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Communication Policies:
Policies for The Liberal

A. Background
The Liberal is mailed to all church members, friends, and guests (who express interest in receiving it). It is mailed out twice a month during the church year (September through May) and monthly during the summer (June, July, and August). Relative to other communications tools, The Liberal has a longer lead time.

B. Policies

1) Deadlines are generally one and one-half to two weeks before The Liberal is delivered to its audience. The publication schedule is available and will be provided to each committee.

2) Priority will be given to articles received on time; late articles may not be included due to space constraints.

3) Most announcements should only be placed in The Liberal twice; announcements relating to Institutional matters (e.g. the Canvass, ministerial issues) may be published more frequently.

4) Group-focused information will be published, space permitting, but will have lower priority than Programming announcements or stories.

5) Appropriateness of articles will be determined by the Editor and the Communications Coordinator.

6) Additional flyers or inserts may be included with advance arrangements made through the office. However, the sponsoring group is responsible for printing unless arrangements have been made through the office. Materials to be printed by the office must be in the office a week prior to the deadline. The ideal size is 7 x 8½ (half a legal page).

7) Submissions to The Liberal should include the name and phone numbers of one or two contact persons in case there is a need to follow up if there are questions on the material or if the articles need to be edited.

8) Due to space constraints, articles normally must be less than 125 words. Note that the maximum per page is 450 words-allowing for some white space and graphics. Copy may be edited without notice based on space availability. If your article or announcement requires more than 400 words, please contact the editor. You may want to consider a separate insert or other means of communication.

9) The Liberal is a vehicle for distributing church-related information. The Liberal cannot accommodate the following requests:

Commentary or opinion pieces

Employment ads

Want ads of any kind (i.e., apt. for rent, roommate wanted, car for sale)

10) Because of the volume of requests from social service groups looking for volunteers, all requests for space in The Liberal asking for volunteers must go through the Social Justice Coordinator.

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This page last updated on 03/29/2006

First Universalist Church of Minneapolis

Communication Policies: Policies for The Liberal

Communication Policies:
Policies for The Liberal