District Coalition Communications
Listing of communication methods and deadlines for each district coalition area
Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN)
CNN E-Newsletter
Sent to 700 NA board members, elected officials, community partners, public agency staff, media contacts and other interested people in our district.
When: Sent once a month, during the first week of the month. All content submissions are due by the 1st of each month.
How: Submit one paragraph (150 words) containing the essential information and the relevance of this topic to our NA's and interested partners. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information. Include a picture when possible.
Who: Send to sandral@cnncoalition.org and contact Sandra Lefrancois, Community Programs Director, 503-823-2780 with any questions.
Neighborhood paper newsletter
How: Distributed door-to-door by neighborhood volunteers in each of the CNN neighborhoods quarterly or other
Who: Visit the CNN web site www.cnncoalition.org and click on Neighborhoods/Neighborhood Newsletter Contacts for more information or go to CNN neighborhood web sites.
CNN online Master Calendar of Events
Posted on all CNN neighborhood web sites simultaneously
How: Submit event title, date, time, location, target audience (neighborhood, project stakeholders, or open to the community), RSVP if required and a few sentences containing the essential information and the relevance of this topic to CNN NA's and interested partners. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information.
Who: Send to sandral@cnncoalition.org and contact Sandra Lefrancois, Community Programs Director, 503-823-2780 with any questions.
East Portland Neighborhood Office (EPNO)
Newspaper
Mailing list of 6,800, goal of mailing to every household in area (57,000) at least once a year, as funding permits.
When: Sent every other month, during the first week of the month. All content submissions are due by the 15th of the prior month.
How: Submit articles prior to deadline. Will be published as relevance and space allows. Photos illustrating the message are encouraged.
Who: Send to info@epno.org or contact Teresa Hatfield, 823-4550, with any questions.
Neighborhood notifications
Mailing list varies between 100 and 400 for different NAs. About a quarter to a third of the list is sent by email, the rest by mail.
When: Sent when there is an event or issue.
How: Contact NA Chair to get permission to use list. http://www.epno.org/neighborhoods.htm
EPNO Listserv
About 30 group members.
When: When needed.
How: Will be submitted when relevant.
Who: Send to info@epno.org
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN)
Michael O'Malley Neighborhoods Resource Library
A central, accessible, local coalition area resource center
Why: One location for current information relevant to inner North and Northeast neighborhoods: jobs, land use, transportation, public meeting notices, urban renewal, public safety, community involvement and projects, block parties, clean-ups, issue binders, NECN and 12 NAs meeting agendas and minutes. Increase access to information for all residents. Decrease paper use and duplicates. Increase community involvement. Increase visitations to Northeast Coalition.
When: During office hours. Mon-Fri 10-6pm
Who: Open to all. Contact Lauren McCartney, NAOC, lauren@necoalition.org, 503-823-4135
Northeast Coalition's NA Board Members Email Listserv Digest.
Why: To increase the understanding of public involvement opportunities by highlighting timely and relevant efforts and to minimize the number of emails to volunteer NA board members.
When: Bi-weekly. During the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month.
Who: Contact Lauren McCartney, NAOC, lauren@necoalition.org, 503-823-4135 to let her know why your posting or email is relevant to inner North and Northeast Portland
Northeast Coalition's E-Newsletter
Sent to 800+ NA board members, community members and other interested people in our district.
When: Sent once a month, during the first week of the month. All content submissions are due by the 30th of each month.
How: In subject line, put "for e-newsletter." Submit one paragraph (150 words) containing the essential information and the relevance of this topic to inner North and Northeast neighborhoods and community. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information. Include a picture when possible.
Who: Send to Tammy Paladeni, Communications Coordinator, tammy@necoalition.org, 503-823-4570 with any questions.
Northeast Coalition's Website: www.necoalition.org
When: All content submissions are accepted anytime.
How: Submit one paragraph (150 words) containing the essential information and the relevance of this topic to inner North and Northeast neighborhoods and community. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information. Include a picture when possible.
Who: Send to tammy@necoalition.org, Tammy Paladeni, Communications Coordinator, 503-823-4570 with any questions
North Portland Neighborhood Services (NPNS)
North Portland Neighborhood Services website: www.npnscommunity.org
Most North Portland neighborhood associations have newsletter, e-newsletter and/or websites.
