Part: Communicating and Collaborating with Agencies

Using the agency you identified in Part I, write a two- to three-page letter to the advocacy agency. Your letter should include:

• An explanation of the issue(s) for which you are advocating, and why the issue is important in the context of the early childhood field. Use data and/or information from the professional knowledge base to support your explanation.
• An explanation of why you want to partner with this agency on the issue(s). Your explanation should compel the agency to want to partner with you on the issue.
• An explanation of how you envision the partnership working, including a specific suggestion regarding how you want the organization to support your advocacy effort.