Comments on: Top 10 Tips for Managing Congregational Email http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/05/10/top-10-tips-for-managing-congregational-email/ A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anna Belle http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/05/10/top-10-tips-for-managing-congregational-email/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Anna Belle Thu, 17 May 2007 00:12:14 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/05/10/top-10-tips-for-managing-congregational-email/#comment-165 These are great additions. Our editor, if she read blogs, would thank you profusely for the exclamation point limit. I tend to over-use them in private correspondence, and need people like you to keep me in check. These are great additions. Our editor, if she read blogs, would thank you profusely for the exclamation point limit. I tend to over-use them in private correspondence, and need people like you to keep me in check.

]]> By: Mark Alves http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/05/10/top-10-tips-for-managing-congregational-email/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Mark Alves Wed, 16 May 2007 06:25:05 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/05/10/top-10-tips-for-managing-congregational-email/#comment-157 (More) Official Email 11. If using a third-party service, such as Google Groups, register with an email from your own domain. This makes it easier to transfer or to share administrative rights than if it's done through someone's personal address. A general alias such as news@yourchurchsite.org is even better than one belonging to a particular staff member. 12. Make it clear how to discuss political issues without jeopardizing your not-for-profit status. You can advocate on behalf of (or against) particular issues and legislation, but not for (or against) particular candidates/elected officials. Formatting 13. Don't use ALL CAPS, which is like shouting 14. Large fonts and bright colors don't add much to your message. Choose vivid words instead. 15. One exclamation point is more than enough. Subject Lines 16. Use clear ones, not cutesy or teaser ones. 17. If you have a short message (e.g., yes, no, 7:30 PM, Chris is Speaker), put it directly it directly in the subject line instead of making the recipient(s) open and read the body. Add [NIM] or [EOM] in the subject line as well for No Inside Message or End of Message, respectively, or come up with your own shorthand. (More) Official Email
11. If using a third-party service, such as Google Groups, register with an email from your own domain. This makes it easier to transfer or to share administrative rights than if it’s done through someone’s personal address. A general alias such as news@yourchurchsite.org is even better than one belonging to a particular staff member.

12. Make it clear how to discuss political issues without jeopardizing your not-for-profit status. You can advocate on behalf of (or against) particular issues and legislation, but not for (or against) particular candidates/elected officials.

Formatting
13. Don’t use ALL CAPS, which is like shouting
14. Large fonts and bright colors don’t add much to your message. Choose vivid words instead.
15. One exclamation point is more than enough.

Subject Lines
16. Use clear ones, not cutesy or teaser ones.
17. If you have a short message (e.g., yes, no, 7:30 PM, Chris is Speaker), put it directly it directly in the subject line instead of making the recipient(s) open and read the body. Add [NIM] or [EOM] in the subject line as well for No Inside Message or End of Message, respectively, or come up with your own shorthand.

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