The LCV list enhancement program is great, but not everyone qualifies to participate, and the updates only happen every year or two.
There's another way. In many places, the congressional district can be determined by knowing the zip code, that is, everyone in the zip code is in the same CD. The ZIP_ file in ebase can be used to fill in other fields, such as CD, county, time zone, etc., based on a zip code match. You'll notice the city and state get filled in automatically when you enter a zip code. I've created a relatively complete and accurate ZIP_ file with about 41,000 unique zip codes. You can find it at: http://www.lelievre.net/downloads.htm You can use it to update your existing records (using the Filemaker REPLACE command). Ebase is already programmed to auto-fill the CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT field in the NAMES_ file when adding new records. A lot of this congressional district info will change over the next year or so as district lines are re-drawn, so there will be lots of updating to do. I'll publish updated ZIP_ files as I get new data. Let me know if you need more info. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bob LeLievre LeLievre Information Services List Management Services for Non-Profits voice: 617-474-9131 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.lelievre.net -----Original Message----- From: Linda Saffell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:22 AM To: TechRocks Support Subject: [support] Thanks! (was Re: congressional district: locating a source Hi All, Linda Saffell wrote: > Have I missed it, or does everyone but me know: how does one find a > copy of the LCV list? I've visited my local group's web page (Maryland > League of Conservation Voters) but don't see any indication that they > provide such a list or list enhancement service. Thanks to everyone who responded and offered me information on this. I'm following up now. Best, Linda -- Linda Saffell [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Owner, PGFerals discussion group Prince Georges Feral Friends, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charity, http://www.pgferals.org/ Secretary, SPCA/Humane Society of Prince George's County, http://www.pgspca.org/ ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
