SMS setup for CiviCRM

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Setting  up  an  SMS  Gateway  for  CiviCRM  

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*  Chuck  Savino  *  Recently  joined  Skvare  *  New  to  Drupal  &  CiviCRM  

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Introductions  

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*  Used  to  send  or  receive  Short  Message  Service  (SMS)  transmissions  *  160  character  limit  per  message  *  Example,  to  send  a  message  to  an  AT&T  mobile  phone  with  the  number  415-­‐123-­‐4567,  the  email  would  be  addressed  as  [email protected]  

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What  is  an  SMS  Gateway?  

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*  Distribute  alerts  and  reminders  *  Send  out  information  where  internet  access  is  spotty  or  unavailable  *  Notify  volunteers  when  a  replacement  is  needed  at  the  last  minute  *  Notify  event  participants  of  last  minute  changes  *  SMS  Marketing  Campaigns  

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Why  SMS?  

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*  Drupal  7  *  CiviCRM  4.4.3  *  SMTP  Mail  Server  and  email  account  setup  

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CiviCRM  Environment  

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*  Configure  the  SMS  Gateway  Provider  *  Setup  test  users/groups  in  CiviCRM  *  Configure  CiviCRM  SMS  settings  *  Test  the  setup  

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Setup  Overview  

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*  Setup  is  a  new  interface  from  the  one  on  book.civicrm.org  *  Register  for  a  Developer  Central  Product  *  Important:  Sending  US  only,  less  than  10k  per  month,  sign  up  for  US  Long  Number.  *  There  is  a  tough  captcha  at  the  bottom,  just  keep  scrolling  until  you  get  a  clear  one  *  After  a  successful  registration  you  get  an  email  with  username,  password  and  Customer  ID.  

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Clickatell  Setup  

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*  Register  for  a  Developer  Central  Product  *  Important:  Sending  US  only,  less  than  10k  per  month,  sign  up  for  US  Long  Number.  

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Clickatell  Setup  

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*  Configure  the  Gateway  *  Copy  down  you  API  ID  at  the  bottom  *  You  now  have  everything  you  need  from  Clickatell  to  test  your  SMS  gateway.  

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Clickatell  Setup  2  

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Clickatell  Setup  2  

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*  Administer  –  System  Settings  –  SMS  Providers  

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CiviCRM  Setup  

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*  Test  the  gateway  using  the  methods  laid  out  in  the  chapter  "Everyday  tasks".    *  Until  you  have  purchased  credits  Clickatell  will  replace  the  content  with  thank  you  text  like  the  message  below:  

"Thanks  for  testing  Clickatell's  gateway  coverage.  You  will  be  able  to  change  the  content  of  your  message  after  your  initial  purchase  of  message  credits."  

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Test  Setup  

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*  Send  SMS  to  an  individual  or  to  a  group  *  For  individual  

*  Open  contact’s  profile  *  Click  Actions  *  Click  Send  SMS  

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Test  Setup  

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*  Be  sure  the  contact’s  phone  type  is  Mobile  *  Be  sure  the  number  begins  with  a  1  

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Test  Setup  

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Test  Setup  

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*  You  can  also  send  a  personalized  SMS  to  many  people  at  once.  *  You  can  do  a  search  and  select  Send  SMS  to  Contacts  from  the  Actions  pulldown.  *  You  can  also  choose  groups  by  going  to  Mailings  –  New  SMS  

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Test  Setup  

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*  You  can  also  send  a  personalized  SMS  to  many  people  at  once.  *  You  can  do  a  search  and  select  Send  SMS  to  Contacts  from  the  Actions  pulldown.  *  You  can  also  choose  groups  by  going  to  Mailings  –  New  SMS  *  There  you  can  select  the  groups,  build  the  SMS,  and  send  it  immediately  or  schedule  it  to  go  out  later.  

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Reporting  &  Analysis  

•  Activity  Report  just  filter  by  either  “Bulk  SMS”  or  “Text  Message  (SMS)”  

•  Individual  User  Profile  logged  under  Activities  

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Wrap  Up  

•  You  now  know:  •  What  is  an  SMS  Gateway  •  Why  use  SMS  •  The  steps  to  setup  &  test  an  SMS  Gateway  in  CiviCRM  •  Way  to  track  SMS  Activity.