We use Capwiz, and have been pretty happy with 'em as far as I know.
Here's an example of the sticker at work:
http://www.efa.org/massri/getarticle.cfm?get=61
We looked briefly at building our own system to do this, but concluded it
would be a huge headache. We also use Capwiz to allow users to register and
send faxes on issues we're advocating.
-- jon
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jon roig
senior manager, online production
epilepsy foundation
site: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: BEN MORRIS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:21 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: contacting congress /
There are roughly a million companies that do this in DC. I don't know that
any of them will give you access to raw data, and it really isn't that
simple. You are best off buying a package from one of these advocacy
companies. Some senators and reps have online forms that constituents need
to fill out, some will take e-mail. It is much less of a headache to let
them worry about it. If you don't mind users leaving your site to
accomplish this, you can just get a web 'sticker' from congress.org and have
users enter their zip and write the letter through that site. Or you can pay
some money and have the same function but customize the pages to look like
your site.
Off the top of my head:
http://www.capwiz.com/
http://www.vocus.com/
>>> "Louis Klepner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/23/02 09:33AM >>>
Hello-
I would like to automate the process of contacting Congress a visitor's
congress member. I've got a database (provided by client) which has all of
congress, but not all of the congress members have email addresses. I guess
this is a two part question:
1. Does anyone know of a zip code -> congressional district database?
2. Has anyone automated the process of contacting congress members on a
nation wide basis? With a variety of different web based contact forms, I'm
wondering how to code this... I'd like to handle it on site- Instead of
providing a link to whatever form the particular congress member is using.
3. Last but not least- I heard a rumor that their are databases with plain
EMAIL addresses for all of congress... IF anyone knows anything about this,
I'd love to know!!! It would be much easier than trying to deal with the
assortment of contact forms...
Thanks in advance!
Louis Klepner
Expressive Imaging
Web Design & Development
845-440-0086
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.expressiveimaging.com
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