Howdy.
We had a really good meeting last week. We decided we'd try to meet periodically - like every 2-3 months. The next one is not yet scheduled... and I forget who was going to schedule it.
My colleague Munirah, who's not on this AFP board, did not want to meet more frequently than quarterly. But if y'all want to meet more regularly - don't let that stop you.
I'm currently working to embellish and clean-up our Activist Codes, per the best practices Robin shared ;)
I think this would allow us more possibilities with donor cultivation workflows. I think I'll need to set aside a full day to play with it and see if I can get it working. If anyone has tried something similar, let me know!
My best,
❤️ Adam

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Original Message:
Sent: 5/16/2025 4:39:00 PM
From: Sarah Van Amburg
Subject: RE: Is there an EveryAction user group?
Hi All,
Chiming in as I've just discovered the invite to this group. I'd love to connect with the group. Please let me know of any future chats.
Thanks,
Sarah
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Sarah Van Amburg
Chicago IL
sarah@perio.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-30-2025 11:05 PM
From: Adam Menter
Subject: Is there an EveryAction user group?
This call is scheduled for Tuesday 5/6 at 1pm Pacific (3pm Central). It is with me, @Marily Lopez, and @Robin Holzer. Email me if you'd like to be added!
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Adam Menter
Chief Development Officer
The Center for ArtEsteem
CA
Original Message:
Sent: 04-28-2025 03:24 PM
From: Adam Menter
Subject: Is there an EveryAction user group?
Hi Robin! Thanks for your note. Marily and I had planned to connect, but I ended up having a conflict and having to cancel.
In May I'm going to be doing some work to configure EveryAction for us to better support donor cultivation. It's a good time to connect on our side.
I can offer to schedule a meeting for next week to level-set on how we're all using EveryAction, and explore areas of mutual interest. I'll DM you and Marily, and post the time that we come up with back on this thread.
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Adam Menter
Chief Development Officer
The Center for ArtEsteem
CA
Original Message:
Sent: 04-28-2025 02:03 PM
From: Robin Holzer
Subject: Is there an EveryAction user group?
I am curious to join an EveryAction user group, too. Historically, we have used it for emails, signups, ticketed events, and online donations. However, we have more than 12,000 supporters in our dataset and they deserve more sophisticated cultivation and messaging than just one-size-fits-all emails. I'd love to share lessons learned with other users.
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Robin Holzer
Deputy Director
BikeHouston Inc
HOUSTON TX
Original Message:
Sent: 03-10-2025 06:00 PM
From: Marily Lopez
Subject: Is there an EveryAction user group?
Hi Adam,
I've been monitoring the original EveryAction thread a different member posed and sending invitations to this community. Elysia was sent an invitation with no response yet!
It seemed like there was no existing EveryAction user group, unlike other CRMs, so I created it about a month ago. Mainly with the intention to connect with other EveryAction users but also to learn and share knowledge. This is the first community I've created. The community management is rather lax right now. I've set it to the lowest settings so there's not much admin to support this group.
I'd love to learn more about how you're using EveryAction Adam! My organization is utilizing EveryAction for our donor and grants management, digital communications, events, etc. So I'm happy to share how we're using it! If there's interest we can start a small workgroup or office hours situation? I'm really curious as to how other organizations have configure it for their work.
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Marily Lopez
Senior Development Associate
Catalyst California
Original Message:
Sent: 03-06-2025 11:43 AM
From: Adam Menter
Subject: Is there an EveryAction user group?
I went back to the Open Forum thread and noticed that Elysia Hansel expressed interest in being part of an EveryAction User Group.
How does community management work in this community? Is there a leader / host for communities/ boards like this one?
I am happy to be a member, but cannot be a host.
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Adam Menter
Chief Development Officer
The Center for ArtEsteem
CA
Original Message:
Sent: 03-05-2025 06:32 PM
From: Adam Menter
Subject: Is there an EveryAction user group?
Thanks for adding me here Marily!
Is there an existing EveryAction user group? It doesn't seem like it.
I'm new to an organization that is using it. We haven't been using it for donor management/ CRM... mainly for email outreach and donation records. We're at a junction point where we are going to decide if we're going to configure it for some new donor management/ outreach workflows to use in the future. I'd be interested in talking with people who are using it for that effectively.
Jill, what kind of topics/ conversations/ connections are you interested in related to EveryAction? How is your org using it?
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Adam Menter
Chief Development Officer
The Center for ArtEsteem
CA
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