#AskFedi — Looking for a platform recommendation!

I help lead a small nonprofit supporting #neurodivergent #students and #parents. We are 100% volunteer, and we produce a few different series of events throughout the year.

We need better ways to communicate with (paid) members and (unpaid) “friends”.

What platform/tools could I use to, for example, let someone RSVP or express interest in an event series, check the box to get auto reminders and text notifications re: all events in that series. For example: “event is tomorrow at 9am. See you there!” or “it’s raining! We’re meeting at x instead.”

Ideally this platform could also do email. One-off campaigns/blasts with simple segmentation (members and/or friends) and maybe some automations (like a welcome flow for new members).

We can pay a reasonable amount; doesn’t have to be FOSS/self-hosted/linux/etc. 😜

(I’ve asked a similar question here before, but I think we have made progress clarifying our specific needs.)

@scott ActionNetwork maybe, it's kinda janky and annoying to use, but at least one of the plans isn't super expensive because it's pay-per-message. And I _think_ it has some sort of texting add-on though I haven't used it.
@itamarst Wow thanks! It definitely does texting. At a glance this looks very advanced and like way overkill for my tiny group. But I’m going to look into it more. Thank you!
@scott It's a lot, been using it for local political group with thousands of people on the list. But it does technically do this.