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@Karen Diener, she can't use queries because she is using the email feature in NXT. The email only allows you to create an audience from a list, not a query. @Amy Bridges can only create a list from a static query. Maybe when the Constant Contact functionality comes along this will change.

@Wade Barren Yes, as @Dariel Dixon said - widely debated subject.

While some donation forms allow you to have the field and make it required, it doesn't seem to be a popular item on many crowdfunding platforms.

I would love to say that we have it on all records so can use if formal add/sal is needed but we don't. Not having the title does require special attention when you have a default format for primary that uses titles.

So, we don't require it but do include it on all our alumni records as we get that info from university grad files. For a lot of crowdfunding donors, we don't have it and there are so many names that are gender-neutral - more all the time.

I think you're right @Amy Bridges. Lists were not designed to have that level of logic. It does seem a bit like a misstep to limit email campaigns to lists and not allow it to use queries where that functionality already exists. It does seem intentional though. I'd suggest searching through the idea bank or creating a new idea and letting us know, as that does seem like an oversight that would be worth fixing.

Welcome to the community @Wade Barren. Let me tell you this is a highly contentious subject. I think it really depends on your audience. I've worked at organizations that are very formal, and some that were extremely casual. You better know your audience before making a decision. And if you decide to make it required, consider having some gender neutral options available.

@Shawn Jacobson this is a great topic to add to the idea bank. It wouldn't surprise me at all if many similar ideas are already there, so definitely vote on them and repost links in this thread so others can vote them up.

Although Blackbaud staff lurk in the community, they do not respond to many posts. The idea bank is where they will always ask you to post “product suggestions” like this.

I think the email marketing needs quite a bit of work, and this is one of the areas where it really falls down. Sending an email is only part of the picture, and Blackbaud left out some important follow-up pieces that operations and marketing people need.