Appeal Mailings

To reach the goals of your fundraising efforts, you can create communications to support your appeals. On the Mailings tab, you can view the appeal mailings, direct marketing efforts, and Blackbaud Internet Solutions email used with the appeal.

Tip: You can view the message report online for Blackbaud Internet Solutions email. To view the report, select the message in the Blackbaud Internet Solutions emails grid and select Go to mailing. The message report opens for the email.

Under Appeal mailings, you can view the mailings your organization uses to request donations toward the appeal. For each mailing, you can view its name and description, mail date, and activation status. To update the information in the grid, select Refresh List.

You can select whether to display only mailings with a specific status or mail date. You can also select whether to display mailings that do not have a mail date assigned. To filter the grid, select Filter, select the criteria of the mailings to view, and select Apply. To remove the filter, select Reset.

To view additional information about an appeal mailing, select it in the grid and select Go to mailing. The record of the mailing appears. On the record, you can view summary information about the mailing, such as its package, mail date, and fixed and total costs. You can also manage information about the mailing such as its universe or recipients. For information about the items on the record, see Appeal Mailing Record.

From the grid, you can also add and manage appeal mailings as necessary.

Under Direct marketing efforts, you can view the marketing efforts your organization uses to request donations toward the appeal. For each effort, you can view its name and description, mail date, and activation status. To view additional information about a marketing effort, select it in the grid and select Go to mailing. The record of the marketing effort appears.

You can select whether to display only marketing efforts with a specific status or mail date. You can also select whether to display efforts that do not have a mail date assigned. To filter the grid, select Filter, select the criteria of the efforts to view, and select Apply. To remove the filter, select Reset.