Notifications

Find out how to decide which updates you would like to see to ensure you are notified of changes and news on Open Collective.

We want to make sure that you’re kept up to date with things that are important to you on Open Collective. But we understand that having a lot of messages in your inbox can be overwhelming.

If you want to choose which Notifications you receive from us. Navigate to your Personal Dashboard > Settings > Notification Settings.

Required notifications

We will always send you emails about important changes and updates to the platform, including:

• Updates to our terms of service

• Communications from your hosts

• Recurring and requested expenses

• Your magic link login

• Receipts for your contributions

• Email address updates

• Any issues with payments and/or payment methods

This applies to your individual account and any Collectives, Fiscal Hosts or organizations you administrate.

Customizing notifications

You are able to set the notifications that you receive based on your preferences. If you are an admin of a Collective, Organization or Fiscal Host, you will see these listed on this page.

Collectives you host

If you are the admin of a Fiscal Host, find this section to bring up a list of all the collectives you are currently hosting. By using the toggle, you can choose which collectives will send you non-essential notifications.

Click “show advanced settings” to alter which notifications to filter, including activities, funds and events, and monthly reports.

Collectives/Organizations you manage

If you are an admin of a Collective or organization, you will see a list of the groups you manage on this page. Click “show group settings” to display which notifications you will receive.

Collectives you support

You can also choose which Collectives you wish to follow by finding the “Updates about the platform and Collectives you support section” and selecting “show group settings”.

This brings up a list of Collectives that are currently supported by your account. Use the toggle to choose which ones you wish to receive email notifications from.

Our newsletter

We send out a regular email newsletter featuring updates to the platform as well as news and announcements from Open Collective and the wider community. You can opt into the email by clicking the toggle or via this link.