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Sending Email Messages
Stay connected with supporters via email. Watch a video Create an email
From the Admin Navigation , select Communications > Email .
Click +New Email
Choose Recipient(s) .
Customize the Subject and Body .
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Sending Text Messages
Notify supporters with a text message to keep fundraising details such as the auction is open for bidding, tickets are available for purchase, ask for a donation, highlight items, congratulate auction winners, prompt to pay an outstanding balance, a...
Sample Communication Timeline
Communication plays an integral role in the success of your event. Everything from early promotions to the close has an effect on your supporter's experience. So it's important to ensure that the communication strategy that is used, is providing i...
Admin Email Notification Settings
Org and campaign admins receive emails for order form purchases, item donations received from the Item Donation Form, and monetary donations received both through the Donate Now form and on Champion pages by default. Watch a video Adjust no...
Auto Generated Emails
Certain actions a user or admin performs will automatically send email messages. Some information is customizable in the campaign settings, however, the overall content of the message is not. Action Sample Communication Ticket, insta...
Auto Generated Texts
When a user performs certain actions on a campaign or an admin performs an action on a user's behalf, the system will automatically send a text to inform or prompt for additional action. While t here is some information that will pull into these tex...
Campaign Links in Messages
Include links in your email or text messages sent through the GiveSmart platform to guide supporters to specific areas of your campaign site. These personal bidding links, or bitly links, provide supporters with direct access to the campaign withou...
Custom Emails
Customize both the subject line and email body, as well as select from a pre-determined group of users or select an individual recipient(s). Bitly links (personal bidding links) are able to be included in the email body, similar to those that are i...
Custom Text
Create, send, or save a custom text to direct or share fundraising details with users. Once a text is sent, the sender receives an additional text to the number on file confirming the text was sent successfully to the number of users. Texts can be s...
Manage Chat on your Presentation Page
As an admin, moderate the complete chat activity that is occurring on your Presentation Page when chat is shown. From this list view, Admins can delete messages. Chat messages will load the first 1000 chat messages, then a Show More would appe...
Opt Back in to Messages
When a Guest text STOP to 76278 they no longer receive text message updates. Guests can unsubscribe from email messages by selecting the Unsubscribe link in a platform generated email. Guests can easily opt back in to receive messages moving forwa...
Preset Message Recipient Groups
We offer several preset recipient groups to choose from. Each group allows you to filter your users by certain criteria, allowing you to target your message to a select group of supporters within your campaign. Messages are sent to users that have ...
Resend the Welcome Message
Watch a Video Resend Welcome Text Go to View Admin > Users > Details . Search for the user. Select the user by clicking on the row. In the User Detail section on the right, click the Actions dropdown. Choose to Send Reg Messa...
Send a Text to Unpaid Users Post Fundraiser
At the conclusion of checkout or the next day, send a text to users with a remaining balance. Choose to include or exclude users whose balance is marked as pledged. Recipients are linked to their Pay page to secure the balance on a credit card of ch...
Sending Messages to Ticketed and Non-Ticketed Users
Note: The Ticketholder and Nonticketholder groups can only be used with GiveSmart ticketing on a campaign. Draft, schedule, and send emails or text messages to users who are ticketholders or non-ticketholders within your campaign site. Non-ticke...
Templated Preset Text Messages
Within each campaign there are templated text messages to preselected groups of users, containing key information or instructions, which are helpful to send before, during, and after events. Send a templated text From the Admin Navigation , cl...
View Sent Emails
Once an email has been sent from within the campaign, it will generate in the sent log from the Admin Navigatio n > Communications > Email > Sent page. Click on a sent email. Content preview will populate on the right. The date and time s...
Text Message FAQs
Can I view text messages in my campaign? Yes. From the Admin Navigation , select Communications > Text > Sent. Select between all, inbox, outbox, or invalid from the Filtered By dropdown. What is an invalid text message? Invalid texts a...