You can create an email list or send a direct email from the Event Attendance grid’s Actions menu. If you are having an auction, you can also use the Auction Bidders grid. Use the Create an Email List to use the Email Marketing campaigns feature to send colorful emails and track the response rates. You can use the Direct Email option to send emails and attachments to all attendees. Note that Direct Email needs to be activated in your User Settings by selecting "Send from Software" under Default Direct Email Sent From.
Text messages can also be sent with custom messages from the Event Attendance grid. Note that Text Messaging must be activated to send text messages. If you do not have text messaging activated, you will receive a popup message with instructions for activating. Contact support@donorview.com to learn more about activating text messaging.
To send text messages to all the constituents on the grid who have a mobile phone number, click on the Actions menu, then Send Text Message.
Enter the text message info and choose to send the message immediately or prepare texts and schedule them to go at specific times. Note that the time/date selected is not a guaranteed delivery time. The constituent's messaging service provider determines when the actual message is delivered. If you have very time sensitive messages, be sure to schedule their delivery with some margin for delays by their service provider.
Note that there is a maximum of 2000 direct text messages per day. The automatic messages sent via the auction process do not count towards the 2000 total. Only those messages generated manually count toward the total.