In May 2025, GiveCampus rolled out a new rich text editor for email confirmations. Here a few key things to know about the new text editor:
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Availability: The new editor is currently only available for new and cloned campaigns and forms.
- We are currently exploring ways to bring the new editor to your existing campaigns and forms.
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Branding: The new editor removes all GiveCampus branding and allows you full branding control of your confirmation emails, including adding banner imagery, footers, and more.
- HTML editing is also available as an optional alternative way to build custom emails.
- Video: GC Videos can be easily inserted into your confirmation email for additional stewardship!
- GC Outreach: The new text editor is the same as the editor available within GC Outreach. If you already use GC Outreach, the new editor will feel very familiar to you!
If you would like to watch a quick video on tips and tricks and how to utilize the email builder check out the video linked here for a quick <5 minute walk through.
Adding & Editing Components
Utilize the + element to add various components wherever you are selected in the builder.
Merge Tags can be added and inserted via the top menu (x) or the in-line editor + Add icon. There is a list of pre-selected standard merge tags you can add in. If you pick a merge tag that does not have a value for a recipient, it will remain blank in the email. Any test emails you send will utilize placeholder values.
Navigating the Editor
Within your components, you can navigate through and edit different components in two ways.
- The first is to utilize the small two-lined (hamburger) in line on the component to go up levels at a time on pieces of the email.
- The second is to utilize the breadcrumb menu at the top of the editor to move through the layers of your build.
GiveCampus Specific Plugins
There are a select couple of GiveCampus specific plugins in the email builder in GC Outreach.
Add a GC Video - Utilize the video icon in the top to add in any GC Video landing page directly to the email. The video will link to the landing page and the thumbnail will pre-populate along with a play button across the top to drive engagement from your recipients
When you select a video, the thumbnail you have chosen in GC Video will be added as an image with an automatic play button on top of the imagery. The link will be pre-populated to take users to the video landing page and the alt text will be pre-filled with the title of your video landing page from GC Video
FAQs
Can I directly edit the HTML of the email?
While our editor does support HTML editing directly in the editor using the "HTML" icon in the top bar, we recommend you are cautious when doing so. Our editor will not block you from inputting bad HTML and the editor will not be able to render bad HTML inputs. If this happens to you please reach out to support to help you fix your email.
While our editor does support HTML editing directly in the editor using the "HTML" icon in the top bar, we recommend you are cautious when doing so. Our editor will not block you from inputting bad HTML and the editor will not be able to render bad HTML inputs. If this happens to you please reach out to support to help you fix your email.
Can I use the new text editor on existing campaigns and forms.
Not yet! GiveCampus is actively exploring ways to allow you to upgrade existing forms and campaigns to the new text editor.
Not yet! GiveCampus is actively exploring ways to allow you to upgrade existing forms and campaigns to the new text editor.
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