{"id":100217,"date":"2026-10-04T07:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100217"},"modified":"2026-10-04T07:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:03:37","slug":"communications-handbook-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100217","title":{"rendered":"Communications Handbook Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-26-Communications-Handbook-Cover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"328\" data-attachment-id=\"100218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=100218\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-26-Communications-Handbook-Cover.jpg?fit=276%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"276,328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10-26 Communications Handbook Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-26-Communications-Handbook-Cover.jpg?fit=276%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-26-Communications-Handbook-Cover.jpg?resize=276%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-26-Communications-Handbook-Cover.jpg?w=276&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-26-Communications-Handbook-Cover.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 85vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Communicate the Grange story with confidence.<\/strong> The Maine State Grange Communications Handbook offers practical guidance for connecting with local media, writing news and event announcements, sharing photos, and keeping members informed. From press releases and branding to websites and social media, it\u2019s a useful resource for Grangers who want to share their work clearly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Communications-Handbook.pdf\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download your copy!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Communications Handbook is brand new for 2026, and it&#8217;s much more than the traditional program book.  Journalists probably know the Associated Press Stylebook has 504 pages. While this Handbook incorporates some AP practices, it&#8217;s much shorter at 35 pages and still quite inclusive. <strong>It&#8217;s free! Give it a try!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communicate the Grange story with confidence. The Maine State Grange Communications Handbook offers practical guidance for connecting with local media, writing news and event announcements, sharing photos, and keeping members informed. From press releases and branding to websites and social media, it\u2019s a useful resource for Grangers who want to share their work clearly and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100217\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Communications Handbook Available&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[165,218],"tags":[272,258,29,853,872,873],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-100217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication-2","category-resources-for-granges-and-grangers","tag-grange-communication","tag-grange-news","tag-grange-procedure","tag-maine-state-grange-communications-handbook","tag-media-relations","tag-press-releases"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Communicate the Grange story with confidence. 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