A newsletter earns its place when readers finish it and act on something: a date, an offer or a volunteer call. This template lays out five pages for a regular issue: a news page with cards and a dates table, a calendar of events, a team directory, a spotlight feature with simple statistics and a guide page. Each section is short enough to scan in a few minutes.

The sample is for Northfold Logistics, a fictional logistics firm with a new Leeds depot, a 3pm order cut-off and a volunteer evening each Thursday. Its figures are sample data, including 1,240 families helped this year and 94 percent of parcels delivered within two days. Replace the news, dates, team and contact details, and check each one before the issue goes out.