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Automated badge or award generation and distribution

Purpose

1.1. Automate badge or award creation and distribution for scale model club competitions.
1.2. Automates recognition of winners and notable achievements, reducing manual admin.
1.3. Enhances member engagement by ensuring timely, error-free badge/award delivery.
1.4. Integrates with event tracking and membership management for end-to-end automating.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated on submission and verification of competition results.
2.2. Triggered by judge score entry or ranking finalization.
2.3. Triggered on completion of achievement milestones (e.g., X competitions attended).
2.4. Triggered by user achieving levels (e.g., "Master Modeler"), fully automating the recognition process.

Platform Variants


3.1. Google Sheets
• Feature: "Apps Script Triggers" — automate award creation when rows change/update.
• Sample: `onEdit(e)` function sends data to badge generation API.

3.2. Airtable
• Feature: "Automation Runs" — scheduling automated flows from form or record update.
• Sample: On record "Badge Eligible" = TRUE, automates badge email.

3.3. Mailchimp
• Feature: "Campaign API" — automate batch email sends containing badges.
• Sample: Use POST `/campaigns` with an award announcement template.

3.4. Twilio SMS
• Feature: "Programmable Messaging" — automate SMS to winners about badge.
• Sample: POST `/Messages` endpoint to automate congrats.

3.5. SendGrid
• Feature: "Mail Send API" — automating certificate delivery via attachments.
• Sample: POST `/mail/send` with badge PDF automate attached.

3.6. Canva
• Feature: "Design Automation API" — automates custom badge graphic generation.
• Sample: POST to `/generate` with dynamic winner name.

3.7. Slack
• Feature: "Incoming Webhooks" — automate group announcement of awards.
• Sample: POST JSON payload, automating message to #achievements.

3.8. Discord
• Feature: "Bots API" — automates direct messages or public badge posts.
• Sample: Use bot to automate DM on competition close.

3.9. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: "Webhook/Connector" — sends automated award notifications to channels.
• Sample: POST message with badge details via connector.

3.10. HubSpot
• Feature: "Workflows" — automate badge email sequences in member journeys.
• Sample: Trigger badge send automation on property ‘Award Winner’ = YES.

3.11. Salesforce
• Feature: "Process Builder" — automates creation and delivery of recognition items.
• Sample: Process triggers badge email and custom object record.

3.12. DocuSign
• Feature: "Envelope API" — automates digital certificate with e-signature if needed.
• Sample: Create and send envelope with badge document.

3.13. Zoho CRM
• Feature: "Automation Rules" — automate badge dispatch on deal (competition) stage update.
• Sample: Rule triggers badge email when ‘Stage = Winner.’

3.14. Trello
• Feature: "Butler Automation" — automates card creation for each awardee.
• Sample: On badge status, Butler creates congratulatory card.

3.15. Monday.com
• Feature: "Automations Center" — automate workflow when member status updates.
• Sample: Trigger badge workflow on item move to “Winner.”

3.16. Zapier
• Feature: "Zap Automation" — automates multi-platform badge and email/workflow triggers.
• Sample: Trigger on competition end, automate actions across apps.

3.17. Outlook 365
• Feature: "Flow Automate" — automates badge delivery via scheduled emails.
• Sample: Use automated email with attached badge files.

3.18. Typeform
• Feature: "Webhook Response" — automates badge trigger from competition entry form.
• Sample: On form submission, webhook automates next-step actions.

3.19. Notion
• Feature: "API Integration" — automates entry logging and badge tracking.
• Sample: POST to update badge details; automating award log.

3.20. Dropbox
• Feature: "File Requests and Sharing" — automates badge delivery via shared link.
• Sample: Automation creates badge then shares link via email.

3.21. Dropbox Sign (HelloSign)
• Feature: "Signature Request API" — automates digital signing of certificates for awardees.
• Sample: Send request with pre-completed details for quick, automated signing.

3.22. Make (Integromat)
• Feature: "Scenario Automator" — automate workflows connecting form, email, award file, and CRM.
• Sample: Scenario triggers badge generation and distribution chain.

Benefits

4.1. Automates repetitive admin, saving club organizers 80%+ time on awards.
4.2. Eliminates manual errors, standardizing badge/award design and messaging.
4.3. Accelerates recognition to near-instant, automating member engagement.
4.4. Enables tracking and analytics of awarded badges for reporting.
4.5. Scalable for clubs of any size, automating recognition as club grows.

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