International Friendship Day

A United Nations-designated day promoting the role of friendship in fostering peace among peoples, countries, cultures, and individuals.

Newsletter content ideas

Here's what you could include in your internal newsletter around International Friendship Day:

Celebrate workplace friendships and cross-team connections
Feature stories of how colleagues became friends
Organise a team social or buddy programme spotlight
Share tips for building strong professional relationships

Subject line ideas

Try these subject lines to boost open rates:

International Friendship Day: What we're doing this year
It's International Friendship Day — here's how you can get involved
This week: International Friendship Day + team news
30 July: International Friendship Day at [Company]

How to feature this in your newsletter

Plan ahead — Add International Friendship Day to your content calendar at least 2 weeks before the date so you have time to gather content and images.
Choose your angle — Will you run a dedicated special edition, or include it as a section in your regular newsletter? Bigger events work well as specials; smaller ones fit into your weekly digest.
Involve your people — Ask employees to share their stories, experiences, or ideas related to International Friendship Day. User-generated content always gets higher engagement.
Include a call to action — Give readers something to do: attend an event, share a message, learn something new, or donate to a cause.

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