(From this week's Weekly Highlight email. Click here to sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday!)

It's the 'Weekly Salsa Highlight', your quick hit on what's new in Salsa to help get the most out of your online program. As always, check out Salsa Commons for news, updates, and conversation every day.

With year-end fundraising appeals queuing up over the next two weeks, this is one you won't want to miss ...

Email

Salsa's upgraded Email package has been available and out of beta some time now and will soon become the only Email tool in the system.

If you've been using Salsa since early 2009 or before and haven't upgraded, you'll want to install the new Email package now. (Note: you must be a Super Admin to install packages. Ask your organization's Super Admin to make this change if you can't see the "account" tab on the right side of Salsa.)

• Click on "Accounts" in the upper right hand corner of your dashboard
• Then, click "Manage Your Packages" in the bottom right-hand box
• "Click here to add the new Email Blast Package"

That's it! Once you've installed it, you can begin e-mailing with it immediately, and you'll find all the same great options, plus some brand new functionality, like:

• Expanded query interface for better targeting.
• More flexible templating.
• Better targeting through the new query builder.
• Powerful dynamic content builder.
• Mail validation and spam checks to help you catch potential usability problems before you hit "send".

Even the user interface is only a slight change from what you're used to. Documentation for the new e-mail package is already available, so there's nothing to fear: make the switch today and ensure your holiday appeals look and perform their best!

(If you really, really can't bear to part with the familiar old Email tool, you can continue using it through New Year's. However, all Salsa accounts will automatically be upgraded with the Email package shortly after Jan. 1, 2010.)

Questions? Contact support@wiredforchange.com or support@democracyinaction.org.