Does your organization regularly gather unique pieces of information about your donors? Add custom contact fields to make sure every detail is recorded.
Types of contact custom fields
Text
Allows text input of either short answers or paragraph style
Number
Numeric value; can be a whole number or a percentage
Date
Either a single date or a date range that is selected from the calendar picker
Toggle
Yes/No toggle; can set to either yes or no by default if desired
Option
Multiple choice list; can restrict to one choice only, or allow multiple selections
Create new contact custom fields
In your Givebutter dashboard, go to the Contacts tab and click Actions.
Choose Custom Fields.
Click the + New field button.
Choose the type of custom field you want to create.
Fill in your details and choose whether this field will show when entering a new contact.
As of 3/31/23, custom contact fields will only appear for manually added contacts; the fields will not show in your donation flow, for contact imports, or in contact exports. These features will be released soon!
Click Create.
Edit or archive existing contact custom fields
Go to the Contacts tab and click Actions.
Choose Custom Fields.
Click the three dots (...) next to the custom field you want to archive.
Choose Edit or Archive.