We've been missionaries for five years now. Five years. That boggles my mind.
One of the continuing struggles is to get a newsletter out. It's not as easy as it sounds. Right now I've hit the classic missionary dilemma. I've designed a four page, killer-informative, beautifully laid out with multiple colorful photographs type newsletter. It will do an amazing job of letting supporters know what we're doing.
And it costs a bundle to print! Aaaaghghghgh!!!
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We use chalkline.org.... good price for their service, and you do nothing but send your file and contacts, and newsletter always looks great.
Bless you!
I hear ya friend!
That's why our last newsletter was an email newsletter.
I feel for you. I always feel guilty getting letters from IM's that I support. I know they think they are doing it for me, but I would be just as happy getting a PDF in the email as I am to get a letter in the snail-mail.
Is there really a significant difference between sending regular-mail to those that can't/won't/don't have email?
Yeah, and just about the time you're ready to drop someone from your mailing list, they send $200.
we use chalkline, too... they've been so helpful. Our letters are just one page, though...
Hey Randy, I know how tight ministry money can be ESPECIALLY when you have to raise all of it! I use Constant Contacts for email newsletters and then just print 10-20 for my non-email use supporters. We also archive them on our website.
email is great! then i don't have to recycle the newsletter...no offense, but i can't keep every single piece of paper i get. i shred a lot of it and feed it to the worms. also makes great compost.
Two words Randy: carrier pigeon.
I understand the cost of postage when you raise support. My wife and I have considered posting our newsletters on our website and then sending a postcard sized mailer to our supporters with a url of the newsletter. This saves on printing and postage for sure. I am probably going to try this on our next update, I'll let you know how it works out.
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