Associations, including memberships, not-for-profits, and charities, need to communicate effectively with their members. Traditional channels like email and phone calls may not always work. Text messaging provides a reliable and efficient solution to engage members on-the-go.
Texting provides the highest engagement rate of any medium. Texts get read 5 times more than emails and they are read more quickly so people can act on the information. They are read more than social media posts and even mailouts.
Save staff time using texting. Text messages can be written and sent very quickly and conversing over text is far less time-consuming than phone or email. Your staff will be delighted with the saved time.
With targeted text messages using TxtSquad, you can increase read and response rates many times more than email or phone communications. This increased engagement reinvigorates organizations, reduces waste, and saves time and money.
Organizations that use text messaging to engage with their stakeholders report higher satisfaction and improved organizational performance as a result.
Associations rely on member engagement, but it can be challenging to capture members' attention through traditional communication channels. Busy schedules and multiple commitments often result in poor email open rates and unanswered phone calls. However, text messaging offers a direct and immediate line of communication that cuts through the noise and reaches members wherever they are. Text messages are read, on average, within three minutes, so associations can be confident that their important messages won't be missed. To learn more about how can associations and non-profits can use texting, check out this blog post.
Make your organization more accessible. Texting is a medium that all people can engage in, and the asynchronous nature of the medium means they will never get a busy signal or miss a text message like they would an email.
Text messaging is far more cost-effective than mail, advertisement, or social media ads. Even when considering engagement rates, it is more cost-effective than email. It is the best value for money in any communication medium.
Staying in contact with thousands of people spread out over a large area is difficult. The Association needed a better way to reach everyone in the program, so they began searching for modern solutions to their communication issues. The School Lunch Association has sent over 150,000+ text messages with TxtSquad and they are only getting started.
Read more about their SuccessNonprofits can use TxtSquad to improve member engagement. Our text messaging platform offers mass texting, surveys, polls, two-way communication, and contact management. TxtSquad's team-based approach enhances communication effectiveness.
Here are some of the key benefits of using text messaging for non-profits and associations:
Nonprofits can utilize the power of mass texting to reach a large number of members all at once. With TxtSquad, nonprofits can easily create and send bulk messages, ensuring that important updates, event invitations, and calls to action are promptly delivered. Mass texting allows nonprofits to cut through the clutter and capture members' attention with concise and impactful messages.
TxtSquad's text messaging software provides nonprofits with the ability to engage in meaningful conversations with their members through surveys and polls. By leveraging this functionality, nonprofits can gather feedback, and opinions, and encourage active participation in decision-making processes. Members can easily provide their input through text messages, enabling real-time engagement that empowers them and offers valuable insights to shape the nonprofit's strategies and initiatives.
TxtSquad enables real-time, two-way conversations between nonprofits and their members. Unlike traditional channels, where communication is often one-sided, TxtSquad facilitates interactive dialogues. Members can directly respond to text messages, ask questions, seek assistance, and receive immediate responses from the nonprofit's dedicated team. This level of responsiveness and engagement builds trust and strengthens the relationship between nonprofits and their members.
Efficient contact management is essential for nonprofits to target their messages and tailor communication. TxtSquad provides robust contact management features, enabling nonprofits to categorize members by demographics, interests, or locations, and send targeted messages. TxtSquad also offers personalization options, such as using member names or including relevant information in messages, further enhancing member engagement.
TxtSquad simplifies nonprofit communication by enabling the creation of templates for recurring messages such as event reminders, donation appeals, or volunteer opportunities. These templates ensure messaging consistency and save time by eliminating the need to recreate similar messages. Nonprofits can quickly access pre-designed templates, customize them as necessary, and send out messages efficiently.
TxtSquad supports a team-based approach, allowing multiple team members to collaborate on communication strategies and manage member interactions. Nonprofits can assign specific roles and permissions to team members, ensuring seamless coordination and efficient workflow. This collaborative environment enables nonprofits to delegate tasks, track progress, and ensure that member engagement efforts are cohesive and effective.
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