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How to create an attribute for a segment with Altru

November 1, 2021 By Rick Hernandez

Introduction

If you have lists of constituents in Altru, you also need to create an attribute for that segment. Every list must have an attribute assigned to it. Attributes are useful when you send an email and you only want those individuals who belong to a particular group to receive your message.

Things to consider when you name an attribute for a segment:

  1. Who those individuals are.
  2. What group they belong; and
  3. It must be readable and maintainable in the future.

Steps on how to create an attribute for a segment with Altru:

1: Open ALTRU and click ADMINISTRATION.

2: Proceed to ATTRIBUTE CATEGORIES under Data.

3: Click ADD to create a new attribute.

4: A dialog box will pop out where you need to supply the needed information. Click on Save.
Name: (best describe the list)
Record type: Constituent
Attribute group: None
Data Type: Yes/No
Note: Make sure to click on the ‘Allow only one per record’ checkbox.

create an attribute for a segment

Create an additional attribute by repeating the process from step three then provide the needed information.

Summary

Creating an attribute is needed if you have lists of individuals who belong to a particular group. It is helpful to your organization because you can use this list for your marketing campaign. Sending emails to your target group of people will be a lot easier and faster when you have your attribute.

If you have more questions, please reach out to us through our support channel.

You can also learn how to create an attribute for your email list. And, we also provide a guide on how to create an unsubscribe attribute.

Filed Under: Altru, Data Bridge, Help Center

How to create a SYNC Operations note type

November 1, 2021 By Rick Hernandez

Introduction

Learning how to create a sync operations note type in Altru is beneficial to your organization because it helps record the operations that happened in particular constituent information. It is useful as it gives the history of all the operations done on a particular record. 

Whenever the organization’s data sync, you will be able to determine what operation took place, updated, and moved over in a certain constituent record. With note type, you will be able to see all the operations that happened on a particular constituent record.

Steps to create a SYNC Operations note type

1: Open ALTRU and click ADMINISTRATION.

How to create a note type

2: Proceed to CODE TABLES under Data

create a sync operations note type

3: Click on FILTER then the DROP-DOWN MENU

create a sync operations note type

4: Select BIOGRAPHICAL and click APPLY

create a sync operations note type

5: It will show a list of biographical types that can be set up. Click on CONSTITUENT NOTE TYPE then ADD.

How to create a note type

6: A dialog box will pop out. Add a name to the description area for a new note type then click OK.

create a sync operations note type

Summary

You now have a newly created note type that you need to add to a particular constituent record. This will make sure that every time you perform a data sync, it will be easier to query and simpler to check the operations previously done. Note type is also useful for data restoration since it contains the original information for previous data syncs.

You can also check the tutorial on how to create a membership note type and how to create a custom note type with Altru.

If you still have questions or need clarifications, please reach us at support@socialgoodsoftware.com.

Filed Under: Altru, Data Bridge, Help Center

How to clean up a constant contact list

July 9, 2021 By Rick Hernandez

Introduction

Having clean data is necessary as you can use these lists for marketing or any promotional activity from your organization. Make sure to clean your records from tools like Constant Contact and Mailchimp before you sync it over to have consistent data within Altru. Learn how to free your Constant Contact list from bad records without exerting a lot of effort in sorting and cleaning your data using the Data Bridge.

Cleaning up a Constant Contact list

1: Log in to your Social Good Software account.

2: Proceed to Data Bridge.

3: Click on create widget button.

4: A dialog box will pop out wherein you need to put on the name of the Widget before you click Next.

5: Select the widget type then click Next.

6: You now have a new Widget. Click on it and authorize it to go into Constant Contact.

7: Once it was authenticated, on the Widget Settings under Mailing List select the list that you want its data to be clean up. In this illustration, we will go with New Members.

8: Proceed to the Data Cleanup where you can see your first 500 rows of record based on the selected mailing list and start cleaning it up.

9: On the left side of the window located the options that you can enable and disable. Each of these options has different rules that you can take advantage of to have a consistent record. You can also test your configuration to see what works for you and Save Settings.

10: If everything looks good, export as a CSV or XLS format to perform a spot check. The option to export the data is located at the bottom part of the window.

11: Open the document to see if all the data is nice and clean; spot check if necessary. If you found inconsistent data, you can fix it manually.

12: You can now reimport this clean list of contacts into Constant Contact. 

Summary

These options are specially made with the intention of helping you clean your data from tools like Constant Contact. Repeat this process to all your lists before you sync it over to Altru to free your records from any bad data.

If you have more questions, please reach out to us through our support channel.

Filed Under: Data Bridge, Help Center, Implementation Guide, Integrations

How to create a constituents query

June 22, 2021 By Rick Hernandez

Below is a basic query to pull most used constituent data.

Basic query for constituents

You may add additional restrictions in the “Include records where” section depending on the results you want to pull. For example, if you would like to fetch records for constituents that have been added this year, you should include the “Date added” restriction:

Filed Under: Data Bridge, Help Center, Query Examples

How to connect Altru with Google Sheets

March 8, 2021 By Rick Hernandez

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Learn how to connect Google Sheets with Altru using the Data Bridge application.

Filed Under: Data Bridge, Help Center, Implementation Guide, Integrations

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