When to use it
Use a broadcast for meeting reminders, event announcements, fundraiser pushes, or any one-to-many message. You can send right away or schedule it for a future date and time. Email is the default channel; text is available if SMS is turned on (see text-messaging).
Step by step
- Open Roster → Broadcasts and click + New Broadcast.
- Choose Send as: Email (default) or Text message. Optionally load a saved template from the Load Template dropdown.
- Fill in Subject (email only) and Body. Use the formatting toolbar for lists, links, and attachments.
- Pick a Category — Required (meeting/dues notices) or General (social/announcement) — and an Audience: All Active Members, Officers Only, or Specific Members (then choose members).
- Set Schedule: Send Now or Schedule for Later (enter date/time in your council's timezone).
- Click Save Draft. For an email, then click Preview Email, then Send Test (a copy goes to your address). Sending to everyone is locked until you've sent a test.
- Click Send Broadcast to send to the full audience. Scheduled broadcasts move to the detail page where you can Edit, Send Now, or Cancel.
Tips & gotchas
- The Send Test first gate is intentional — it stops a typo or render bug from reaching every member. Text broadcasts skip the test step.
- Required category emails reach members even if they've opted out of General mail; use it sparingly and honestly.
- Scheduling uses your council's timezone (shown next to the picker); past times are rejected.
- A "Send Broadcast" button on a calendar event pre-fills a reminder broadcast for that event.
- Demo councils still run scheduled broadcasts (they're user-queued), so test carefully.
Related
- See also text-messaging
- See also calendar