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Newsletter
What it is
Self-serve creation of the HOOPLA email newsletter inside MyCroquet. The AI drafts an edition from recent news-site articles, the editor adjusts it, sends a test to themselves, then sends to the membership list.
Who it serves
Volunteer newsletter editors. Today only Wade and CroquetClaude can produce a send; this module hands that to any editor CAQ trusts with the grant.
How it works
Removes the technical side of newsletter production entirely. No email templates, no mailing-list software, no scripts. Drafting from existing articles cuts production time by roughly three quarters, so the editor's job becomes choosing and polishing, not building.
- Click Create. The AI drafts an edition from recent articles.
- Click any text to edit it, or type a plain instruction like "swap the second story".
- Send a test email to yourself and check it.
- Confirm Send to members.
How it hits the ideals and aims
Keep it simple: a newsletter becomes four clicks instead of a technical project. Cooperate for croquet: more hands can share the communication load. Aims: 2 Promote Croquet Externally, 3 Grow & Engage Members, 1 Strengthen Admin.
The benefit for croquet
Regular member communication becomes sustainable without one person being the bottleneck. Members keep seeing what CAQ does for them, in a consistent format with working links.
Results so far
First real edition sent through the module end to end on 3 July 2026: "Lumps in your lawn" went to 1,319 members. The membership list now syncs automatically every 6 hours.
Status: built and proven, on trial (staging). Turning it on for editors is Wade's call. As at 2026-07-11.