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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