To whom in any organization should u send a letter to if u dont know who the letter is going to?

Question

i'm sending letters to various institutions/ organizations for gathering information. i hav the addresses but i dont hav any idea who the letters will be given to? do i just write the addresses on the envelopes or is there a header i must include?

Answer 1

I think "To Whom it may Concern" is pretty standard.

Answer 2

What is the subject of your letter?

If you can somehow narrow it down to a department, i.e., Human Resources, Risk Management, Advertising, Marketing, Compliance, Public Relations, Management, Accounting, Real Estate, etc. you'll probably have a better chance of getting it read. Sending it into the void at a larger organization could find your letter in a huge pile of other letters that are not properly addressed/directed, and may sit there until someone finds the time to go through and read the mail and direct it to the right department/person.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

When sending a letter to an unknown party, you put to whom it may concern. The letter will be channeled to the right dept or person.