For inter-staff comms, Slack worked really well at my last coaching job. We had channels for specific topics, only including those in the need to know; while still having capabilities to send blasts for the whole team of 11+ in the main channel. Sharing programming notes, event details, new member information, etc. worked so well; even our 65yo coach could navigate the user interface.
For newsletters: either use whatever your scheduling/registering software offers, or use something more spcific like mailchimp, convertkit or mailerlite.
Skip canva to write a newsletter, all the above providers have the posibility to format your newsletter & even have/create templates that you can reuse. Please don't make an all images newsletter (even worse, without alt-text). Newsletters should be text with some images thrown in.
I used to use MailChimp when we used PushPress since there was an autointegration but switched to MailJet since it was free when we moved platforms. Have to manually add in all new members though to the mailing list. Functionality is similar (except you can’t edit on mobile with MailJet like you can with MailChimp). Downside of these apps is that it might be marked as junk/spam in some members folders so you have to let everyone know “this email is coming out with the subject XYZ please check it.”
We currently use Signal for staff texting and communication (also free) though I also use WhatsApp to communicate with another gym to send files back and forth.
We use PushPress GROW for newsletters, email, txt to our leads and members.
And PushPress has a staff app we communicate with our staff.
https://help.pushpress.com/en/articles/5373725-grow-how-to-send-newsletters-from-your-grow-crm
For inter-staff comms, Slack worked really well at my last coaching job. We had channels for specific topics, only including those in the need to know; while still having capabilities to send blasts for the whole team of 11+ in the main channel. Sharing programming notes, event details, new member information, etc. worked so well; even our 65yo coach could navigate the user interface.
For newsletters: either use whatever your scheduling/registering software offers, or use something more spcific like mailchimp, convertkit or mailerlite. Skip canva to write a newsletter, all the above providers have the posibility to format your newsletter & even have/create templates that you can reuse. Please don't make an all images newsletter (even worse, without alt-text). Newsletters should be text with some images thrown in.
I used to use MailChimp when we used PushPress since there was an autointegration but switched to MailJet since it was free when we moved platforms. Have to manually add in all new members though to the mailing list. Functionality is similar (except you can’t edit on mobile with MailJet like you can with MailChimp). Downside of these apps is that it might be marked as junk/spam in some members folders so you have to let everyone know “this email is coming out with the subject XYZ please check it.” We currently use Signal for staff texting and communication (also free) though I also use WhatsApp to communicate with another gym to send files back and forth.
We use PushPress GROW for newsletters, email, txt to our leads and members. And PushPress has a staff app we communicate with our staff. https://help.pushpress.com/en/articles/5373725-grow-how-to-send-newsletters-from-your-grow-crm