Purpose

Send an email announcement to selected members and review its delivery results.

When to use this

Use Communications on the web when members need an update. Sending is a real email action and cannot be undone; scheduled announcements can be cancelled before they go out.

Step by step

1. Open Communications and select Compose announcement.
2. Under Compose, enter Subject and Message. Add Action URL only when you have a valid HTTPS link.
3. Under Audience, choose membership-status and start-year filters, then use Preview audience.
4. Under Review, confirm the audience and message.
5. Select Send announcement to send now, or enable Send later, choose Send time, and select Schedule announcement.
6. Return to Communications to review Delivery analytics, Last send result, and scheduled announcements.

Troubleshooting

• Enter a valid HTTPS URL. Correct or remove Action URL.
• Failed to preview audience means recipient estimation did not load. Retry Preview audience.
• Failed to send announcement means no successful send result was returned. Retry only after checking the current history.
• Pick a time in the future (max 90 days). Change Send time.