diff --git a/packages/nova-newsletter/lib/server/mailchimp.js b/packages/nova-newsletter/lib/server/mailchimp.js
index e69de29bb..3c767330b 100644
--- a/packages/nova-newsletter/lib/server/mailchimp.js
+++ b/packages/nova-newsletter/lib/server/mailchimp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+var htmlToText = Npm.require('html-to-text');
+
+scheduleCampaign = function (campaign, isTest) {
+  var isTest = typeof isTest === 'undefined' ? false : isTest;
+
+  var apiKey = Settings.get('mailChimpAPIKey');
+  var listId = Settings.get('mailChimpListId');
+
+  if(!!apiKey && !!listId){
+
+    var wordCount = 15;
+    var subject = campaign.subject;
+    while (subject.length >= 150){
+      subject = Telescope.utils.trimWords(subject, wordCount);
+      wordCount--;
+    }
+
+    try {
+
+      var api = new MailChimp(apiKey);
+      var text = htmlToText.fromString(campaign.html, {wordwrap: 130});
+      var defaultEmail = Settings.get('defaultEmail');
+      var campaignOptions = {
+        type: 'regular',
+        options: {
+          list_id: listId,
+          subject: subject,
+          from_email: defaultEmail,
+          from_name: Settings.get('title')+ ' Top Posts',
+        },
+        content: {
+          html: campaign.html,
+          text: text
+        }
+      };
+
+      console.log( '// Creating campaign…');
+
+      // create campaign
+      var mailchimpCampaign = api.call( 'campaigns', 'create', campaignOptions);
+
+      console.log( '// Campaign created');
+      // console.log(campaign)
+
+      var scheduledTime = moment().utcOffset(0).add(1, 'hours').format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
+
+      var scheduleOptions = {
+        cid: mailchimpCampaign.id,
+        schedule_time: scheduledTime
+      };
+
+      // schedule campaign
+      var schedule = api.call('campaigns', 'schedule', scheduleOptions);
+
+      console.log('// Campaign scheduled for '+scheduledTime);
+      // console.log(schedule)
+
+      // if this is not a test, mark posts as sent
+      if (!isTest)
+        var updated = Posts.update({_id: {$in: campaign.postIds}}, {$set: {scheduledAt: new Date()}}, {multi: true})
+
+      // send confirmation email
+      var confirmationHtml = Telescope.email.getTemplate('emailDigestConfirmation')({
+        time: scheduledTime,
+        newsletterLink: mailchimpCampaign.archive_url,
+        subject: subject
+      });
+      Telescope.email.send(defaultEmail, 'Newsletter scheduled', Telescope.email.buildTemplate(confirmationHtml));
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error);
+    }
+    return subject;
+  }
+};
+
+addToMailChimpList = function(userOrEmail, confirm, done){
+
+  var user, email;
+
+  var confirm = (typeof confirm === 'undefined') ? false : confirm; // default to no confirmation
+
+  // not sure if it's really necessary that the function take both user and email?
+  if (typeof userOrEmail === "string") {
+    user = null;
+    email = userOrEmail;
+  } else if (typeof userOrEmail === "object") {
+    user = userOrEmail;
+    email = Users.getEmail(user);
+    if (!email)
+      throw 'User must have an email address';
+  }
+
+  var apiKey = Settings.get('mailChimpAPIKey');
+  var listId = Settings.get('mailChimpListId');
+
+  // add a user to a MailChimp list.
+  // called when a new user is created, or when an existing user fills in their email
+  if(!!apiKey && !!listId){
+
+    try {
+
+      console.log('// Adding "'+email+'" to MailChimp list…');
+
+      var api = new MailChimp(apiKey);
+      var subscribeOptions = {
+        id: listId,
+        email: {"email": email},
+        double_optin: confirm
+      };
+
+      // subscribe user
+      var subscribe = api.call('lists', 'subscribe', subscribeOptions);
+
+      // mark user as subscribed
+      if (!!user) {
+        Users.setSetting(user, 'newsletter.subscribeToNewsletter', true);
+      }
+
+      console.log("// User subscribed");
+
+      return subscribe;
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error("subscription-failed", error.message);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+Meteor.methods({
+  addCurrentUserToMailChimpList: function(){
+    var currentUser = Meteor.users.findOne(this.userId);
+    try {
+      return addToMailChimpList(currentUser, false);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(500, error.message);
+    }
+  },
+  addEmailToMailChimpList: function (email) {
+    try {
+      return addToMailChimpList(email, true);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(500, error.message);
+    }
+  }
+});