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Plain-English guides for campaigns, local candidates, businesses and nonprofits that text the people they serve. Choose a topic, or start with the newest posts.
Compliance
A short code is a five- or six-digit number built for high-volume texting. Here is what one costs, how long it takes, and why most small organizations use a 10-digit number.
Business texting
SMS is text only and is billed by length. MMS carries an image and is billed per message. Here is how they differ, what each costs, and when to use which.
Business texting
28 fundraising text message examples for nonprofits and churches, from year-end and Giving Tuesday appeals to thank-yous and volunteer asks.
27 posts
Petitions, filing and campaign plans for both 2027 tracks, February 23 and April 6, office by office.
A printable checklist for first-time Illinois local candidates: track, signatures, circulating, the filing packet, money rules and texting setup for 2027.
11 posts
Nomination papers, the January 5 filing deadline and a campaign plan for the April 6, 2027 spring election.
A week-by-week plan from October 2026 to the April 6, 2027 Wisconsin spring election, built on the real filing, caucus, primary and voting dates.
11 posts
The declaration of candidacy, the December 15 to January 5 filing window and a plan for the April 6, 2027 election.
A week-by-week plan from October 2026 to the April 6, 2027 Missouri municipal election: filing, disclosure deadlines, registration, absentee voting.
6 posts
Texting voters from the first supporter list to election day, with sample messages and real costs.
Political text messaging has become the most effective way to reach voters where they already are, their phones. Here's everything your campaign needs to know to launch compliant, high-impact SMS outreach in 2026.
7 posts
The rules every texting program runs under, explained in plain English: consent, the TCPA and carrier registration.
TCPA violations carry penalties of $500-$1,500 per text. With regulators cracking down in 2026, every business and organization sending texts needs to follow this compliance checklist, no exceptions.
11 posts
Texting customers, members and donors: reminders, promotions, two-way replies and ready-to-use examples.
Business text messaging in plain terms: how businesses use it, two-way texting, consent and carrier registration, and real costs with examples.
Start sending
Open an account, import your contact list, and write your first message. Before your first text can go out, the phone carriers review and approve the number you will send from. For a toll-free number, that review usually takes about three business days.
