NASCOES CAPWIZ

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NASCOES CAPWIZ
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What is Capwiz?

• Capwiz is a
• grassroots
• political action
• web site service
• with 5 major functions.

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5 MAJOR FUNCTIONS
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ONE

• An Action Alert system which allows you to easily
  contact your representatives

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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.

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THREE

• An area to follow issues and legislation
  important to NASCOE

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FOUR

• An election results area

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FIVE

• A Media guide area for letters to the editor, and
  to locate news outlets

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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)

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IMPORTANT

• You CANNOT
• repeat CANNOT use the office computer or office
  e-mail for this service

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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)

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Reviewing the Site
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CAPWIZ Homepage
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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

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VOTES
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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

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THE ACTION ALERT
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ISSUE LEGISLATION

• This web page shows
• All current action alerts
• Current legislation
• Key votes that are going to be taken

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ELECTION PAGE

• On the Election Page you can
• View voter information
• Browse election races
• Register to vote
• View key election dates

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MEDIA INFORMATION

• This page
• Allows you to send messages to national and local
  Media
• Locates local media for any zip code

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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

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REMEMBERDO NOT USE An Office E-MAIL ADDRESS or
office computer
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TELL A FRIEND

• From this page you can
• Send information to a friend
• Inform friends of actions you have taken
• Send additional e-mails to your representatives
• Introduce the website to others

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MEGA VOTE

• This Page Will
• Allow you to get legislative information by email
• Allow you to pick a State or your Zip code
• Show you key votes of your representatives
• Give you information about upcoming votes in
  Congress

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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
  Dont forget to go back and sign up for
  Mega Vote

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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!

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Sign up Choice 2
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www.capwiz.com/nascoe

• Questions