wesdevclimb/indivisiblevcf

Web app that converts congressional contact info from Sunlight Foundation API into downloadable VCF file

What is IndivisibleVCF?

IndivisibleVCF is a web app that converts congressional contact info, supplied from the Sunlight Foundation Congress API, into downloadable VCF file for any number of uses.

How to Run the App

Clone the repo, navigate to the solution file, navigate to the "IndivisibleVCF" project, build the project, then run the app in visual studio.

How to use IndivisibleVCF

All users will have to register an account with any correctly formatted email address, valid password, and five digit zip code. Once registered, you will be redirected to the root of the site. Click the IndivisibleVCF header at the top left corner of the site. Then click the large "Generate Change!" button. You'll then be directed to a page with a list of your official Federal representatives and an action link to download a VCF File containing their contact information. This VCF file can be used to create contacts in MS Outlook, iOS, and Android.

Goals of IndivisibleVCF

One goal of the project is to help users feel more comfortable contacting their representatives. Instead of looking up their representative's office number from a Google search then dialing the digits, IndivisibleVCF provides a way for users to store that same contact info in their mobile devices as a contact just like all the other people they speak to on a regualar basis, e.g. friends, family, and coworkers.