Tips on Letter Writing

These tips will help you write a persuasive letter to a politician, administrator, landowner or media outlet:

• Keep it short: one page and one issue.
• Identify yourself and the issue.
• Focus on your main points.
• Make it personal: why the issue matters to you and how it affects you, your family, and your community.
• Ask for a reply. Include your name and address on both your letter and envelope.
• Trust your voice. Be polite and take a firm position in your letter.
• Please feel free to copy us on your letter as we value the voice of our supporters.