Automated bulk SMS/email communication for announcements

Purpose

1.1. Enable automated bulk SMS and email announcements for streamlined communication to all or segmented Anglican church members.
1.2. Ensure time-critical notices (services, events, prayer chains, urgent alerts) reach the congregation instantly.
1.3. Manage opt-ins/opt-outs and compliance with communication regulations (e.g., unsubscribe, privacy).
1.4. Integrate membership database for personalized, scheduled, and event-driven messaging.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Manually triggered by church admin via dashboard (e.g., send event announcement).
2.2. Triggered by calendar events (e.g., upcoming service, holiday reminders).
2.3. Triggered by third-party form submission (e.g., new member registration).
2.4. Triggered by real-time external events/alerts (e.g., weather emergencies via API).
2.5. Triggered by workflow scheduling (e.g., weekly bulletin every Friday).

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio (SMS)
- Feature/Setting: Programmable SMS API; sample config — set Message Service SID, sender, recipient(s), message body.
3.2. SendGrid (Email)
- Feature/Setting: Mail Send API; configure API key, sender email, recipient list, HTML body.
3.3. Mailgun
- Setting: Messages API; set SMTP credentials, domains, recipient, message subject/content.
3.4. Nexmo (Vonage)
- Setting: SMS API; configure API key/secret, sender, destination number, message text.
3.5. Plivo
- Setting: SMS API; account auth token, source number, destination batch, message template.
3.6. Amazon SES
- Setting: SendEmail/API; AWS credentials, verified sender, recipients, email content.
3.7. ClickSend
- Setting: SMS API; username/API key, sender ID, to/batch, message data.
3.8. SMTP2GO
- Setting: SMTP API; set mail server, user, pass, email list, subject/body.
3.9. MessageBird
- Setting: SMS API; API key, originator, recipients, message string.
3.10. EZ Texting
- Setting: SMS API; configure API token, campaign batch, message parameters.
3.11. Moosend
- Setting: Transactional Email API; specify API key, list/group, message fields.
3.12. Postmark
- Setting: Email API; server token, sender, recipient, message payload.
3.13. Constant Contact
- Setting: Bulk Email API; access token, contact lists, message subject/content.
3.14. HubSpot
- Setting: Email API; private app token, list, subject, body, schedule option.
3.15. ActiveCampaign
- Setting: Email/SMS API; API URL/key, segment IDs, campaign content.
3.16. Infobip
- Setting: SMS API; API key, sender, receivers, text template.
3.17. Telesign
- Setting: Messaging API; customer ID/key, destination, message.
3.18. Pabbly
- Setting: Email API; access token, sender, recipients, email text.
3.19. Sinch
- Setting: SMS API; project key, source, destinations, text.
3.20. Sendinblue
- Setting: SMTP API; API key, sender, recipients, template.

Benefits

4.1. Bulletproof rapid outreach to all or filtered members for any notice.
4.2. Minimized manual work for staff, scalable as congregation grows.
4.3. Centralized tracking of delivery and engagement analytics.
4.4. Ensures compliance, security, and member communication preferences.
4.5. Seamless propagation of urgent, event-based, or routine information.