SMS & Text-to-Give

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Bulk texts, event reminders, bid alerts, and payment links by SMS, with opt-in compliance handled for you. BetterUnite sends bulk SMS from the Marketing module and event texts filtered by live guest behavior, purchase type, attendance, bid status, and cart, plus automated bid confirmations, outbid alerts, and payment-instruction texts, with Twilio compliance footers and Do Not SMS suppression built in.

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01Bulk SMS Campaigns

Text your list the way you email it.

SMS lives in the Marketing module beside email campaigns, so the audiences you already email are the ones you can text. Packages and dedicated numbers are add-ons in Subscription and Billing.

  • Send mass SMS campaigns to the outreach lists you already keep in the Marketing module
  • Buy only the message volume you need, since SMS packages sit on top of your plan
  • Add a dedicated phone number as a billing add-on when you want texts from your own number

02Event Texting

Text the exact guests who need to hear it.

Event SMS uses the same audience filters as email: purchase type, attendance, bid status, cart contents, or hand-picked guests. Automated texts deliver each guest's personal event link.

  • Merge each guest's team name and table number into the text so nobody hunts for their seat
  • Trigger acknowledgment texts on ticket purchase and again at check-in, each carrying the guest's secure link
  • Filter by tags or card registration too, and let check-in staff send a Magic Link to any phone

03Auction SMS

Bid confirmations and outbid alerts, in seconds.

Bidders get a confirmation when a bid lands and an instant outbid alert when someone takes the lead back, the single biggest driver of competitive re-bidding. At close, payment instructions go out by text.

  • Verify bidders at registration with a 4-digit SMS code, with email as the fallback
  • Customize the payment-instruction text with your own content and merge fields before it goes out
  • Target guests with open carts and text them a checkout link so balances clear before they leave
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04Text-to-Give

A dedicated Text to Give setup area.

Text to Give has its own setup area in the platform. See the current flow in a demo, alongside a text-to-give campaign.

05Compliance

Opt-in, footer, and suppression, handled.

A Twilio compliance footer is added automatically to guest-facing texts, opt-in radios are captured at bidder registration, and a Do Not SMS flag is respected across every send.

  • Capture explicit SMS consent at bidder registration so TCPA opt-in tracking starts before the first text
  • Flag a contact as Do Not SMS on the record once and every send honors it
  • Rely on the automatic Twilio compliance footer rather than adding disclosure text to each message by hand

Frequently Asked
Questions

Can I text all my event guests at once?

Yes. Event SMS uses the same audience filters as email: purchase type, attendance status, bid status, cart contents, tags, or hand-picked guests. Messaging bundles are available as billing add-ons.

Do guests get their event link by text?

Yes. Automated ticket-purchase and check-in acknowledgement texts deliver each guest's secure personal event link, and check-in staff can trigger Magic Link delivery to any phone.

Does BetterUnite send outbid alerts?

Yes. Bidders receive bid confirmation texts and outbid alerts during auctions, and can verify their identity with a 4-digit SMS one-time code, with email fallback included. See mobile bidding with outbid alerts for the full guest flow.

How does BetterUnite handle SMS compliance?

A Twilio compliance footer is added automatically to guest-facing texts, opt-in consent is captured at bidder registration, and Do Not SMS flags on contact records are suppressed across all messaging.

Does BetterUnite support text-to-give keywords?

Text to Give appears as a dedicated setup area in the platform. Ask your BetterUnite rep to walk through the current text-to-give flow in a demo.

Can I collect payments by text?

Yes. Send cart payment instructions by SMS with customizable content and merge fields, so guests with an open cart can settle up from their phones before they leave.

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