· Date
· Executive
· Upcoming events
· Groups
· Recipes
· Reports
· Birthday
· Put in same place
Easy to read - Arial/Comic Sans - Never smaller than 10 / 12 if possible
· Graphics nice but not necessary
· 2 columns
· Scans easily
· Try to have each item stay in one column for easier reading
· Quotes from that group help fill column - comment observation helps to make newsletter personal
· Justify print
Date of activity Or Alphabetically
· Have contributors submit not only their activity but comments about what is happening in their group using Microsoft word or word processing by email i.e. Comments about a good book from the book discussion group / review of a film or restaurant etc.
· Have some method of chasing delinquent contributors
· Set deadlines
· Make email reminder / easy if you have list / save and reuse message each month
· Contact but don’t let it get to you
· Email saves BIG TIME
· Make a list
· Check email addresses
· List category in each address
· Protect your emails
· BCC prevents spam
· Need to know if newsletter has been received
· Use Read Receipt
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