We have a google form, that also has mail merge capabilities:

http://z.umn.edu/gmailmerge

I know we use a lot of google forms, and a lot of mail merges, but I don't
know if anyone in my department combines the two, but it is written so that
it is possible.

Perhaps this fills your need?

Leonard


On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Shaylyn Bernhardt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Theresa,
> Does your college use the Absolute Forms Processor? It gathers your data
> and houses it for you. If you don't have access (it might be a CEHD-only
> program), MailChimp is pretty great at collecting info. Just make sure to
> be careful what info you're gathering (preferably just name and email due
> to privacy issues).
> Shaylyn
>
>
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Theresa Tichich <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> One of our communications staff asked about using a third-party service
>> (MailChimp) to gather contact information for our college.
>> We have an email form now that sends the contact information to our
>> departmental email account.
>>
>> I'm just wondering what other departments are doing to gather contact
>> information.  Do you think there are any problems with using this service?
>>
>> Thanks. TT
>>
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>> Theresa Tichich
>> Web and Multimedia Services Manager
>> College of Design
>> University of Minnesota
>> 32 McNeal Hall
>> St. Paul, MN 55108
>> 612-626-5968
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>>
>> *"That's impossible. Let's do it!" *Robert Noyce
>>
>>
>
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> Shaylyn Bernhardt
> Web and Marketing Communications
> Office of Research, Innovation, and Outreach
> CEHD Centers | *University of Minnesota <http://www.umn.edu>*
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