Monthly newsletter
One email a month to your supporters, written from the news you send me.
Donors and funders give to organizations they hear from. Most small organizations mean to send a newsletter and don't, because writing one is the first thing that gets dropped in a busy month. Here is how this one works: by the 5th you send me a few lines of news and some photos. Within five business days you get a draft. You make one round of edits, you approve it by email, and it goes out from a newsletter platform in your own account. The same text can be cut into social posts.
What's included
- Platform setup in month one, in an account your organization owns, with your logo, colors and sign-up form.
- One newsletter a month, drafted within five business days of your news arriving.
- One round of edits, then your email approval before anything sends.
- The same text cut into social posts you can paste on Facebook or Instagram.
- A donate link in every issue, to your giving page if you have one.
What you do
By the 5th of the month, send a few lines of news and whatever photos you have. Full sentences are not required; a list is fine. Read the draft, send your edits, and reply "approved" when it's right. Your subscriber list stays in your account, and you can export it or send your own emails from it any time.
What it costs
| Setup | None |
|---|---|
| Ongoing | $150 a month |
| Bundle | Counts as one ongoing service. Two ongoing services from the newsletter, Grant Watch, Ad Grants and the volunteer portal: 10% off both ongoing fees. Three or more: 15% off all of them. The online giving page is $175 (half off) with the newsletter. |
How to start
Reply to any email from me and say which services you want. The monthly newsletter is a checkbox on the agreement. If we haven't talked yet, email me with one piece of news you'd want your supporters to hear this month.
Limits, stated plainly
A month with no news is skipped and not billed: if nothing has arrived by the 15th, there is no issue that month and no charge. Nothing ever sends without your email approval. Free tiers on newsletter platforms have subscriber limits; if your list outgrows one, the platform's fee is yours. I write from what you send me and from your website, not from records about the people you serve, and I never add anyone to your list.