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Reactions to e-mail newsletters

Howard Lake | 12 February 2001 | News

What do your supporters think of your e-mail newsletter? The only sure way to find out is to ask them.

 


 

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What do your supporters think of your e-mail newsletter? The only sure way to find out is to ask them.

 


 


 


 

Scott Sheldon of The Institute for Nonprofit Management & Southwest Philanthropy at Arizona State University runs an e-mail newsletter sent to over 1,000 non-profit agencies throughout the state. He has just shared the subscribers’ responses to a recent survey.

 


 


 


 

Scott wrote:

 


 


 


 

“85% said they like receiving our email newsletter “once a week”

 


 

92% said that the current 2-page length of the newsletter was “just right”

 


 

77% forward a copy of the newsletter to other colleagues in their organization

 


 

60% forward the newsletter to people outside their organization

 


 

88% indicated they were “much more aware” of our programs because of the newsletter

 


 

91% said that the newsletter made them “much more aware of the Arizona nonprofit community”

 


 

81% of the respondents rate the newsletter as “very valuable”.

 


 

Visit The Institute for Nonprofit Management & Southwest Philanthropy

 


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