Text Messaging: Send a Message

Send to One Volunteer

  1. Start to type the volunteer’s name in the Quick Search bar on the right near the top of page
  2. Click on the volunteer from the list that appears
  3. Click on the “Communications” tab
  4. Click on the “Send Text Message” tab
  5. Enter the text of the message (there is a maximum 157 characters permitted in a text message)
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. Click the [Send Text Message] button

Send to Multiple Volunteers

  1. Go to: Communicate >> Send Text Message
  2. Search for the desired profiles to send your text message to (See: Search)
  3. Enter the text of the message (there is a maximum 157 characters permitted in a text message)
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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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