# Manage Contacts

Your RescueGroups.org account offers you the ability to manage information about the contacts in your organization. 

## Who are contacts?

* Donors
* Corporate sponsors
* Supporters
* Adopters
* Fosters
* Volunteers


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**Where do I find it?**

You can find the **Contacts** pull-down menu from the main page in your account.

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To manage the contacts for your organization, your volunteer needs both the roles of **Contacts Add** and **Contacts Admin**. For more information about roles and the permissions attached to them, see [About roles, security, and permissions](/doc/1e8ad1d0-fdb1-4487-81bf-a8161993077f) 


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 ==Click here for information on permissions==

The following actions are available for Contacts with the specified service and user roles:

| Action | Description | Services | User Roles |
|--------|-------------|----------|------------|
| View   | View all contacts | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Contacts Add<br>Contacts Admin |
| Add    | Add a new contact | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Contacts Add<br>Contacts Admin |
| Edit   | Edit existing contacts | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Contacts Add<br>Contacts Admin |
| Inactivate | Change a contact to inactive | Data Management<br>Web Site | Contacts Admin |
| Register | Create a User Account for a contact and send them a password | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Contacts Admin |
| Merge  | Merge two or more contacts | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Contacts Admin |
| Reports | Able to run reports on Contacts | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Contacts Admin<br>Reports |
| Manage Settings | Able to change the settings related to Contacts | Data Management<br>Pet Adoption Portal<br>Web Site | Site Admin only |

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For your contacts to become volunteers, with access to functions and features of your account, you'll use the **User Login Accounts** function to assign them roles. The roles have permissions attached, permissions which allow the volunteer to do the task assigned. For information, see [User Login Account](/doc/ec1246fa-9104-454c-ae68-35fc77a4322b). 

In this section, you will learn to add an delete contacts, and to change the level of access they have to the information about your organization.

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**Documents**

- [Caretakers and fosters](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/caretakers-and-fosters-Ss99AWrKVa)
- [Contact Settings](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/contact-settings-G1VdCOg7AK)
- [Export Contact List](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/export-contact-list-j9JbJ2JWAP)
- [Find Assigned Contact](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/find-assigned-contact-9wdrq7B92e)
- [Inactivate a Contact](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/inactivate-a-contact-soLf1TuoD2)
- [Contact Email History](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/contact-email-history-V0xFKBPZZV)