[Chapter-delegates] Important Updates on Email and Chatter Group Functionality in Fonteva - Your Feedback Matters!

Alfredo Calderon calderon.alfredo at gmail.com
Sat Jan 13 05:17:19 PST 2024


Joly,

Thank you.  This makes my point that the system is NOT as user-friendly as
originally advertised.
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On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 9:14 AM Joly MacFie <joly.nyc at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Alfredo,
>
> I also went through the procedure, and found I was missing the 'bulk send'
> option. I went back to the 'journey' and re-selected the TR option, and
> then said yes to 'replace recipients' and submitted. Lo and behold, 'bulk
> send' showed up.
>
> Joly
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 7:58 AM Alfredo Calderon <
> calderon.alfredo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Joly,
>>
>> Thank you for the info.  As seen in my screenshot I can not search for
>> any Journey.  This has been one of the many issues unresolved by AMSHelp.
>>
>> I have been trying variations, even cloning some of my previous
>> messages.  It looks like I managed to reach the template point, but lack
>> the "bulk feature", and more.
>>
>> I am afraid this platform and the tutorials do not meet my expectations,
>> and as a volunteer, I am spending too much time trying to resolve diverse
>> problems. It is understood that the learning curve is also an issue, but
>> this new AMS is more complex, and still do not completely see the benefits.
>>
>>
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>>
>> Alfredo Calderon
>> eLearning Consultant
>>
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>>
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>> IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are
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>> have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately
>> and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof.
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>> On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 8:31 AM Joly MacFie via Chapter-delegates <
>> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>>
>>> As an ISOC-DC CO I have successfully sent an email to all Chapter
>>> members using Fonteva, using this slightly simpler set of instructions that
>>> Andre shared with me privately.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. *Create the Campaign*
>>>
>>>
>>>    - In the Leader Portal, Go to “Chapter Emails”
>>>    - Select “Email Campaign”
>>>    - Click “New”
>>>    - Input a “Campaign Name” – mandatory field
>>>    - Input any other information pertaining to the Campaign in the
>>>    applicable field(s)
>>>    - Select the “Active” button
>>>    - Hit “Save”
>>>    - This creates the campaign.
>>>
>>> *2.   Link the Campaign to a Journey*
>>>
>>>    - Click on Chapter Emails
>>>    - Select “Email Campaign”
>>>    - Select the Campaign you created
>>>    - Under Campaign Messages select “Connect Campaign”
>>>    - In the Journey field, start typing your Chapter name (i.e.
>>>    Washington) and this will bring up your journey options.
>>>    - Select the journey with the “TR” designation at the end to send a
>>>    transactional email.
>>>    - NOTE: The journey with no “TR” designation would be a promotional
>>>    email that goes to chapter members who have not opted out of
>>>    communications.
>>>    - Click on “Save” -- this will take you to a screen where you create
>>>    the message you want to send.
>>>
>>> *3.   Add Recipients (For sending a message to all members)*
>>>
>>>    - Go to “Reports” from the Leader Portal,
>>>    - Click on “Active Chapter Members”
>>>    - This will bring up all Chapter Members
>>>    - Click the check box beside the Chapter Name
>>>    - Click on the dropdown button next to Export (at the top of the
>>>    screen)
>>>    - Click on “Add to Campaign”
>>>    - Select the Campaign to which the email is being sent
>>>    - Click on “Submit”
>>>
>>> *4.   Create the Message*
>>>
>>>    - Click on Chapter Emails
>>>    - Select “Email Campaign”
>>>    - Select the Campaign you created.
>>>    - Click on the preview button (eye) to the right of the subject line.
>>>    - Select a Subject
>>>    - Hover over the Subject Line box, then select “Click to Edit” to
>>>    select one of the template subject lines.
>>>    - Hover over the Rich Text Box, then select “Click to Edit” to enter
>>>    the text of your message.
>>>    - Once done, Click “Save & Close”
>>>
>>> *5.   Send the Message*
>>>
>>>    - Take you back to the Email Campaign screen.
>>>    - Under Campaign Messages, select “Bulk Send”
>>>    - It will then show you a preview of your message as well as to whom
>>>    it will be sent.
>>>    - If you’re ready to go, click on “Send”
>>>
>>>
>>> Notes
>>> 1. one can only select one of three preset subject lines, e.g. "A
>>> message from your Chapter Leader" or "A message from your Internet Society
>>> Chapter". While this at first may seem awkward, Chapter members will come
>>> to be familiar with it.
>>>
>>> 2. I had a hiccup adding recipients. In step 3, be sure to click
>>> 'submit'.
>>>
>>> 3. The availability of the TR (transactional) recipient list is a big
>>> improvement over MemberNova, where 'opt-out' members were essentially
>>> unreachable.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM Andre Copelin via Chapter-delegates <
>>> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *One-way Communications:*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chapters can use the leader portal to send one-way communications to
>>>> all members of their chapter, a subset of those members, or an individual
>>>> member. Each Chapter has two designated communication officers who can send
>>>> such emails. The system allows those emails to be sent as either
>>>> promotional or transactional emails, with each serving a specific purpose.
>>>> Promotional emails will go to all members *except* those who have
>>>> opted out of email communications. Transactional emails will go to all
>>>> members. For details of what is considered promotional vs transactional,
>>>> each Chapter should refer to their local jurisdiction as the definition can
>>>> vary from country to country.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We’ve outlined step-by-step instructions on how to send an email and
>>>> provided a demonstration video.  They can be found on our community
>>>> training site here
>>>> <https://communitytraining.internetsociety.org/training/send-email-as-chapter-leader/>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>> Joly MacFie  +12185659365
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>>
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>>
>
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> Joly MacFie  +12185659365
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