NARFECOMMUNICATIONS

BYSTAN PALEN

VFC WEBMASTER

INTERNET

• Twitter• Blogs• Facebook• Searches

INTERNET

• Web Pages- Need To Be Current- Old Information Will Poison The Well- Links To Chapter Newsletter- Need To Show Up In Searches

E-MAIL

• VFC Uses Web Host E-Mail For Some Messages

- It Gives Us Bad Address Feedback• GEMS• Bad E-Mail Addresses

LETTERS

• To New Members• To Potential New Members• To Folks On The Second Notice List• To Dropped• To Members With Bad E-Mail

TELEPHONE

• To New Members• To Dropped• Telephone Tree

PUBLIC EVENTS

• Fairs• Parades• Open Houses

- Information Tables- Gather Contact Information

NEWSLETTERS

• Chapter or Area Newsletters- Even If It Just A Postcard- Communicate With Your Chapter Members- Could Be E-mail To Members That Will Accept Them- Two Or More Chapters Can Combine To Use Bulk Rates- Put Them On Chapter, Area, And/Or State Web Pages

NEWSPAPERS

• Community Event Listings Are Free• Submit Articles About Speakers, Etc. For Each

Meeting. Some Will Get Published.• Ads – Especially For Major Events Or Speakers To Spark Interest. (Matching Funds)• Yearly Or Seasonal Special Sections Highlighting Community Organizations (Sometimes Free)• Some Papers Do Articles On Businesses And

Organizations – See If You Can Get One On Yours