Text Messaging: Send a Message
Send to One Volunteer
- Start to type the volunteer’s name in the Quick Search bar on the right near the top of page
- Click on the volunteer from the list that appears
- Click on the “Communications” tab
- Click on the “Send Text Message” tab
- Enter the text of the message (there is a maximum 157 characters permitted in a text message)
- Optional: Check “Send me a copy of this message” to have a copy of the text message sent to the email address associated with your profile
- Select the desired Modules associated with this message. Only administrators of the selected modules will be able to see this text message in the history. For example: If you select only Volunteer, only administrators of the Volunteer module will be able to see this text.
- Click the [Send Text Message] button
Send to Multiple Volunteers
- Go to: Communicate >> Send Text Message
- Search for the desired profiles to send your text message to (See: Search)
- Enter the text of the message (there is a maximum 157 characters permitted in a text message)
- Optional: Check “Send me a copy of this message” to have a copy of the text message sent to the address associated with your profile
- Select the desired Modules associated with this message. Only administrators of the selected modules will be able to see this email in the history. For example: If you select only Volunteer, only administrators of the Volunteer module will be able to see this email.
- Click the [Send Text Message] button (if the text message is going to more than one person, a confirmation dialog will appear asking you to acknowledge that you are sure you want to send the text message).
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