Keep donor stewardship follow-ups from slipping
Send the follow-up date and next action from your Blackbaud workflow, and Notis can put that commitment on your calendar.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
A thoughtful donor follow-up can slip when its next step lives only in a supporter record or a busy task list.
- Keep a specific stewardship commitment visible on the calendar.
- Carry the supplied next action into the event description.
- Reduce manual reminders for known follow-up dates.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackbaud and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, or describe it to Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create an event for each supplied stewardship follow-up, using the follow-up date, time, next action, and context.
- 4Pick notis_webhook and start it through an HTTP request with the follow-up details.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real follow-up and review the calendar event.
Questions about this workflow
Will Notis invent a follow-up date?
No. The request must provide the date and time or an explicit rule for determining them.
Does this send an email to the donor?
No. It creates a Google Calendar event. It does not send donor communications.
Can event attendees be included?
The Create Event action supports event creation and may add the organizer by default. Specify attendee needs carefully and verify the result.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackbaud to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackbaud triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Blackbaud and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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