[NLA] Info: Email in Advocacy Correspondence

[Jon Randall]

Last week, I received a couple of questions much like this
one: "Is there a reason we should fax our letters as opposed
to emailing them?"

Here's how I answered ...

Email is okay if you've developed a relationship with
someone in a legislator's office with whom you correspond.
However, in most offices at this time, unsolicited email is
discounted by a factor of 10. (One hard-copy letter is worth
10 email messages.) This is only a rule of thumb. It's the
convenience factor: less convenient = deeper conviction.
This WILL change over time, and some offices are ahead of
the curve in encouraging email correspondence from their
constituents. This trend is still in its infancy though.

Best,
Jon


Jon Randall
Consultant, Government Relations
ProLiteracy Worldwide
and Public Policy Committee Chair
National Coalition for Literacy
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