Appropedia:Newsletter/Structure   

Contents 1 Different approaches 2 Sections 3 Announcements 4 Events 4.1 Build the knowledge base 4.2 New Appropedia content 4.3 Special newsletter content 4.4 Blog posts 5 Tips - for using the wiki and related networks 6 What the community needs 7 Miscellaneous 8 Stay connected 9 Images 9.1 Sourcing images 10 Inspiration 11 Things to watch for

[edit] Different approaches

Charity email newsletters 'a waste of time', says Obama strategist By Helen Barrett, Third Sector Online, 20 February 2009 - argues for short, narrative-based emails.

[edit] Sections

It might help to copy these sections to each new newsletter page, then fill them in.

[edit] Announcements

Announcements that are brief, and interesting to the reader.

New admins, volunteers, highlighted users, partners, initiatives, highlighted pages, features, changes, fundraising, upcoming events, recent events.

[edit] Events

Sources: WiserEarth, asking on our networks (Global Swadeshi, mailing lists, the microblogs...)

[edit] Build the knowledge base

Content ideas that you might be able to help build (link to stubs & okay articles). Link to later section with more about #What the community needs.

[edit] New Appropedia content

First edition can have content of any age - subsequent editions can focus on new content and articles newly rated as Good Articles or better. See Appropedia:Newest pages. Lead with the most attention grabbing, but include the most weighty.

Suggestions:

• Curdled milk paint recipe

[edit] Special newsletter content

• interviews with, testimonial by or profile of a user. (These might start as blog posts - Chriswaterguy can help)
  • Vinay
  • Geraldo
  • Steve (highlight our health work)
  • David Reber (about Bridge)
  • Lonny/Joshua on service learning

[edit] Blog posts

From the Appropedia Foundation blog, and relevant blog posts from related projects and on related topics.

Relevant blog content, under an open license, that could be used in Appropedia - e.g. those at Open blog feeds.

[edit] Tips - for using the wiki and related networks

Search bookmarklets

[edit] What the community needs

Content, connections, donations.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Other sections can be added, or items mentioned under miscellaneous if necessary.

[edit] Stay connected

Mailing lists, Identica & Twitter, Facebook, Approjams... link to Appropedia in social media page for more: LinkedIn...

[edit] Images

Images help communicate better - however they are not essential, if it means delaying the first newsletters.

One image per story? Specific to the project, or a person, or a concept. Note Stephen Collins' effective and engaging presentations (I saw one at BarCampSydney3 - amazing --Chriswaterguy 20:25, 10 April 2008 (PDT)).

License: must be free images i.e. CC (not with the ND or NC clause), GFDL or public domain.

[edit] Sourcing images

Wikipedia:Project:Public domain image resources #Search Engines

The following are not suitable:

• Google's Advanced Image Search has no license option.
• Picasaweb has no license tags?

[edit] Inspiration

Ideas for what kind of thing to put in a newsletter:

• Students Without Borders San Francisco State University

[edit] Things to watch for

• Be as relevant to an aid worker in Guatemala, and a farmer in Lesotho as to a middle class Californian.