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How do I send an acknowledgment via e-mail?

  • March 4, 2026
  • 5 replies
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Liz Ragland
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If you prefer to send acknowledgments to your donors via e-mail, follow the steps below!

 

Step 1: Select 'Send Email'

 

If you click on the orange exclamation mark next to a donation, a drop-down menu should appear. Selecting 'Send Email' will direct you to our e-mail acknowledgment editing tool.

 

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Step 2: Craft your e-mail

 

The editing tool should automatically generate a basic letter using an acknowledgment template.

 

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You can edit the text of your template by clicking on the 'Edit' button in the top left corner of the body of the e-mail.

 

This will allow you to type in the text box and make any changes you need to – as well as add photos, adjust the formatting of the message, or add merge fields.

 

Step 3: Customize your 'Setup Options'

 

To customize your 'Setup Options', click the 'Edit Setup Options' link under the 'Reply to:'.

 

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A pop-up window will open where you can edit your e-mail's '*Subject Line', Sender Name (formerly known as "From" e-mail address), and set your '*Reply-to Email Address'.

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Step 4: Save your changes and send your e-mail!

 

Pro Tip: Once you are happy with your edits, you can send yourself a test e-mail by clicking on the 'Send a Test Email' button.

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When you are ready, click the 'Send Now' button in the top right corner of the page! Your acknowledgment will be sent to your donor and a green check mark should now appear next to the acknowledged donation.

 

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5 replies

Lucia Fernandez Palacios
Rising Star I

Hi - My acknowledgement email has a pre-set unsubscribe link at the bottom that is broken - how do I fix it or delete it? Thanks,  Lucia. (lucia@leafca.org)


rachel moody
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  • Community Manager
  • July 14, 2026

Hi Lucia! Do you mean the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of your email blasts? When you are in the email, there will be that gray toolbar that pops up. From there, you can select special links and choose the unsubscribe link. 

 


Lucia Fernandez Palacios
Rising Star I

Thanks, Rachel - for some reason the “unsubscribe” is all the way at the bottom but it doesn’t show on the email until it’s sent - see the template screengrab - it doesn’t show there: 

 


rachel moody
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  • Community Manager
  • July 15, 2026

Ah okay. I was looking in the email blast area, not acknowledgments. I asked someone on the product team - I’ll let you know once they get back to me!


Lucia Fernandez Palacios
Rising Star I

Thanks Rachel --- it turns out the “unsubscribe” broken link only shows up on the test email, but it works on the actual email that goes out. So I’m all set -- thanks so much! 

Lucia.