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My nonprofit has several different programs that our members might participate in - a lecture series, outings, wildlife monitoring, policy advocacy etc. We currently send emails through our Network For Good CRM, which has a single unsubscribe option. So there is no way for members to unsubscribe from emails about a program that they're uninterested. They either are subscribed to everything or unsubscribed from everything. What email clients or CRMs would allow them to just stay subscribed to the topics they want?
posted by andythebean on May 17, 2024 - 2 answers

Can you direct me to a FREE tool that will allow me to send a mail-merge message to an UNLIMITED number of recipients? The data required are in a Google Sheets document, and I need to send the message via Gmail. [more inside]
posted by Dr. Wu on Apr 15, 2020 - 2 answers

I've been using a spreadsheet (actually, three or four different spreadsheets....) to keep track of names, contact info, and task completion for a large number of people. Would switching to a database ultimately be easier and less stressful? And if so, what would be the best software for a database newbie to use? Or is there some other perfect solution out there? [more inside]
posted by kittenmarlowe on Jan 29, 2012 - 6 answers

Well, I created a spreadsheet in Google docs. A simple, no frills document where there are various columns - one s for email addresses. Those addresses I want to go into my Address book in either Gmail or Thunderbird. Downloaded the spreadsheet into Excel - in CSV format - tried to save it to text - it's obviously not working. Someone online directed me to the Google Scripts and to API. This is so not my forte' and it's for a non-profit and am getting lost in a sea of geekage. Is there a simple way to just export the column of email addresses, convert them into a database separated by columns, fit for my email program? Thanks in advance.
posted by watercarrier on Jul 21, 2010 - 15 answers

Help me use email in a multi-user environment. IMAP is great, but not for more than one user at a time. [more inside]
posted by al_fresco on Dec 10, 2007 - 14 answers

My boss wants me to gather 5,000 or so business contacts into a searchable database, which will then be used to create email distribution lists according to particular queries. Preferably Open Source, but proprietary is also OK. Any recommendations?
posted by limon on Feb 5, 2007 - 7 answers

So I've got a stack of CDs with all kinds of miscellaneous data, but most importantly, 5 GBs plus of .pst files from Outlook. Is there an easy and/or cost-efficient way of aggregating these files into a searchable database?
posted by monju_bosatsu on Dec 17, 2003 - 7 answers