The email blast feature of Donor Management is the easiest way to contact your groups and keep them updated. The following will take you step by step through how you can create and send an email blast directly through Donor Management.
Step 1: First you’ll need to choose the
Communication option from the main navigation menu. Then select
Email Blasts from the sub-menu.
Step 2: Next, click
Add Email Blast from the top right of your screen.
Step 3: Give the email blast a subject, and enter the group(s) your email blast should be sent to. The first time you create an email blast, you’ll want to use
Starter as your layout and select one of the four template options presented to you.
Step 4: Set a
reply-to e-mail address – this should be an e-mail address at your organization. If someone replies to the email you send out, you’ll want that response to come to you.
Step 5: If you have any attachments you want to include, add them now. You can also select whether you want to schedule an automatic delivery of the email for a future date/time. Click
Save to proceed.
Step 6: Now, the fun part – creating your email blast! Click the pencil icons to edit each content area. You’ll be able to include a combination of text and graphics based on the starter layout you selected. When you’re finished customizing each section, be sure you click the
Save button from that section’s content editor, or your changes will not be saved.
Step 7: When you’re done customizing the email blast, scroll to the very top of the screen and select the
Back to emails link. You’ll now see the email you created in the main email blasts list. When you’re ready to send your email, click
Send now and confirm sending. If you’ve scheduled a particular time for this email blast to go out, it will not be delivered until that time. If you have not scheduled a time, the email will be delivered to your group immediately.
Questions? We’re here to help! E-mail us at
donormanagement@networkforgood.com and we’ll make sure you’re a newsletter extraordinaire in no time!
