Sharing Innovation and Good Practice:

a practical guide to developing and producing a

newsletter to support national prison education associations

Irish Prison Education Association

With Jane Carrigan & Michelle Ryan

IPEA NewsletterRecent Development

• History of Irish Prison Education Association• Rise and fall of membership

Minutes taken from March 21st 2013 minutes of EGM meeting:

After a good deal of discussion, the meeting agreed in the end that the IPEA would dissolve on 1 May unless a new EC is in place to take over its running by then.

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Priority was to increase our membership and to revitalize the IPEA

Public Lecture Website (www.ipea.ie)

National Conference

Newsletter

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IPEA NewsletterMedia Development

IPEA Newsletter5 Design Tips

1. Create a Header

2. Let Your Logo Dictate

Colour Scheme

3. Stick to Standard

Fonts

4. Use Subheadings

5. Use lots of Images

IPEA NewsletterDesign Template

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IPEA NewsletterStructure

Branding Images Content

Headlines

Call to Actions

Encouraging Sharing

Include Useful Links

Newsletter Date

NewsUpcoming Events

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IPEA NewsletterContent & Editing

Sourcing Articles Selecting ArticlesEditing and

Proofreading Articles

Provisional Layout of Articles

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IPEA Newsletter Draft To Print

Initial Draft emailed for committee to review

Collate and modify comments, update and errors

Output for Prison Print Workshop

Digital and hardcopy distribution to IPEA members and also to prisons & other units associated with the IPEA

IPEA NewsletterInteractive Exercise

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• Be realistic about the amount of content that can be produced.

• Images are important.• Good writing isn’t always easy! Give enough time to edit.• Bigger isn’t always better – short, concise articles work well.• Decide who will do the various jobs:

– Sourcing articles– Editor– Proof Reader

• Deadlines are important! Advertise deadlines in advance.• Lead with stories that have broad appeal.

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