Newsletters

Writing / Design / Photography / Editing

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The Freelancer is the bimonthly newsletter of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), the oldest and largest national organization for independent professionals practicing the full range of editorial disciplines.

Redesigned and reformatted the newsletter and instituted a three-person editorial board responsible for production, newsgathering, proofreading.

“As a graphic designer, Mary is not only meticulous with a keen eye for subtle detail and composition but also a master of InDesign and related software. As long-time newsletter editor and designer for the Editorial Freelancers Association, Mary was thorough, timely, responsible, and dedicated. I recommend her and her work to anyone wholeheartedly.”

Editor and book designer, formandsubstance.com

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Renews, a fund raising publication for the nonprofit Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), which provides lifetime care for racehorses no longer able to earn their keep on the track and might otherwise face neglect, abuse, and slaughter. The newsletter generated an average contribution of $81.

"Mary Ratcliffe produced a self-sustaining newsletter sent to contributors that generated revenues of more than $46,000 per issue, with an average response rate of six percent. Under her stewardship, circulation quintupled to 7,500."

Treasurer, Thoroughbred
 Retirement Foundation

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W75BA, the newsletter of the West 75th Street Block Association, is a pro bono project.
 

“Mary is truly an amazing graphic designer. Her design and layout for our bimonthly newsletters … makes us look terrific! She translates our vision really well and uses her skills to promote it!”

President, West 75th Street
 Block Association

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Vitamin News was published by Takeda Vitamin & Food USA, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Takeda Chemical Industries, Japan's largest pharmaceutical company, and distributed to pharmaceutical and food processing companies worldwide.
 

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Volunteer is distributed quarterly as a benefit for more than 950 volunteers at the The New York Public Library.
 

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Takeda in Particular, a house organ which I inaugurated for Takeda USA, was also distributed to Takeda Chemical Industries subsidiaries in other countries

 


This site was last updated 07/17/11