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Birthdays

 
  • Frequency: Daily
  • Recipients: Any active participant with an email and with a Participant Type that has the Send_Birthday_Email set to True.
  • Contents: An email wishing the individual a happy birthday.
  • How to stop: Set end Birthday Email = False on the Participant Type record or set the SERVICES: BirthdayNotificationMessageID configuration setting to (see Configuration Settings below).
  • Method for sending: Platform
  • Logging in Messages: Daily, template message is copied.  Recipients are logged.
  • Configuration Settings
  • Merge fields supported
    • Subject: [Nickname]
    • Body: [Nickname]
  • Initial Configuration: Set each desired Participant Type to Send Birthday Email = True.
  • Optional Configuration: Modify the message to suit.  Change the from contact to an appropriate record.
Want to get more personal? Create a view on the Group Participants page that displays a person's Name, home address, birthday, and their group and role. Set up a notification for the Ministry Leader and let them send a handwritten note!