If you ever need to send a message to multiple NASIG committees or to a specific group of NASIG members that is not already defined in the Messaging area of the Adminstration Module, you can use the Members area to create a Messaging report.

Step #1: Login with your username and password to the Website Administration Module - https://secure.associationsonline.com/amo/nasig/index.cfm.

Step #2: Once you are in the Administration module, click on the Members button in the menu across the top of the page.

Step #3: Then click on the Search/Reports link in the menu underneath the Members button.

Step #4: Use the form to select the criteria that you want to use to determine your message recipients (e.g. if you want to send a message to all committee members, click on the checkboxes next to each committee name).

Step #5: Look at the Multiple Criteria Search Type and if you are looking to recipients with multiple criteria (e.g. all committee members) be sure to choose 'Or' search.

Step #6: Under the Report Type drop-down menu, choose Messaging.

Step #7: Click the Get Report button.

Step #8: This will take you into the Messaging area and you will see all of the members who fit your criteria in the box labeled Select Search Results Recipients.

Step #9: On the right-hand of the screen, you will see a blank to change the From Address for your message as well as the Reply To Address.

These addresses will default to the registrar's e-mail address and your e-mail address respectively, but you will want to change the From Address to the appropriate nasig.org email address, for example if the message is in regards to this year’s award winners change the address to awards@nasig.org. The Reply To Address can be changed to the address of the individual who sent the message to lists@nasig.org, unless otherwise specified within the text of the message.

Step #10: Copy and paste the subject line from the email message sent to lists@nasig.org into the Message Subject blank as well as any CC e-mail addresses that the sender wants to have included if they are specified in the message. WARNING - Do not include any attachments with these emails. If the sender wants to send a document, instruct them that they will need to upload the document and link to it within the e-mail message. If they have sufficient permissions to upload documents, they can use the instructions for Uploading and Removing Files.

Step #11: Copy the sender’s message from their email and click on the Paste as Plain Text button. Paste the message content into the pop-up window. Then click the Insert button to close the pop-up window. This will put the text in the message box but you will need to add any links to any URLs or email addresses that were hyperlinked in the original message.

Step #12: To add links, highlight the text you wish to link and click the Link button. A pop-up box will appear for you to enter the URL or mailto:theemailaddress. Click the Insert button to close the pop-up window.

Step #13: At the bottom of the page, you can check a checkbox to Append Username & Password Information to Email Messages?. If the message makes reference to logging into the NASIG website or if the sender asks for this information to be included in the message, click this checkbox. If neither of these things is true, you can leave it unchecked.

Step #14: Proof the text one last time and click the Send Message button. Once the message has been sent you will see a long list of all of the addresses the message has been sent to. Don’t forget to reply to the sender and the lists@nasig.org address with the message - “Your message has been sent.”