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Edit, Merge, and Delete Constituents

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You can edit a constituent profile, merge accounts, change the account type, view and edit group membership, or delete an account.

Edit Profile Information

To edit a constituent's profile:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. To edit address, email, or phone information, click Edit.

    Edit button on a constituent's profile
  3. To add an entry, click the + icon.

    Add button in the Addresses, Emails, and Phone Numbers section of a constituent's profile
  4. Click Save.

Tip: When you add secondary contact information, add only one of each type. For example, add a home and a work address, not two home addresses.

Change the Constituent Status

Each constituent account has one of these statuses:

To change the constituent status:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Click Status.

  4. Select a status.

  5. Click Save. If you change the status to Inactive or Deceased, a badge appears in the profile header.

    bd_constituent_profile_status.png

Tip: If the deceased constituent is in a household, make another member the head of household if necessary.

Manage Communication Preferences

As a best practice, let your constituents manage their own email preferences. If a constituent asks you to change their communication restrictions or email interests, you can do that in the Communication Preferences section of their profile. Read more about this.

Merge Constituents

Merge duplicate constituent records to keep your data clean. You can merge constituents if they are the same account type.

Before you begin:

To merge constituents:

  1. Click Profile.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Click Merge.

  4. Click the constituent you want to merge.
    Tip: You can also enter a name in the Search box to find the constituent.

    Possible Duplicates list generated from a constituent profile
  5. (Optional) To flip the Merge This One and Keep This One accounts, click Switch Direction.

  6. Click Merge.

    Confirm the merge

Change the Account Type

You can change the account type from Individual to Organization, or from Organization to Individual. Read Change the Constituent Type to Individual or Organization.

View Current Groups

To view group membership for a constituent:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. In the Groups section, click Current Groups.

  3. To view information about a group, click the group name.

  4. To see a list of all groups, click Groups Summary.

    List of groups this constituent belongs to

For more information about groups, see Groups and Membership Groups.

Add to Groups

To add the constituent to one or more groups:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. In the Groups section, click Add to Group.

  3. From the Search Groups list, select one or more groups.

  4. Click Add.

Tip: To efficiently add multiple constituents to a group, run a constituent report. You can add a report-generated list of constituents to a new or existing group.

Remove From Groups

To add the constituent to one or more groups:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. In the Groups section, click Remove From Group.

  3. From the Search Groups list, select one or more groups.
    Groups that your organization manages appear.

  4. Click Remove.

  5. To confirm, click Remove again.

Tip: To efficiently remove multiple constituents from a group, run a constituent report. You can remove a report-generated list of constituents from a group.

View Current Memberships

You can view a constituent's membership program and level, membership status, and renewal date on the constituent profile. For more information, read View Membership Information for Constituents.

To view current memberships:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. Go the Memberships tile.

  3. To view or edit membership schedule, click Edit. If you have view-only permission, click View. For information about how to edit membership schedules, view Create, Edit, or End Memberships.

Delete Constituents

If the constituent has any transactions, you must delete the transaction data before you can delete the account. To delete a constituent and transactions at the same time, you must use the Bulk Delete tool.

To delete a constituent:

  1. In the constituent's account, click Profile.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Click Delete.

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