Retrieve Daffy causes from Slack
Bring a donor's cause preferences into the conversation quickly.
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
Get User Causes
Tool to retrieve a list of causes for a specified user. use after confirming the user id is valid.
Why this helps
Cause preference checks require manual profile searches and interrupt planning.
- Surfaces known cause interests
- Supports aligned giving ideas
- Reduces profile lookup time
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Daffy in Notis
- 2Create an automation named Channel User Causes Request
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve causes for the specified valid Daffy user id and summarize them
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger
- 5Choose report delivery and test with one authorized request
Questions about this workflow
Is a user id required?
Yes. The Daffy action requires a valid specified user id.
Can it infer causes from a message?
No. The user id and request context must be supplied.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Daffy. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Daffy actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Contributions
Tool to retrieve list of contributions to the authenticated user's fund. use when needing to paginate through contribution history.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get Donations
Tool to retrieve a list of donations for the authenticated user. use after authentication to fetch donation history.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get Gift by Code
Tool to retrieve details of a specific gift by its unique code. use after obtaining the gift code.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Gifts
Tool to retrieve a list of gifts. use when you need to page or filter gifts.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Non-Profit by EIN
Tool to retrieve information about a non-profit organization by ein. use after confirming the correct nine-digit ein.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get User Causes
Tool to retrieve a list of causes for a specified user. use after confirming the user id is valid.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Daffy, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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