Every state-level elected official in the country has a FREE Merit account in which they can view stories about college students from their district and congratulate them on their accomplishments.
Elected officials can automatically congratulate constituents on their campus accomplishments right within Merit
Watch the video to see how easy it is for state legislators to send a note of congratulations to students
Sending a congratulatory letter to these constituents when they accomplish something noteworthy is a tried-and-true constituent relations strategy. Your FREE Merit account makes it easy for you and other staff members to congratulate college students. These congratulatory messages can be shared by students and their families online and in social media.
See it in action:
How it works
You'll receive a weekly email digest from government@meritpages.com containing all of the exciting things your local students are up to while pursuing their college degrees. That email will take you directly into your personal Merit page.
Once inside, you will start seeing stories about local students and can begin managing your personal preferences:
The settings tab inside your account will allow you to manage some personal settings:
Congratulating students
On your Merit page, you will see individual cards for achievements that feature students from your district. To send a note to all of these local constituents, simply click the "Congratulate" button:
Email sent to students
Students who are congratulated will receive an email from you that looks like the one below and have the option of sharing that comment publicly on their personal Merit page.
Emails to parents & Address Requests
When congratulating students, you have the option of allowing parents of those students to request physical letters from your office. If you also chose this option, parents would receive the email shown below.
Note not all students have emails sent to parents, but Merit will send emails to parents when applicable.
Reviewing Letter Requests
When a parent requests a physical letter from your office, you'll be able to pull those addresses from inside your account:
