Plan Ahead to Publish Regular Prayer Letters


Do you have a plan for publishing your newsletters? Here’s my plan and what we actually did last year.

We plan for a prayer letter every six weeks, totaling eight letters. We also send two fund appeals per year. In-between the prayer letters we send eNewsletters with some family and ministry news for the financial and prayer partners that have given us eMail addresses. This group of people hear from us every three weeks. (I also print and mail some of our eNewsletters throughout the year for top donors who don’t have eMail addresses.) We also have a handful of people who receive our letters quarterly. They’ve either told us not to spend money on writing to them or we’ve put them in this group for some other reason.

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How to Make a Stationery Sheet with Official Fonts and Colors


I use this stationery when I want to add a personal note in a prayer letter or in a greeting card. (See related posts below). Follow this step-by-step guide to make one of your own.
Set up the Stationery
Sign in to the Staff Web and go to this page about branding. (If you right click the links on this page, you can open each new link in a separate tab on your browser to make it easier to work through the steps.)
The Fonts
Click the link about downloading fonts which will explain the two free fonts available to staff and also gives thorough instructions on installing the font files for PCs, Macs, Windows XP, and more.
The Colors
Click the link with the official Campus Crusade color palette. You’ll notice more color choices, such as silver and gold. Continue reading How to Make a Stationery Sheet with Official Fonts and Colors