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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Maureen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">OCPC uses MailChimp, however I do feel that Constant Contact can be a better/ more user-friendly option for newsletters. Cost wise, I believe MailChimp is cheaper but with less features.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Canva is another option for free however, you would need to send out through your own email and not through a larger system such as MailChimp and Constant Contact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Megan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Communications & Operations Manager<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lauren.Drago via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 9, 2024 6:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Betsy Loring <betsy@exploringexhibits.com>; MassPlanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Planning Department e-newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">We use MailChimp in Lynn and it works fine for us! We do English and Spanish versions. We have enough subscriptions that we pay a monthly fee now but it's not crazy.<br>
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Get Outlook for Android<<a href="https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg">https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg</a>><br>
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From: MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>> on behalf of Betsy Loring via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:15:45 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Planning Department e-newsletter<br>
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Maureen,<br>
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You might want to look into Substack, which is a blogging platform, technically, but sends blog posts out as email. So it functions like an e-newlsetter. It's free to use and (unless you turned on a paid option) would be free to subscribers.<br>
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I use it for my blog and find it very user-friendly and intuitive.<br>
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 10:19<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM Maureen Pollock via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org%3cmailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org</a>>>
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Dear fellow planners:<br>
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The Montague Planning Department is interested to create an e-newsletter for community members who wish to sign-up to receive emails about Planning Department news, updates, upcoming events, and more.<br>
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I am hoping to find a platform that is either free or low budget that provides a design/layout template. Does anyone have recommendations to provide?<br>
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Any guidance would be much appreciated!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Maureen<br>
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Maureen Pollock (she/her)<br>
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Town Planner<br>
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Town of Montague<br>
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1 Avenue A<br>
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Turners Falls, MA 01376<br>
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Phone: (413) 863-3200 x 112<br>
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Web: <a href="http://www.montague-ma.gov/planning" target="_blank">www.montague-ma.gov/planning</a><<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.montague-ma.gov/planning__;!!CPANwP4y!WnWhq8D3i5Kss1s3ePZAQXTFXaaozDzuGaKVsU-wkPZDphDXAyDe2IG0p0urihnnyjLdzRttbHgqI9kAGeaDX5on7eyp$" target="_blank">https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.montague-ma.gov/planning__;!!CPANwP4y!WnWhq8D3i5Kss1s3ePZAQXTFXaaozDzuGaKVsU-wkPZDphDXAyDe2IG0p0urihnnyjLdzRttbHgqI9kAGeaDX5on7eyp$</a>><br>
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Email: <a href="mailto:mpollock@montague-ma.gov%3cmailto:mpollock@montague-ma.gov">
mpollock@montague-ma.gov<mailto:mpollock@montague-ma.gov</a>><br>
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expLoring exhibits & engagement, LLC<br>
Phone: +1 (978) 618 - 9673<br>
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