Newsletter Ideas



We are always in need of writers for The BirthMom Buds Bulletin, our monthly newsletter. Without writers, we wouldn't have a newsletter! You don't have to be the world's best writer to write something, you just need a passion for your topic. Below are some topics for you to choose from along. You are not limited to these topics, but they are just a starting point. If your interested in writing on a particular subject below, please email Alicia, the newsletter manager and let her know so that we do not have duplicates on the same subject! If you wish to choose your own topic, Alicia must approve it before you write it.

 

Writer's Guidelines

* Please let Alicia know what your interested in writing in so that we don't have 2 articles on the exact same subject.

* Length is really not an issue, but please try not to make your articles too long as the reader might loose interest. 3-6 paragraphs is usually a great length!

* While we know adoptions are not all positive, we try to keep away from any subjects or articles that are too negative or hostile.

* All articles are due by the 25th of the month prior to the month they will be featured. For example, if your writing for the March newsletter, then your article is due to Alicia by the 25th of Feb.

Certain months have themes where as other months do not and are "whatever goes" so to speak. The months with themes are:
February - BirthMom Buds' Birthday!
May - Birthmom's Day/Mother's Day
November - National Adoption Awareness Month
December - Christmas and the Holidays

Ideas and Insights
Section Description:  Some ideas from gifts to your birth child or adoptive parents, creative ways to deal with being a birthmom, insight on things to do or say with your buddy, and ways to shed some light about being a birthmom to those who just don't get it.  Ideas and Insights articles MUST include ideas, tips, or suggestions.

- Adoption Scrapbooking (been done so read over the older versions and make yours different!)
- How you get through the holidays including Christmas, Mother's Day, and child's birthdays
- Something on bkids and how they are talked to or told about adoption
- Getting back into the dating scene as a new birthmom
- Something to do w/ name changes - when the adoptive parents rename bchild - what does bmom call him/her, write to him/her, how to deal with those feelings, etc
- Things we want our bkids to know about bmoms in general or adoption in general
- When to say something and ways to tell people you meet about your birthchild
- How you dealt with signing
- Proper steps for reunification
- How to start and conduct a search for birth children
- How we deal with rude people regarding adoption

And of course, you are not limited to these topics! Feel free to choose a topic of your own and email Alicia for approval!

 

Adoption Spotlight.
Section description: Focusing on any adoption or women's issues related web site, organization,  individual, or issue. 
- Adoption related web sites - feature the site and explain why it is important or meaningful to you.
- Feature a birthmom support group - it can even be a local one in your area
- Write about an organization that makes a difference for birthmoms or adoption in general.
- Famous people related to adoption (This could be adoptees, birth parents, or even an occasional adoptive parent who are now famous. Check out this list of famous people related to adoption for ideas.)
- Adoption Awareness in your community
- Book reviews for adoption related books (you could also do children's adoption books)
- You could write about a current event in the adoption community.
- How to improve the media's opinions on birthmoms
 

Inspiration Section
Section description: Little things to inspire a birthmom from poems, stories, and quotes to encouraging words.
- Poems are great for this section!!
- You could do a montage of quotes and write why they are important to a bmom or all bmoms in general.
- You could feature the lyrics to an adoption song that others might not be aware of then tell why it is important to you.
- You could explain something meaningful you have done or written for your birthchild.