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Step Six: Add your newsletter

Reduce printing and cut through email clutter by delivering your newsletter directly to your congregation’s phone, complete with a Push Notification so they know it is there.

This puts a button right in your app, integrated with your current system for newsletters.

Watch the video for an overview of what needs to be achieved in this step, and then follow the step-by-step instructions below.

To get started, find out what method you currently use to distribute your newsletter:

Not only can this feature be used for newsletters, but also other key documents you may like to publish – a prayer guide, welcome information etc.

  1. Once your usual document preparation is complete, prepare a PDF file by opening your Word Document, and printing it to PDF,
  2. Login to the EzyStream Dashboard (https://admin.ezystream.com),
  3. Select ‘Content’ in the top blue navigation menu
  4. Select ‘Links‘
  5. Select the PDFs tab
  6. Toggle ‘on’ the first PDF in the list
  7. Enter the name you’d like to give the menu item in your app (eg. ‘Newsletter’).
  8. Click the (+) plus Icon and select your PDF file.
  9. Decide if you’d like a notification to be delivered to your users and customise the notification message.
  10. Click ‘Save’
  1. Once you’ve created your normal email and sent it, find the Public URL of your newsletter:
    • Finding your latest newsletter email in your mailbox
    • Click ‘View this email in my browser’
      NB: If you can’t see this text, ensure that it is included in your MailChimp template.
    • Copy the URL from your web browser
  2. Login to the EzyStream Dashboard (https://admin.ezystream.com),
  3. Select ‘Content’ in the top blue navigation menu
  4. Select ‘Links‘
  5. Select the ‘Embedded Websites’ tab
  6. Toggle ‘on’ the first Web Embed Link in the list
  7. Enter the name/title you’d like to give the menu item in your app (eg. ‘Newsletter’).
  8. Paste the URL you copied in step 1.
  9. Click ‘Save’
  10. Send a Notification. Follow the steps in Notifications to send a notification like normal, to tell your community the newsletter is now available.
  1. Create a simple word document with the content you wish to publish in your app. When it’s finished, prepare a PDF file by opening your Word Document, and printing it to PDF.
  2. Login to the EzyStream Dashboard (https://admin.ezystream.com),
  3. Select ‘Content’ in the top blue navigation menu
  4. Select ‘Links‘
  5. Select the PDFs tab
  6. Toggle ‘on’ the first PDF in the list
  7. Enter the name you’d like to give the menu item in your app (eg. ‘Newsletter’).
  8. Click the (+) Plus icon and select your PDF file.
  9. Decide if you’d like a notification to be delivered to your users and customise the notification message.
  10. Click ‘Save’

Need help?

The Baptist NZ comms team is able to help you configure your app to get the most out of it. You can give us a call, or email support here.

We suggest your app is configured to do at least the following:

  • Send Push Notifications,
  • Display events,
  • Offer digital giving,
  • Publish sermon media
  • Publish weekly newsletters
  • A full feature list is available here.

If you’re stuck getting these operating, please get in touch. We want your app to be an effective tool for your community.

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