Action Network is an online organizing platform available for free to MTA locals and chapters. It offers a variety of tools including petitions, emails, letter campaigns to custom contacts (School Committee members, legislators, etc.), forms and more.
Here are instructions on how to use the bulk email function.
Step #1 – Upload Your Contacts
In the Start Organizing menu, click on People and then Uploads.
Click on the + sign and then upload a CSV file with your contacts and name it. Here is a sample file from Action Network with the designated fields.
Step #2 – Create A Draft Email in Drag & Drop Mode
In the home page for your group (https://actionnetwork.org/groups/name-of-your-group/manage) go to Create a Sponsored Action and Choose Email.
– Once in the email component,
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*Fill in subject Line
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*From is from a name, not an email address
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*Reply email
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*Hidden text (This will be the description thatw will show up in email preview.)
– In Email Body, drag over the items you’ll like to include in the body of your email, add text, upload images/graphics.
– Hit Save and Target Your Email button
Step #3 – Sending Your Email to Your Contacts
– Turn off Query Mode
– Go to Actions & Fundraising
– Choose the file you uploaded earlier in the first step and/or if you have a launched a petition or letter campaign, choose the contacts related to that action. They’ll be included in lists with [Letter Campaign], [Petition], etc.
– Once you’ve chosen the list of targeted emails, hit the Save, Preview & Send button.
– Under Actions + Uploads, you’ll see the number of activists (targeted emails) calculating. Once it is done, you’ll get a message that reads “This email will be sent to x activists.”
– Choose Schedule Email and Send Email
*Before you send, you’ll have opportunities to send a test email and/or preview your email. You should! This is a good chance to see what others will see once the email is sent. It’s also an opportunity to proof read!
Helpful Links
Emails (Scroll down to Mass Email): https://help.actionnetwork.org/hc/en-us/categories/360001153191-Emails
Action Network’s Help Center: https://help.actionnetwork.org/hc/en-us/.