Legislators' Staffers Tell Us How to Make an Impact

[Guest guest]

Last Fall, the Congressional Management Foundation surveyed 260 Congressional

staffers, asking them how they weigh constituent communications--email vs snail

mail, advocacy campaigns that generate form letters, and social media.

Short answer: in person visits to local offices matter a lot, snail mail and

email have equal value if they are individually written and are not form

letters.

Key highlights here - http://t.co/lgeqqkm

The report itself here -

http://www.frogloop.com/storage/CWC-Perceptions-of-Citizen-Advocacy-1.pdf

-Gail

[Guest guest]

Thanks, that's really valuable information.

Bonnie

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Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 9:22:02 AM

Subject: Legislators' Staffers Tell Us How to Make an Impact

Last Fall, the Congressional Management Foundation surveyed 260 Congressional

staffers, asking them how they weigh constituent communications--email vs snail

mail, advocacy campaigns that generate form letters, and social media.

Short answer: in person visits to local offices matter a lot, snail mail and

email have equal value if they are individually written and are not form

letters.

Key highlights here - http://t.co/lgeqqkm

The report itself here -

http://www.frogloop.com/storage/CWC-Perceptions-of-Citizen-Advocacy-1.pdf

-Gail