--- title: "What does \"administrators have not started this phone bank yet\" mean? " description: "Learn more about what the \"administrators have not started this phone bank yet\" error message means in ActBlue Field Tools." --- [Skip to content](https://help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/what-does-administrators-have-not-started-this-phone-bank-yet.-mean-impactive-help-center#main-content) English - United States Show submenu for translations ![ActBlue](https://help.actblue.com/hubfs/1-B-AB-HorizontalLockupLogo-FullColor-RGB.svg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English - United States Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) [Contact us](https://help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [ActBlue Support Documentation](https://help.actblue.com/hc/en-us) 2. 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