Knowledge Base Article

What merge tags are available in Argenta email templates?

Argenta provides 31 merge tags across 6 groups, the same groups you see in the picker. Each tag pulls live data from the recipient's record when the email is sent. Write a tag in square brackets, like [FirstName].

Contact info

[FirstName] - first name
[LastName] - last name
[ConstituentName] - full display name
[Nickname] - nickname, if one is on file
[Salutation] - salutation (Mr., Ms., Dr.)
[Email] - email address
[Phone] - formatted phone number
[Birthday] - date of birth
[OrganizationName] - organization name

The Insert Merge Tag picker showing the Contact Info group

The same tags, in the picker inside the editor.

Mailing address

[MailingAddress] - street address
[MailingCity] - city
[MailingState] - state abbreviation
[MailingZip] - zip code

Organizational segments

[Chapter], [Division], and [Department] - the recipient's chapter, division, and department

Donations

[TotalDonated] - lifetime giving total
[LastDonationDate] and [LastDonationAmount] - the most recent gift
[FirstDonationDate] - date of the first gift
[NumberOfDonations] - number of gifts
[DonationYearTotal] - giving so far this year

The merge tag picker scrolled to the Donations group

Scroll the picker to reach the later groups.

Membership

[MembershipNumber] - member ID
[MembershipLevel] - membership level
[RenewalDate] - upcoming renewal date
[MemberSinceDate] - the member's active date

Volunteerism

[VolunteerTaskHours] - total volunteer hours
[YearsOfService] - years of service
[VolunteerSinceDate] - when they started volunteering
[NumberOfVolunteerTasks] and [LastVolunteerTaskDate] - task count and most recent task

If a recipient has no data for a tag (for example, they have never donated), the tag is replaced with an empty string, so no brackets or placeholder text show up in the sent email.