Friday, December 17, 2010
Don’t let your members miss out! Send us your club members’ email addresses today. Here’s why:
1. We’re sending great items your members will want to receive.
a. The World of Friends catalog updates feature opportunities that are available to all Friendship Force members, including themed and Discover exchanges that may be of special interest to some of your members.
b. Periodic ED Invitations, written by exchange directors, invite your club members to join innovative global exchanges.
c. Friendship Online magazine takes the place of the print magazine that was available previously by subscription. The online magazine will be distributed free of charge, offering stories and advice from Friendship Force leaders around the world.
d. We’re sending time-sensitive information that is of interest to all members, such as the conference registration and photo contest announcements.
e. Our email campaigns in 2010 have been successful, and many clubs have already submitted their lists.
2. It’s very safe.
a. Our Policy: FFI has a long standing policy not to pass on email addresses to any other organization or to use them for other than the stated purpose of providing current membership information on Friendship Force exchanges and activities.
b. “Emma”: Our email campaigns are distributed through our email service partner, Emma Email Marketing (myemma.com). Emma is highly secure, and it’s the email marketing service of choice for 30,000 businesses and nonprofits.
c. The “Opt out” option is built in by Emma. You can see it below this email in blue. It will always be there, in the same place, for members who want to stop receiving FFI email campaigns. But please note: Clicking on “opt out” will cause you to stop receiving ALL FFI email campaigns. If you want to receive some of our email campaigns but not all of them, don’t click “opt out” – just delete the ones you don’t want.
3. Forwarding is risky and inefficient for YOU.
a. Forwarding can lead to viruses: Emails are more likely to get viruses if they pass through more “hands” – this means it’s safer to receive an email directly from our secure email marketing service than an email that was forwarded and passed around.
b. Accidental opt-outs: The email you receive is attached to your email address – if you forward it to someone else and they click on “opt out,” YOU will be opted out.
c. Using the built-in “Share This” function prevents this from happening, but it requires you to enter each email address individually.
d. Taking a load off your mind: Giving us the membership list removes a troublesome middle step. Everyone will have access to the same information, and this ensures that your club members can stay in-the-know even if the club leadership is in transition or the club leader is unavailable.
How to send your list:
Send your list, with names and email addresses, as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by January 30th.