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The Problem: Do you know who your political representatives are? Or what they’re up to?
• Today: No single source of federal, state and local information
The Problem: Do you ever read an article or watch the news and want to give feedback to your representatives?
•Today: Media lack civic engagement tools
The Solution: MyRepresentatives!
•Today, in Memphis you can already find your elected officials and candidates
The Solution: MyRepresentatives!
•And now we’re adding information about all of the political offices, what they do and how they work
The Solution: MyRepresentatives!
Select the representatives you want to receive updates from
•Soon you’ll be able able subscribe to updates from your representatives and government officials online.
The Solution: MyRepresentatives!
• Receive real time feeds from all your representatives• Agree, disagree and comment on your representatives
updates
Steve Cohen Join me at the rally for common sense and learn why I voted for Obamacare @stevecohen on Twitter
Chris Johnson I agree with Steve. But we should have had a public option as well.
AC Wharton Congrats to Kevin and Brad for launching MyRepresentatives and making Memphis a leader in Gov 2.0@AC Whartonon Twitter
Your political updates
On the go? Use MyRepresentatives mobile app
•Use your GPS find your representatives•Give feedback anywhere
Engage Anywhere: Give feedback right from within your favorite blog, news or advocacy site
Enter your address to view your representatives’ position and give them feedbackMyRepresentatives
search functionality
•Easy integration widgets and software partnerships make private-labeling MyRepresentatives a snap!
Engage Anywhere: Give feedback right from within your favorite blog, news or advocacy site
Boss Crump Mayor Memphis No I don’t support it because I think it will be a disaster
Marky Mark Mayor Shelby County
No I don’t support it because we all need to live in harmony
Jim Strick City Council Memphis District 5
Yes, I think it’s a great idea
Keith Blue City Council Memphis Super District 9 Position 2
I think it’s an awful idea
Question: Do you support Shelby County Schools becoming a special charter district? And what will you do about it?
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Engage Anywhere: Give feedback on any site with the Feedback Anywhere app
The Plan: Prove concepts locally. Expand nationally & globally
• Expand Nationally: Become the single source for information about your elected officials in the 50 largest metro areas.
• Export Globally: Begin providing the service in other countries.
• Prototype locally: Partner with local news organizations, schools, governments and organizations to prove the concepts in Memphis
The Grant: Accelerate product development & adoption
•Regardless of whether we win or not, we will succeed, but the funding will help us go faster.
•The funds will help subsidize:– Development & design work required to speed the
development of the core civic-engagement platform.
– Integration into local education, government and news-sites in order to lower barriers to adoption
– Provide paid internships to local journalism students to cover local government leveraging MyRepresentatives to deliver personalized interactive political coverage.
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