NPNS sends subject specific information to various email distribution groups.
Portland Sentinel
Monthly Peninsula-wide newspaper that publishes community news in their paper and website. St. Johns Review is a b-weekly North Portland newspaper that publishes community news.
Neighbors West Northwest (NWNW)
Neighborhood Activist
Newsletter is designed by NWNW staff, published in the monthly NW Examiner, and mailed to approximately 29,000 households each month.
How: Bureau articles should be no more than 150 words. NWNW newsletter staff reserves the right to edit the article. Deadlines: Monday before the 1st Saturday of the month
Who: To send submissions or to request submission guidelines, email Angela Southwick at angela@nwnw.org
Please Note: Neighborhood articles are given priority. There is rarely room for articles from city bureaus
Activist E-News
Reaches approximately 125 residents via email that have selected to receive email notices.
How: Include stories no more than 150 words. NWNW staff reserves the right to edit or not include the story. Some space available for some bureau programs relevant to NWNW neighbors. If full stories are not included, some space is available to include links to stories on bureau websites.
Who: Send submissions or to request submission guidelines to angela@nwnw.org
Deadlines: Monday before the 3rd Saturday of the month.
Old Town Chinatown Crier
Quarterly newsletter produced by Old Town Chinatown volunteers.
Who: Send submissions or guideline requests to: Merlin Bowers, Crier Editor, otctcrier@gmail.com
Yahoo Discussion Groups
Neighbors West-Northwest and several member neighborhood associations have Yahoo! discussion groups. To post email announcements to the NWNW, Arlington Heights, Goose Hollow, Northwest District, or Sylvan Highlands discussion groups, send an email to angela@nwnw.org. Please specify which list.
Websites
Neighbors West-Northwest may be willing to post stories of significant effect on our community to the "breaking news" section of our website at www.nwnw.org.
Who: To request space, please send an email to hanna@nwnw.org.
Southeast Uplift (SEUL)
SEUL E-Newsletter
Sent to 600 neighborhood association board members and other interested people in our district.
When: Sent once a month, around the 15th. All content submissions are due by the 10th of each month.
How: Submit one paragraph (150 words) containing the essential information and the relevance of this topic to our neighborhood association's and interested partners. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information. Include a picture when possible.
Who: Send to Ruthann@southeastuplift.org and contact Ruthann Bedenkop, Communications Program Manager, 503-232-0010 with any questions.
Southwest Neighborhoods Inc (SWNI)
SWNI E-Newsletter
Sent to 1830 NA board members and other interested people in our district.
When: Sent as needed at this time. Some NAs are using it monthly, some more often and a few are just learning about it.
How: Submit one paragraph (150 words) containing the essential information and the relevance of this topic to our NA's and interested partners. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information. Include a picture when possible (pdf or jpeg).
Who: Send to ginny@swni.org or payal@swni.org and contact Ginny Stromer or Payal Razdan, 503-823-4592 with any questions.
SW Neighborhood News
When: Published and distributed monthly to over 10,500 households in our coalition area.
How: Submit article up to 600 words containing essential information and the relevance of this topic to our NA's and interested partners. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information.
Include a picture or graphic (high resolution .jpg or .pdf) when possible. We also offer ad space, any size from 2"x 3"- to full page - or 4 page pull-out). Advertising can rates can be found on our website at http://swni.org and click on SWNI Newspaper. Submitting an article and placing an ad in another part of the paper has been very successful in reaching more readers in the past.
The deadline for ads to block space is the 10th of the month.
News deadline is the 15th of the month unless the 15th is on a weekend, then it is the Friday before.
Who: Send to ginny@swni.org and contact Ginny Stromer at 503-823-4592 with any questions.
Southwest Neighborhoods Website http://swni.org
When: Updated at least monthly. Some events and articles are posted as they come in.
How: Submit your story containing essential information and the relevance of this topic to our NA's and interested partners. Please include full contact information for contact person and a web link on how to get more information. Include a low-resolution picture or graphic when possible.
