Cohousing-L Mailing List: Newsletter Articles to Share

[Herveys (hervey]

send to nationale website from Marketing chair from our home address
ASAPWhen our community newsletter
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/newsletters.shtml> for CoHo
Cohousing in Corvallis, Oregon recently transitioned from a weekly to a
monthly format, we took a look at past issues and thought they'd be a great
resource to share with other communities. You'll see that we have quoted
other cohousers in some of our newsletters, and we're happy to continue the
sharing in the cohousing spirit of collaboration. Feel free to use articles,
ideas, or formats.
Our newsletter has been a good recruiting tool to give prospects a feeling
for what our group is like. We read that photos are a big draw on cohousing
websites, so we use lots of photos in our newsletters. Our newsletter is
sent to folks on our mailing list and posted on our website.

If you reprint or excerpt an article we'd appreciate a credit, such as
"Reprinted with permission from CoHo Cohousing, Corvallis, Oregon,
www.cohoecovillage.org <http://www.cohoecovillage.org>"

Or
"Excerpted with permission from CoHo Cohousing, Corvallis, Oregon,
www.cohoecovillage.org <http://www.cohoecovillage.org>"



at the bottom of any articles you use. And if you'd send us your newsletter
or publication so we could see how folks are using the articles, we'd
appreciate it.

These overview articles could be used with some editing and customizing to
fit your project...
Saying "YES" to Cohousing (issue 11)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter11.pdf> - how
to select a community

Does Cohousing Make $en$e Financially? (issue 6)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter6.pdf> - the
obvious and hidden savings in cohousing

It Takes a Village (issue 8)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter8.pdf> -
raising kids in cohousing

Secret Ingredient in Sustainability (issue 24)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter24.pdf> - how
community life supports sustainability

Other articles may give you ideas on topics to highlight your community's
unique features:
"A Fishy Tale" (issue 17)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter17.pdf> - how
our community name was selected

The Path to CoHo (issue 23)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter23.pdf> -
how/why folks selected our community

Field Trip to CoHo via the Bus (issue 7)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter7.pdf> and
Bike Trip to Site (issue 18)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter18.pdf> - how
to get to our site using alternative transportation

Living in a Giraffe Community (issue 14)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter14.pdf> -
nonviolent communication (a requirement for membership in our community)

"Sneak Preview" of Life in CoHo (issue 15)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter15.pdf> - what
it's like to be a member of this community

Living in a Neighborhood of Neighborly Neighbors (issue 19)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter19.pdf> -
collection of photos showing neighbors having fun together

July Wellness Retreat (issue 21)
<http://www.cohousing-corvallis.com/newsletters/CohoNewsletter21.pdf> --
highlighting our community-building retreats