Donation Notification Log

Check whether donation receipt emails were sent, see why one failed, and resend it.

Updated July 1, 2026
  • You need an admin role to view this page.
  • Donation receipt emails are configured in Organization settings — this page only shows the send history, it does not change receipt settings.
  • Notification Resend requires the Professional plan; viewing the log is available on Standard and above.

Each row is one receipt email attempt, most recent first:

  • Date — when the email was sent or attempted.
  • Recipient — the email address the receipt was sent to.
  • Contact — the matched supporter record, if the donation was linked to one.
  • Transaction — the donation transaction the receipt was for. Click the reference to open it.
  • StatusSent, Failed, or Queued.
  1. Find the row with a Failed badge.
  2. Read the short error message next to the badge (hover or tap for the full message).
  3. Click Resend.

Resend triggers a new send attempt immediately. If the same problem caused the original failure (for example, an invalid email address), the resend will fail again with the same error — fix the underlying issue (such as correcting the supporter's email) before resending.

  • After a successful resend, the row's status should change to Sent.
  • If a donation never appears in this log at all, check whether the transaction was recorded through a method that skips automatic receipts (e.g. a manual bank import) — this log only covers receipts NP Ledger attempted to send.
  • Resending without fixing the cause. A resend with the same bad email address or the same disabled notification setting will fail the same way — check the error message first.
  • Assuming Queued means something is wrong. Queued just means the email hasn't gone out yet; it usually clears within a few minutes.

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