Lists & filters

Filtering Your Contact List

Getting Started

  1. Navigate to Contacts in your Zeffy dashboard.

  2. Click the + Filter option next to the search bar.

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Available Filter Types

Filter

What It Does

Fundraising Campaign

Filter contacts by a campaign they have completed

Manual List

Filter contacts by a list they've been added to

Lifetime Amount

Filter by the total amount a contact has donated

Membership

Filter by membership type, status, and more

Note

Filter by notes on a contact's donor page

Date of Transaction

Filter by the date of a contact's last, first, or any transaction

Recurring Donation

Filter by recurring donation status or conditions

Language

Filter contacts by their language

Location

Filter by state/province, address, or country

Company

Filter by the company a contact is associated with

First Name

Filter by first name

Last Name

Filter by last name

Email

Filter by email address


Setting Filter Conditions

Each filter type comes with its own set of conditions which you can customize by selecting from the options in the middle field. Here are some examples:

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Fundraising Campaign

  • Is — the contact has completed this campaign

  • Is not — the contact has not completed this campaign

Lifetime Amount

  • Is more than

  • Is less than

  • Is between

  • Is / Is not 

Date of Transaction (last, first, or any transaction)

  • Is after

  • Is on

  • Is before

  • Is between

Recurring Donation (filter by frequency)

  • Is

  • Is cancelled

  • Is past due 

  • Is not

Note

  • Contains

  • Does not contain

  • Is known

  • Is unknown

Location

  • Search by state or province, full address, or country

Company

  • Search by company name to pull up all contacts associated with that company


Applying Multiple Filters

You can stack filters to get more specific results.

  1. Apply your first filter.

  2. Click + Filter again to add a second filter.

  3. Choose how you want your filters to interact:

    • All filters apply — shows contacts who meet every filter condition

    • At least one filter applies — shows contacts who meet any one of the filter conditions

To remove a filter, click the trash icon next to it. You can also change your filter conditions at any time.

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Saving Filters as a List

Once you've set up your filters, you can save them for ongoing use by clicking "Save filters as list"

  • Save as a dynamic list — contacts are automatically added to this list whenever they meet the filter conditions

  • Save as a manual list — a static snapshot of the contacts who currently match your filters

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Taking Action on Filtered Results

When your filters are applied and you're ready to act:

  1. Click Select All — selected contacts will be highlighted in purple.

  2. From there, you can:

    • Export the contact list

    • Send an email to all selected contacts

    • Delete all selected contacts

    • Unsubscribe all selected contacts from emails

    • Add all selected contacts to a manual list

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