How to Promote Events on a Community Calendar

Make the deadline for your community calendar.

If you want to let the community know about the great events your organization, school or charity is hosting over the next month, then you need to create an ad for a community calendar. Check with your city government, community newspaper or homeowners association to find out whether staffers working at these entities produce a monthly calendar. Note the deadline and submit your ad in plenty of time.

Instructions

1. Research community calendars in the area. You can do this quickly by looking through the weekly community newspapers, the local daily newspapers and homeowners association newsletters. Visit the website of your local government, visitors bureau or newspaper. By doing a little research, you will be able to determine which publications have a community calendar and the specific guidelines and deadlines for submitting your ad.

2. Write clearly and succinctly. Community calendars likely will have their own set of criteria for you to follow, but keeping in mind the basics of good writing will only help you. Try to keep your ad under 50 words. Remember that it is going on a calendar, so highlight the most important information. Give information that answers who, what, when, where and why and include any costs to attend your event.

3. Use bold language for the opening heading of an event that you do not want people to miss. Remember that you have only a few words to catch readers' attention. For example, if you are submitting a yard sale announcement to a community calendar, you might write the following as your opening: "MASSIVE BLOCK SALE!"

References

• Durham, N.C.; Community Events Calendar Example