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How do I unsubscribe a contact from e-mail communications?

  • March 4, 2026
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By default, all contact records are listed as being able to receive e-mails. However, contacts may request to be unsubscribed from mailing lists or added to a 'Do Not Contact' list so they do not receive future communications.

 

You can adjust this manually from their contact record.

 

Step 1: Navigate to the contact's record

From your 'Donor Management' Dashboard, click the 'Contacts' tab on the left navigation panel.

 

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You will be directed to your 'Contacts' page, where you can search for the contact record by name, e-mail address, phone number, or city.

 

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Step 2: Unsubscribe the contact from e-mail communications

From the contact's record, click the 'Edit' button in the upper right corner of the page.

 

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On the next page, you can edit the contact record. Scroll down to the section labeled 'What is this contact's information?'. Inactivate the contact's e-mail by switching off the toggle under the appropriate field.

 

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Step 3: Confirm your updates

Scroll down, and click the 'Update & Save' button to apply this change.

 

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Note: Once unsubscribed, the e-mail address should not receive ANY e-mails – including important information such as year-end giving statements. We recommend sharing this with your contacts so they know they may not receive all the relevant information they need for their records.

 

Additionally, each e-mail address is unsubscribed independently from any other e-mail address listed on a contact’s profile – meaning that a 'Primary Email' can be unsubscribed but, the 'Secondary Email' will still receive messages (or vice versa).

 

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Navigate back to the Feature Overview.

 

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