Quilt Guild Newsletters
#21
Power Poster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17,827
#22
Honestly the bane of our guild are the 'more experienced' members. They resist every new idea. Finally there are enough new members to out vote them. I told my kids when I start resisting or complaining about change and becoming an old biddy then keep me home!
#23
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#26
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 268
My too funny comment was meant for this post!
#28
I am probably in the minority, but I don't like to see a lot of filler in the guild's newsletter. I want to see just things that are directly related to the guild's activities or to local quilting events. Some guilds try to "fatten up" the newsletter and make it more "interesting" by adding recipes, puzzles, etc. I guess some people may enjoy these things, but for me it just makes it harder to find the information I need.
#29
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
I just finished our guild newsletter today. Go ahead and take a look. http://dufferinpiecemakers.org/
Newsletters can be very time consuming but I really enjoy putting ours together.
Newsletters can be very time consuming but I really enjoy putting ours together.
1) make sure there is a "drop dead" deadline for people getting information to you after the meetings--and be ready to send it out shortly after.
2) work ahead--I use a mock-up format- on the next one--you'll find that there are many things that can just stay in the letter with slight modifications for the next month (or 3!) That way you aren't stuck trying to get the whole thing done in a couple of nights.
3) if the person that does a Block of the Month can do it digitally on EQ7 or a similar program, it will make it easier to be transferring it back and forth without problems.
4) if you have a large number of members that get it via email, set it up in several distribution groups--I have about 100 and have 3 groups--otherwise the files get too large and may not go through.
5) You will likely have to teach your members that get it via email that they need to be sure to have YOUR email address in their address book--otherwise the newsletter goes to spam/junk and you will never know (it won't bounce back) and they will complain that you forgot them! you may have to explain also how to open up a pdf file, etc as some members may only be able to email with family and not be real familiar with their computer programs.
6) I go through my quilt mags and this blog site and hang on to tips to fill the newsletter gaps
7) if you do some via print and post office--develop a good relationship with your print shop--mine is great and she'll call me without delay if she sees something that won't likely work--she's my best editor!
And Lastly--have fun with this! If you do work ahead, you'll find that once you get all set up, that you really can make it what you want (at the most they will "fire" you--I've decided in my guild that won't happen until I agree to take on another job!).
#30
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Bacliff, TX on Galveston Bay
Posts: 1,174
Confusing: Dates of 2010 are in the Newsletter.
I just finished our guild newsletter today. Go ahead and take a look. http://dufferinpiecemakers.org/
Newsletters can be very time consuming but I really enjoy putting ours together.
Newsletters can be very time consuming but I really enjoy putting ours together.
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