Success Story
How church board members save hours every week on event invites
Overview
Company: Iglesia de Restauración Cristiana is a religious nonprofit organization in North Brunswick, New Jersey that aims to help young people and families live a faith-based, drug-free life.
Challenge: For board member of Iglesia de Restauración Cristiana, keeping church members who don’t use social media or email informed involved time-consuming phone calls each week.
Results: The church board saves hours each week on event invites and reminders with SimleTexting’s affordable mass texting app.
The challenge: Spending too much time on phone calls before events
The board of a nonprofit organization typically manages a full load of responsibilities, especially when it comes to organizing events.
It’s the board’s job to invite and remind church members about upcoming events and programs. But with a group of around 50 to 60 people who don’t use email or social media regularly, the board had to spend a significant amount of time calling these members individually.
The board of this church estimates that they made two or three calls every day, which could easily add up to hours of time they could have spent on other important tasks.
The solution: Sending event invites from an affordable mass texting platform
After looking for a way to solve the religious organization’s communication problem, the church’s board came across SimpleTexting. They were impressed with its affordable pricing, which was ideal for their limited budget as a nonprofit.
Now, instead of individually calling church members each day, the church board schedules mass text campaigns to invite and remind church members about upcoming events.
If someone has a question or comment about a campaign, they can respond directly from their inbox using two-way messaging.
Plus, the church board can share flyers and photos from events using MMS messaging to encourage attendance and keep the church’s members engaged.
The results: Saving hours each week on event communications and boosting attendance
For the board, the most tangible ROI they’ve experienced from using SimpleTexting is the hours saved each week on event outreach. This valuable time can now be spent on improving the church’s programs and events.
“What you have done for us is that you have saved us a lot of time. And for us, that has been the most return on investment.”
As a result, the board says event attendance has grown and church members are more engaged with their programs, making SimpleTexting an invaluable return for the money.
Inside the church’s texting strategy
The church board of Iglesia de Restauración Cristiana highly recommends SimpleTexting for anyone looking for a way to communicate effectively with their clients, team, or members.
To save time and boost event attendance, the board used several of SimpleTexting’s tools:
1. Mass text campaigns
At the beginning of each month, they spend a couple of hours scheduling weekly updates, event invites, reminders, and follow-ups in their SimpleTexting dashboard.
MMS messaging
The church board uses MMS to share photos to keep members looking forward to upcoming events and church programs. MMS messages have the capacity for up to 1,600 characters and may include media attachments like images, videos, audio, GIFs, and PDFs.
Two-way messaging
When church members reply with questions or comments, the board can respond directly in their SimpleTexting dashboard on desktop or mobile.
“Honestly, for us to be able to log in to one place, reach all of our members, and save time is the biggest return on investment that we can receive.”
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