nascoe’s capwiz
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NASCOE’S CAPWIZ. What is Capwiz?. Capwiz is a grassroots political action web site service with 5 major functions. 5 MAJOR FUNCTIONS. ONE. An Action Alert system which allows you to easily contact your representatives. TWO. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NASCOE’S CAPWIZ
What is Capwiz?
Capwiz is a grassroots
political action web site service
with 5 major functions.
5 MAJOR FUNCTIONS
ONE
An Action Alert system which allows you to easily contact your representatives
TWO
A search area to locate your congressional representatives
MEGA VOTE allows you to get updates on your Congressional Representatives voting record on a weekly basis.
THREE
An area to follow issues and legislation important to NASCOE
FOUR
An election results area
FIVE
A Media guide area for letters to the editor, and to locate news outlets
Other services
You can sign up for automatic email alerts when a contact needs to be made (Action E-list)
You can sign up to get an e-mail listing of your representatives’ votes weekly (Mega Vote)
You can send information to others by email. (Tell-A-Friend)
IMPORTANT
You CANNOT
repeat CANNOT use the office computer or office
e-mail for this service
ACCESS TO CAPWIZ
You can access CAPWIZ at :
www.capwiz.com/nascoe
or
www.nascoe.org
(find Cap WIZ in the middle of page on NASCOE site)
Reviewing the Site
CAPWIZ HomepageI do change this periodically to keep it updated and similar to our webpage
This is a DEMO
Legislative information
Will give you all the congressional contacts for your zip code
Will allow you to see how your representatives voted on issues during the past several weeks
Gives you the ability to individually contact representatives
VOTES
ACTION ALERT May be the most important aspect of CapWiz
NASCOE will be able to: compose a letter on an issue and put it on CapWiz contact you by e-mail telling you about the letter if you
are subscribed to the action E-list
You will then be able to: send the letter by e-mail to all your Representatives
with just a couple of clicks of your mouse
Example of Alert message sent by email from CAP WIZ Coordinator
Administrative Duties to FSA for all Conservation Programs
Administrative Duties In Farm Bill Mark Up Take Action!
NASCOE's Response
This is an alert that needs to be acted on IMMEDIATELY! There are several groups opposing FSA receiving the administrative duties for conservation programs in the Farm Bill Mark up. This letter is NASCOE's response to this issue.
Please take action now...
Thank you,
CAP WIZ Coordinator
(NOTE CLICK ON THE BLUE “Take Action” at the top, this brings you to the message to be sent, follow the next screen directions to complete the process)
THE ACTION ALERT
Please fill in the contact information on the right side of the page. Scroll down to the send message on the left side of the page and CLICK on that button only once.
ISSUE & LEGISLATION
This web page shows:All current action alertsCurrent legislationKey votes that are going to be taken
ELECTION PAGE
On the Election Page you can:View voter information Browse election racesRegister to voteView key election dates
MEDIA INFORMATION
This pageAllows you to send messages to
national and local MediaLocates local media for any zip
code
ACTION E-LIST
This is the area where you will sign-up to be put on the mailing list
You need to fill out all the information
REMEMBER:
DO NOT USE: An Office E-MAIL ADDRESS or office computer
TELL A FRIEND
From this page you can:Send information to a friendInform friends of actions you have takenSend additional e-mails to your
representativesIntroduce the website to others
MEGA VOTE
This Page WillAllow you to get legislative information by
emailAllow you to pick a State or your Zip codeShow you key votes of your representatives Give you information about upcoming votes in
Congress
SIGN UP TODAY
SIGN UP TO BE ON THE MAILING LIST AT:
WWW.CAPWIZ.COM/NASCOE
There are 2 choices to sign up:
1.Take option 2 at the top to Join NASCOE Action Group
2. Hit the BLUE Action E-List button at the bottom of the screen. Make sure you complete the required informational boxes and hit “SUBMIT”
Don’t forget to go back and sign up for “Mega Vote”
Sign up Choice 1
NASCOE Legislative Alert CenterYou can make a big difference in just 5 minutes. That's all it will take to learn the issues and send a letter to Congress. The actions of our government have an enormous impact so please educate yourself and take action. Please take the following actions:
1. Send a Letter to Congress and tell your rep to carry out the new
provisions of the Farm Bill.
2. Join the NASCOE Action Network and we'll send you important updates regarding our issues and how you can speak out on important issues.
3. Register to Vote Make a difference by registering to vote. Your voice does count!
Sign up Choice 2
*Action E-List Get an alert when your involvement can make a critical difference. MegaVote Get your reps' votes by
e-mail weekly!!
Tell-A-Friend Send a note to a friend to let them know about this site!
Web Sticker: Put our "Write-to-Congress" web sticker on YOUR web site!
www.capwiz.com/nascoe
Questions