It’s hard to believe that we are halfway through the year! And since June is stacked with so many important and festive holidays, observances, events, and the official kickoff to summer, there is an abundance of content that you can include in your June employee newsletter.

 

We’ve culled and compiled a long, creative list of content ideas to help get you started! Use this guide to create an inspiring and refreshing internal newsletter.

50+ holidays and observances in June

Key dates

One of the most popular forms of content in employee emails is celebrating the month’s holidays and/or honoring specific observances. We’ve done all the research for you and whittled down the list of daily, weekly, and monthly holidays and observances so you can select ones that are relevant for your newsletter. 

 

A few highlights include:

• June 1: First day of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
• June 12: First Day of National Email Week
• June 18: Father's Day
• June 19: Juneteenth
• June 21: Summer Solstice

Bonus: Download this internal comms editorial calendar to help you organize your content and messaging so you can communicate with your employees and drive engagement.

Prepare employees for summer fun and safety

Summer safety tips

The summer solstice takes place on June 21 and marks the official start of summer! With warmer months ahead, a lot of people are planning their summer vacations, boating trips, hiking adventures, and more. To prepare employees for summer fun (and safety!), your June employee newsletter is a great time to share summer safety tips with your team! 

 

A few ideas include:

• Boat and water safety tips (Fishing & Boating Week is June 2-11)

• Sun safety tips like protecting your skin from a sunburn

• Tips for staying hydrated

• How to keep the bugs at bay (June is National Camping Month and Great Outdoors Month)

• Knowing the signs and risks of heat exhaustion

• Lightning safety tips (Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 18-23)

Connect with your community this June!

Volunteer opportunities

There are so many important observances in June, and a good opportunity to include a section in your employee newsletter about upcoming volunteer opportunities in your area.

 

VolunteerMatch is a great resource to use to search for local organizations in need of volunteers! It’s also a great option because not only can you search for opportunities in your area, but you can also search by cause areas and skills.

June marks the end of Q2

New hire introductions

June marks the end of the second quarter for a lot of folks, and it’s a great time to showcase any new hires that have joined your team recently! Include a section in your next employee email spotlighting all of the new hires. It’s a great way to introduce a new employee to the rest of their specific team, their department, or the company as a whole!

 

(Here’s more on how to announce new employees and new hires via email!)

 

Additionally, you could have employees send out their own new hire email. Having employees send out their own introduction email really helps boost engagement and creates a strong connection off the bat.

• Gather employee feedback: Dig into some real employee feedback by including a quick employee engagement survey to ask employees if they find the information in your employee newsletters useful. (Here are hundreds of other examples of employee survey questions.)
  
  
• Add a few moments of delight: Hide something fun within the email itself. It’s a clever way to ‘gamify’ your newsletter and reward those who regularly read it! We have one customer who hides the company logo somewhere in the newsletter, and there’s a prize for the first five people who find it.
  
  

• Share employees’ social media posts: If your employees share company news or highlights on their social media channels, share it with the team. Highlighting employee posts in your employee newsletters can encourage other team members to share. Plus, it feels like a modern-day employee spotlight! (Looking for a social media policy template? We have one here!)
  
  

• Invite guest writers from the team: Consider having a section of your newsletter that features leadership or other team members giving updates or news about their department!
  
  
• Use internal newsletter software to help create engaging emails: A platform like Workshop allows you to create beautifully-designed emails, personalize your content (and audiences!), and measure the effectiveness of your campaigns through various analytics.