing, when your deadline is, what jurisdiction you’re filing with, and the general flow of what you need to accomplish. And if you already filed, what can you take from that to make it easier next time. Another thing to keep in mind is that when it comes to filing, most of the help our Support Team can provide is going to be related to technical questions in NGP only. If you have other questions related to your filing, they should generally be directed to your filing organization, your attorney, or the FEC.

If you’re looking for a place to start, you can also check out this Help Center article where you can find docs on how to file a campaign finance report for every state. And here is where you can find a glossary of disclosure terminology. 

The top of a new year is a time of great possibilities, and a great way to take advantage of that is by planning out the work ahead. One of the biggest places where we see users get stuck is when they think a “simple task” requires no prep work or planning, only to realize that many features rely on each other to function properly and efficiently.

We recommend that you use this time to look at the many tasks you know you’ll have to do throughout the year, and make sure you know what goes into those tasks. Be mindful about the data you’ll need, the user accounts that need to be setup, and other tasks that should be completed before you can start on the main work. Mapping these things out and taking a look at the associated Help Center Docs is always a good place to start, and if you get stuck somewhere along the way, we're always here to help. Remember, getting support proactively will always be easier and less stressful than trying to get help reactively, and setting up a framework now means you’ll be able to stay focused on your priorities when things get busy.

This Friday, Jan 16th at 1:00 PM ET, we’re walking through upcoming changes in NGP VAN that will be releasing soon, and there’s a good chance at least one of these updates is likely to impact your work.
We’ll be covering:

 • Another look at an update to the Contact Record page
 • Enhancements to our Optimized Contribution Form
 • A new workaround for using Regulations.gov in Advocacy forms
 • And more!

These feature overviews only happen once a month, so make sure to register now to stay up to date on what’s changing and how it affects you.

I was born in West Virginia and grew up in a small town along the Ohio–West Virginia border. Politics weren’t something we talked about at the dinner table. It was just what played on the news. So, we didn’t really name the things around us: abandoned factories, mountaintop coal removal, deteriorating infrastructure. I was lucky, though. My family helped me get a great education. I went off to study molecular genetics with a plan to contribute to society by expanding what we know about ourselves and our world, one data point at a time.

But while I was at school, I started to see the bigger picture. Climate collapse, rising inequality, and many other issues are political problems, and we don’t necessarily need more research to solve them. We need power. So, I “took a left turn” and got my first organizing position while still a student, starting with a campaign to keep drilling out of Ohio’s only National Forest. Since then, I’ve helped build public support for advocacy efforts and worked with dozens of candidates across the country.

I want to help campaigns and movements not only win, but build the lasting power we need to truly solve our problems. For me, that means helping organizers hold onto what they’ve built by strengthening data practices and organizational memory. My work at NGP VAN fits my values: helping people organize smarter, stay rooted in purpose, and build toward something bigger.

Frank Sokolowski, Team Lead Support Specialist
NGP VAN Support

You can now easily see changes to your invoice delivery, receipts, and accounting notifications.

Your invoices will be delivered from NGP VAN Accounting at [email protected], and you should have received (or will receive) an NGP VAN Invoice Portal registration notification already. This portal is where you can update your payment method, view invoices, and much more. Also, Please make sure to mark this email address ([email protected]) as a safe sender so the emails do not end up in your spam folder.

This change is for administrative purposes only and will not impact your existing contract terms or services. If you have any questions, please submit a support ticket at ngpvan.com/support. Select "Billing Issue," and the team will assist you within 48 business hours.

Our website has a fresh new look and it’s better than ever! We recently rolled out a major update that not only looks great, but also makes it easier to navigate and find what you need. Be sure to check it out at ngpvan.com.

Did you know you can follow our status page, which lists all incidents, scheduled maintenance windows and uptime statistics for NGP VAN products? You can also subscribe to email updates and notifications for specific products.

You can check out our Status Page here.

Starting in February 2026, you'll be able to more easily find what you're looking for on a contact record. You’ll be able to designate frequently-used page sections as "favorites" and place them in any order. 

This aligns the contact details page with the same UI experience as Create a List. Unfavorited page sections will be listed in alphabetical order. 

A new NGP VAN navigation and homepage beta experience is here!

This is an early look at how we’re thinking about future navigation, and your feedback will directly shape where we go from here. It’s a work in progress, and we’re listening closely, so every comment will be reviewed by our team.

You can learn more about this update here.

We’re currently in the process of updating our entire training program to make it more accessible, helpful, and comprehensive than ever before. If you’d like to be a part of this process, we’d love to hear from you! We are currently taking feedback on the current training program, and suggestions of what our users would like to see in a training program most.

If you’d like to submit feedback or suggestions, you can fill out this form.

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