1. 1 COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR & NEWSLETTER EDITOR

2. 2 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

3. 3 Publicity Promotion Public Relations Let others know: Who you are What you are about

4. 4 WHERE? Church Sunday Bulletin Church Newsletter Flyers Posters Banners Bulletin Boards Church Website (where available) Brochures

5. 5 UNIT BROCHURE About United Methodist Women Team Officers Names Circle Leaders/Sub-groups Names Meeting Times/Locations Program Topics Other Mission Work Events to participate

6. 6 EXHIBITS Large enough to be seen at distance Colorful/three dimensional Educational/background information Free Handouts Visuals/pictures/graphics Environmentally Friendly/reusable

7. 7 WEBSITES The United Methodist Women www.umwmission.org UMW Online Community www.umwonline.org UMW Ca-Nv Conference www.cnumw.org UMW Great Northern District Click on “about”|”districts”|”GND”

8. 8 UNIT WEBSITE – Place on: 1.Church website, 2.Unit website, and/or 3.Share your activities/photos on www.cnumw.org. Send articles/photos (.jpeg image) Contact: Doris Young, GND CC GND webpage on www.cnumw.org

9. 9 NEWSLETTER EDITOR INFORMATION Who What When Where Effective news information: Short and succinct Avoid using flowery(!) descriptions

10. 10 WOMEN IN MISSION As the United Methodist Women, we send and receive messages. The more people encounter a message, the more likely they are to respond in the way you desire. That is the goal of communication. Use several media to reach your goal.

11. 11 CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING! Respond to items on Communications Coordinator Leadership training webpage