One of the constant features of many tertiary institutions in Nigeria is fellowships or religious groups that are driven towards ensuring students’ religious education does not suffer at the expense of the academic education they come for.

Religious organizations that establish fellowship groups in school for students deserve recognition. This is because the school environment brings with it various pressures and temptations, and if care is not taken, even those with a good religious background might go astray.

If you are running a school fellowship though, and do feel like you can do with more members for the group, it’s time to give bulk SMS a shot and see how it transform it in no time. Here is how to go about it.

Charity they say begins at home. You can start with populating your school fellowship groups with those members you have at present. They sure have friends, coursemates, roommates, and neighbors that can be invited to the fellowship. They can invite them over and when they come you get their phone numbers and keep them up to date with current events in the group using bulk SMS.

Another way to do this is to contact class representatives around the campus and get the contact of the class members. Once the motive is clearly explained, it shouldn’t be difficult to get consent. You could even speak with the students themselves and get their consent. Once you have this, you add it to your database and send targeted SMS to such ones to attend your gatherings.

Once you this phone number database, it is important to carefully plan and target the messages when they are needed and be specific in the content. To keep their interest and for them to keep coming back, you can start by inviting them to drama shows and other fun events without charge. From there, the interest is retained and then you can move on from there. That is another thing bulk SMS can do for you.

Are the students about to write exams, why not take that opportunity to organize tutorials and motivational sessions for them? A fitting invitation SMS for that can also help increase the interest in your fellowship group, and before you know it, it becomes a full house.

So, first thing first, register a bulk SMS account right away and enjoy the satisfying bulk SMS experience. Free SMS bonus is available after registration.

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