If you write a charity newsletter or magazine, it's fair to say you face several challenges.
These include how to:
And that still leaves the 101 other issues that can arise when you have to write or edit a charity newsletter.
Common problems faced by writers and editors
Our one day course has been specially designed to help you meet these challenges. It offers powerful solutions to the most common problems faced by writers and editors of charity newsletters.
When you leave the training room, you’ll take away scores of practical tips you can apply immediately to your own publication.
Our tutor
Our tutor was the editor of a magazine for a major national charity. Since then he has gone on to run writing skills courses for more than 200 writers and editors employed by British charities.
Needless to say, he is well aware of the many challenges journalists in the charity sector face.
Tailored training
How to Write A Charity Newsletter is a highly tailored course. This ensures that every minute of training time is put to best possible use and the issues of most relevance to you are covered in some depth.
Before the course our tutor will speak to you to understand your needs and determine the areas in which you can benefit from further development.
He will also ask you to send him back copies of your newsletter or magazine.
Expert analysis
Based on his conversation with you and his expert analysis of your publication, he will then design a course to match your requirements.
A key part of the training is the constructive feedback you will receive about your publication.
During the course our trainer will provide an in-depth assessment of your newsletter or magazine. This will include highlighting its positive aspects, while looking at areas where additional improvement is possible.
What you learn
Among other things our tutor will teach you how to:
He will also show you how to:
What you gain
By the end of the training you will have clear insights into how to write for a charity newsletter, as well as how to handle your day-to-day editorial management duties.
Whether your publication is paper-based or electronic, you will acquire the expertise to turn it into a high quality source of information - one that will be a significant asset for your charity.
Who should attend
Our How To Write A Charity Newsletter course is suitable for groups of two to four people. It is also available as a one-to-one master class.
We recommend this course if:
Our prices
All prices exclude VAT. We offer two main options:
| Number of people | Total cost | Cost per person |
| 2 | £590 | £295 |
| 3 | £660 | £220 |
| 4 | £720 | £180 |
Please note: How to Write A Charity Newsletter is only available as an 'in-company' training course.
For courses outside the Greater London area an extra charge may be made to cover our trainer's travel expenses and, if necessary, overnight accommodation.
For courses outside the UK, we charge a minimum fee of £720, plus travel and accommodation costs.
We also offer a two-day course on How to Write A Charity Newsletter which covers this subject in even greater depth. Please call or email us for further details.
Contact details
For more on our How To Write A Charity Newsletter course or to make a booking for you or your colleagues, please call: 020 8669 8730.
Or email: bruce@strawberrytraining.co.uk
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