2014 Congressional Elections Advocacy 101 - Making a Difference in Congress | Page 5

Tips for your communications to Congress: • Include both your postal and email addresses in correspondence, especially in emails. Members of Congress often reply by regular mail or email, and your postal address helps identify you as a constituent. • Personalize your message. As one House correspondence staff person put it, “One hundred form letters have less direct value than a single thoughtful letter generated by a constituent.” Laura Elizabeth Pohl/Bread for the World • Be informative. Tell your members of Congress why this issue is important. Draw on your own experience and knowledge to make the letter your own. • Be concise. Letters, emails, and other