Boilerplate Content: Effective Communication Tool in Community Engagement

🤔 Ever heard the phrase “boilerplate content” and wondered why it’s called “boilerplate”? Well, wonder no more: In the 19th century, a boilerplate was a piece of steel used to template the construction of water heaters. The term was later co-opted by the newspaper industry to refer to the “unoriginal” or “trite” writing that often appeared in advertisements, and then later by lawyers. So, in other words, it’s “content that can be used over and over again without changing it.” Taken from: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2025) Creating community-engaged content (part 3): Tips for creating, formatting, and presenting content. Pratt and Woodley doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10471855 In our upcoming online training course, Content Design (CODE) we discuss how incredibly HELPFUL boilerplate content can be: • To effectively and succinctly communicate your community’s purpose and how people can get involved • To consistently acknowledge community member contributions • And even as a way of overcoming writers block when you need to get a newsletter out to your members ℹ️ Interested in learning more? Check out the course webpage: https://lnkd.in/gZNkesAy 📆 CODE26Sp will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday, 21 April until Friday, 29 May 2026, with two live sessions a week taking place at 10am EDT / 2pm UTC. ➡️ Register here (deadline: Friday, 3 April 2026): https://lnkd.in/gnfNTN46

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