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Why You Should Send eMail News

July 3, 2013September 25, 2013 Sus Schmitt

Of course you know that the more our donors hear from us (and in a variety of ways), the more connected they are with us and with our ministry. Your financial partners are either giving because they love you and/or because they click with your calling. Make sure your paper prayer letters and your eNewsletters speak to both types of partners.

Take A.I.M.

Long ago, someone offered a framework for what to communicate with our financial partners. I try to have a balance in these every year in all our communication:

Appreciation
Information
Ministry (minister to them, get them involved in ministry, …)

I’d include “getting-to-know each other” in addition to A.I.M. Continue reading “Why You Should Send eMail News”

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Getting Started with MailChimp 101 (Guest Post)

April 9, 2013November 3, 2013 Sus Schmitt

This updated post on how to get started using MailChimp is geared to Cru staff. You may have used TntMPD and Outlook to send emails. Perhaps you had distribution lists set up in Outlook and sent emails that way. With … Continue reading Getting Started with MailChimp 101 (Guest Post)

Communication, eMinistry2 Comments

Create a MailChimp Newsletter with Our Free Template (Guest Post)

August 27, 2012April 9, 2014 Sus Schmitt

In a previous post, I explained a few brief reasons why you might want to consider an email service for sending newsletters and also gave some quick steps to get you started with MailChimp. (e4e now has detailed steps for you as well. Please follow these two links for more information.)

I’m assuming that you’ve signed up for MailChimp and would like help to send a newsletter. I created an easy template for you to download and use right away. Continue reading “Create a MailChimp Newsletter with Our Free Template (Guest Post)”

Communication, eMinistry, Written Content6 Comments

Getting Started with MailChimp (Guest Post)

April 16, 2012October 30, 2013 Sus Schmitt

Perhaps you have been thinking about sending out your prayer letter by email, or you may already be sending it out through Outlook as an attachment. However, you can make your emails more impactful by using an email service like … Continue reading Getting Started with MailChimp (Guest Post)

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Sharing with Dropbox (Guest Post)

February 12, 2012June 19, 2014 Sus Schmitt

One of my favorite finds has been DROPBOX. DROPBOX allows you to share photos, documents, and large files between your tech devices. (DROPBOX works with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.) Your DROPBOX folders are automatically and securely updated with the information on your computers and phones, etc. without having to email between devices Continue reading Sharing with Dropbox (Guest Post)

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Google Crisis Response

September 1, 2011May 1, 2014 Sus Schmitt

With all the disasters this past year, I turned to searches to find if friends and donors were affected. A lot of the maps I found were online fairly rapidly after the events. Learn how you could use “disaster maps” for ministry. Continue reading Google Crisis Response