1. Mid-Winter Conference Training 2017
Mid-Winter Conference Training 2017

2. Presenters Jason “Bald is Beautiful” Graven
Christie “Ask Me About the War of 1812” White

3. What is the internet anyway?

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More and more transition from regular postal mail to free will be taking place whether we like it or not
allows us to communicate directly in real time without having to wait
never rings as “busy”
provides confirmation that an has been read to include date and time for better accountability tracking (no one can blame the post office)
is free

5. services
There are several bulk service providers available. Depending on the size of your Post or the amount of s you wish to send, services like mailchimp are free.
For larger Posts, services like Constant Contact are available for a price. The Department uses Constant Contact

6. services
provides you the ability to replace (or begin to transition) from traditional postal mail to free communication with members.
If you have a newsletter, allow members to sign-up to have their newsletters ed to them instead of traditional mail
Over time, the reduction in mailing costs will save time, money, and manpower.

7. How to create email newsletters

8. discussion What prevents your Post from creating e-newsletters?
What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks?
How can I coordinate my new e-newsletter with my new Post Facebook page?
What kind of things can my Post do with the money we save from not mailing out the newsletter?
My Post has never done a newsletter before, what content should we include?