What this helps you do
Sending an update delivers your message straight to the phones and computers of the supporters in the audience you pick. You can send it now or schedule it for later.
When to use it
Use it for timely news: an urgent volunteer need, a program closure for weather, a matching-gift deadline, an event change, or a campaign milestone.
How to do it
- Pick an audience, such as All Supporters or Volunteers.
- Type your message.
- Check the credit estimate shown before you send.
- Choose Send Now or Schedule for later.
- If you are sending to All Supporters, confirm with your passkey when asked.
Example
Two volunteer shifts open up for Saturday. You pick Volunteers, type the details with a sign-up link, and Send Now. Only your volunteers get it, and the shifts fill by the afternoon, without emailing your whole base.
Good to know
- Sending to All Supporters asks for a passkey confirmation first, so a big send is never an accident.
- The credit estimate shows the cost before you commit: one typed message per person is one credit.
- Scheduling is useful for a matching-gift reminder written in advance.
- The delivery panel shows how many people receive it on Blasts and how many by email, following each person's own choice; delivered and read counts appear under Sent and Scheduled afterwards.