This article covers how to send a Post as an Announcement as a Manager or Moderator, and the expected results after sending the Post. 

POST AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE FEED

Managers and Moderators have more posting privileges than Members, and can use the Announce option to reach more individuals with their message. 

Note that there are two types of emails that count as a Manager Announcement. Members can choose to subscribe to the specific emails in each Group, and Managers can see the Manager Emails subscription in the Member Database.

Follow the steps below to send a Post as an Announcement:

• Enter the title and content of the Post.
• Click the Post button dropdown arrow.
• Select Announce.

POSTS USING THE ANNOUNCE FEATURE

Below are the results of using the Announce feature when creating a Post.

• The Post will be shown in the Group's Feed and given a special Announcement icon.
• If the Group is set to Instant (every new post as it is created), then the behavior is the same for sending via email.
• If the Group is set to Daily (a digest of the new posts from each day) or No Email (when the three toggles are off), then this will override the Group setting and send this Post directly via email.
• If a member has "unsubscribed from Lounge emails" but has remained "subscribed to Manager Announcements" in this Group, then the Member will get this email notification.
• If a member has unsubscribed from all Community emails, they will not receive the Post.

An example Post in the Feed below shows the Announcement icon: