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# Custom Email

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You can now add custom text to the automatic email people receive thanking them for their contribution, at the level of a whole Collective and/or a specific Event or Project. 

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FMVaOidhuICeaic1WA1cA%2Fcollectives_customemail_example_2022-07-20.png?alt=media\&token=10079ec6-3fdb-4498-9eaf-1008cced7f0d)

### Collective Custom Email

1. Click through to your Collective Settings

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2\. The 'Custom Email' section will enable you to customise the message that is included in the thank you email sent to financial contributors of your Collective.  

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FvFCBOSK21v5Su6bPqael%2Fcollectives_customemail_2022-07-14.png?alt=media\&token=e5de4531-1596-4597-b4a9-9c592c1c32d2)

### Event Custom Email

1. Enter the desired event 

![Section\_Page\_description\_YYYY-MM-DD](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FfgHgM8M9AtdwXBLDafRe%2Fcollectives_customemail_events_2022-07-18.png?alt=media\&token=a79fd8f6-17ab-4895-9aa1-62c422891a8e)

2\. Click through to the event settings 

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FvQakEd4WyceQMjDDMZEn%2Fcollective_customemail_eventsettings_2022-07-18.png?alt=media\&token=58758980-7c6c-4194-9ff0-436f3d0f52d2)

3\. Set your custom email message that is sent to financial contributions of your event. This will override the customized message set by the parent collective of this event. 

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FHC5GVP2NzjZOvdzZ7P1q%2Fcollectives_customemail_eventcustomemail_2022-07-18.png?alt=media\&token=33863649-82ac-4ca0-90c8-a6ee0353a5e9)

### Project Custom Email

1. Enter the desired Project 

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FNsdLeLqNw4WBPcP9D5FY%2Fcollectives_customeemail_projecrs_2022-07-18.png?alt=media\&token=68eeab1a-8bdf-42ed-9b2a-6a3d42c210d6)

2\. Click through to project settings 

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FD7xROJVjztcCMrdXeUO3%2Fcollectives_customemail_projectsettings_2022-07-18.png?alt=media\&token=3302996d-bfc2-41c4-9518-9859257efeff)

3\. Set your custom email message that is sent to financial contributions of your project. This will override the customized message set by the parent collective of this project. 

![](https://2931279126-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWSZizTt4ZC1UNDV89f%2Fuploads%2FNTyPfYewtZVZUN3qca7t%2Fcollectives_customemail_projectcustomemail_2022-07-18.png?alt=media\&token=5423d873-bf8b-41ee-b5cb-f965a0fd2f60)


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