diff --git a/members/models.py b/members/models.py
index 436a73d..afa0bfc 100644
--- a/members/models.py
+++ b/members/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
+from io import StringIO
+import csv
 
 class Member(models.Model):
     '''
@@ -45,9 +47,33 @@ class Member(models.Model):
             except KeyError:
                 pass
         self.save()
+    @classmethod
+    def import_csv(cls, csv_string):
+        reader = csv.reader(StringIO(csv_string.strip()))
+        response = {"status": "success", "errors": []};
+        try:
+            data = list(reader)
+        except ValueError:
+            return {"status": "failure", "errors": ["could not parse csv file"]}
+        for row in data:
+            if True:
+                obj = cls.objects.create(
+                    first_name=row[0],
+                    last_name=row[1],
+                    email=row[2],
+                    POR=row[3],
+                    AYY=bool(row[4]),
+                    jas=bool(row[5]),
+                )
+                print("added obj {}".format(obj))
+            else:
+                response["status"] = "failure"
+                response["errors"].append("failure adding item {}".format(", ".join(row)))
+        
+        return response 
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "{} {}".format(first_name, last_name)
+        return "{} {}".format(self.first_name, self.last_name)
 
 class MemberRequest(models.Model):
     member = models.ForeignKey(Member)