The Catchwind Critical system can be setup within a few days and will work on every major U.S. wireless carrier.  Here's how it works   The organization collects phone numbers to be entered into the alert database.  For your convenience Catchwind can provide a simple web form to which you can link from an email to all parents, members, etc.  Or, you can manually collect phone numbers and provide us with a spreadsheet (or similar list).  A direct export from your member-record-management application will also work in some cases.   Once the numbers are entered into the Catchwind Critical system, we'll provide you with a secure login to a website.  From this website, administrators are able to quickly create and send alerts and notifications.  Once the numbers are entered into the Catchwind Critical system, we'll provide you with a secure login to a website.  From this website, administrators are able to quickly create and send alerts and notifications.  The entire process, from logging-in to composing and sending a message can be completed in less than one minute.  Messages are delivered quickly -- we process 300-400 messages every minute or so.