Make volunteer milestones count
Recognize a volunteer milestone while the team is celebrating it, with a credential sent from the same update.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create, issue, and send credential
Tool to create, issue, and send a credential in a single request. use when group id and recipient details are ready.
Why this helps
Volunteer contributions are easy to celebrate in the moment but hard to convert into a lasting recognition record later.
- Connect a milestone celebration to a credential.
- Reduce the chance that recognition is postponed indefinitely.
- Keep award delivery tied to a clear team confirmation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Certifier to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to set one up.
- 3Write one instruction for creating and sending a credential after a confirmed volunteer milestone with the recipient and group details ready.
- 4Select the Slack channel message trigger and the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real milestone post.
Questions about this workflow
Can a celebration message trigger an award?
Use an instruction that requires a confirmed milestone and identifiable recipient details, then test it against a real post.
Does this maintain a volunteer history?
This workflow creates and sends a credential in Certifier. It does not describe a separate volunteer history feature.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Certifier. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Certifier actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Send a Credential
Tool to send a published credential via email. use after confirming the credential is published.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create, issue, and send credential
Tool to create, issue, and send a credential in a single request. use when group id and recipient details are ready.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
List Credential Interactions
Tool to list credential interactions. use when you need to retrieve interaction events for a specific credential, with optional filtering and pagination.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
List Credentials
Tool to list credentials. use after authentication to retrieve paginated credentials.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
List Designs
Tool to list all designs. use after authentication to retrieve certificate and badge designs with pagination.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
List Groups
Tool to list all groups. use when you need to retrieve groups with pagination (limit and cursor).
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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Slack and Certifier, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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