Table of Contents
Saving a Search
Creating an Email Alert
Accessing Saved Searches
Adjusting a Saved Search
Turning an Email Alert Off
Deleting a Saved Search
Additional Resources
Contact Us

How do I create, edit, or delete email alerts?

An illustration of an alarm and an envelope.

To save a search and create an email alert, just click the "Save Search" button at the top of your search results, then toggle your alert on!

You'll need to be logged in to Idealist to save a search. If you don't have an account already, Sign Up now!

Saving a Search

To save a search, Log In to Idealist and conduct a search by selecting what type of opportunity you're looking for (e.g. jobs, internships, etc.) and typing in a keyword and/or location. You can further narrow down your search, using the filters at the top of the page.

Once you’re satisfied with the results in the list, click on the "Save Search" button at the top of your search results.

A screenshot of the Idealist website showing where to click "Save Search"

Creating an Email Alert

When you click the "Save Search" button, a box will pop up allowing you to create a custom name for the search. You can also choose if you'd like to create an email alert for the search. Email alerts are emails you’ll receive from Idealist when there's new information released for your saved searches, organizations, and listings.

Screenshot of the Idealist website showing how to name a saved search.

If you don't want to receive these email notifications, just toggle that option off. Either way, you'll still have access to the search when you log in to Idealist and navigate to "My Saved Items." From there you can toggle email alerts on and off. You can also click the "Edit" button to change the name of your search.

Screenshot of the Idealist website that shows My Saved Items

Accessing Saved Searches

To access a full list of your saved searches, Log In and click your name in the upper right corner of any page. Then, select "My Saved Items" from the dropdown menu. You can also access your saved searches, listings and organizations by navigating to the "My Saved Items" on the left side of your personal Dashboard

A screenshot of the Idealist website how to access your Saved Items from your account dropdown.

Adjusting a Saved Search

To adjust a saved search, navigate to your list of "My Saved Items" then click on the specific search you'd like to edit. This will recreate the search on our site allowing you to adjust the search criteria. Click the "Save Search" button to create the new alert. Your original search will remain saved, but you can delete this if you'd like.

Turning an Email Alert Off

If you have saved multiple searches, you'll need to turn off each alert individually. In this case, we'd recommend logging in and clicking your name in the upper right corner. Select my "My Saved Items" from the dropdown menu, which will allow you to toggle them off from within your account at the same time.

You can also unsubscribe from any of our alerts and emails using the links at the bottom of the email we sent you, which doesn't require you to login or know your password. In this case, clicking "Cancel this Email Alert" at the bottom of the email will turn off that particular alert, but the search will still be accessible in the "My Saved Items" section of your account.

If you’d like to turn off email notifications for a saved organization without unfollowing them, head to the “Notification Preferences” section and toggle off notifications for “New Listings published by your saved organizations.” Be sure to visit our other article for more information about the various ways you can unsubscribe!

Screenshot of the Idealist website showing how to toggle an Email Alert off.

Deleting a Saved Search

To delete a specific email alert, navigate to your saved items then click the "Delete" button to the right of the item. You'll see a message at the top of the page confirming "You have removed your saved search."

A screenshot of the Idealist website showing how to Delete a saved search

Additional Resources

For more information on Email Alerts, check out our other articles:

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact us and let us know!

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