Poor Man’s “Phone Tree?”

I’ve been using www.jott.com to dictate notes to myself and my assistant for awhile. In a meeting with my nursery team it dawned on me that I can use the “Group” feature as a way to send weekly reminders to teams. By using the “Group” feature, I can build two groups (9:30 AM and 11 AM services) for each week of the month.

Each week end, a volunteer can send a single message to the appropriate groups. Jott will then send a voice message, a text message, or an email to each volunteer — based on each volunteer’s preference.

The disadvantage of jott is that it can’t be intergrated with your church’s database. A second is that jott is phone number specific so only one person can use it. On the other hand, it’s powerful AND free.