[Communications] CCGA Mailing List

[Mamie Gray]

Just learned from Amy that MailChimp was upgraded to a paid account because
subscribers exceeded 2,000 (*and there are no ads).* It would be much
easier to answer your question about the number of community gardeners on
the MailChimp list once the Resources’ mailing list is updated.

On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 6:55 PM Deb Jensen <djensen1435 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow - that's a lot of subscribers!!  At church, we have just shy of 300
> with an open rate of 45%, ha, which I consider pretty good as the usual is
> around 33%.  Although we do clean up the list a few times a year - anyone
> with less than 2 stars - we will send a "do you still want to receive"
> email.
>
> How many are in the community gardeners list from the 1770 total
> subscribers?  Do you look to see what the Open Rate is on Mailchimp for the
> emails/eblasts sent out?
>
> Thanks for helping me understand Mamie!
> Deb
>
> On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM Mamie Gray <mamiegray2012 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Good morning Deb, I hope all is well with you, too! “It is my
>> understanding,” that, presently, Mailchimp totals over 1,770 subscribers
>> (from newsletters, conferences, distributions, etc.). Although the list
>> that I use focuses on “community gardeners,” it also includes some
>> subscribers who should be *deleted*. I once worked with Pat Hart to get
>> this done, and then with Ellen. Ellen and I have talked about cleaning the
>> list in the Fall (after various community gardens have been put to bed for
>> the season). Once the list is cleaned and updated, I will not need the use
>> of my sister’s, Mary Anne, gmail account because *Gmail* limits the
>> number of incoming and outgoing mail in a 24 hour period; and although
>> *Mailchimp* does not have this limitation, it does come with “*ads*.”
>> So, neither list is really ready for prime time. In fact, JW and I are
>> waiting on Amy Olson to create accounts to Mailchimp for the Communications
>> Committee to, once again, have access. After reading this email, please let
>> me if you have any questions, or feel free to give me a call
>> (708-990-7939). Best, Mamie
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 3:27 PM Deb Jensen <djensen1435 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi JW and Mamie - hope you are doing well.
>>>
>>> Do you happen to have an Excel worksheet or Google Sheet with all the
>>> gardens associated with CCGA and their email addresses?  We were talking
>>> about seeing who is and isn't showing up to the distributions or folks we
>>> could notify if we have leftover plants.  In particular, the September
>>> distribution will probably be "massive" again, and it would be great if we
>>> could have a few more gardens to come (or help determine why they are not
>>> coming)....last year we had a lot of plants remaining after the
>>> distribution.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much!
>>> Deb
>>>
>>
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