> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.advocora.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Donor status

> How Advocora automatically labels each contact as an active donor, inactive donor, or non-donor.

Every contact has a **donor status** that Advocora calculates automatically from their giving history. You never set it by hand—it updates on its own as gifts are recorded.

## The three statuses

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Active donor" icon="circle-check">
    Has given at least one gift in the **last 12 months**.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Inactive donor" icon="circle-pause">
    Has given before, but **not within the last 12 months**.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Non-donor" icon="circle-dashed">
    Has **no recorded gifts** yet.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How it updates

Donor status is always based on the most recent gift date:

* Record a recent gift and a contact becomes an **Active donor**.
* As time passes with no new gifts, an active donor eventually becomes **Inactive**.
* A contact with no gifts at all is a **Non-donor** until their first gift is recorded.

Because it's automatic, you don't need to maintain it manually—just keep recording gifts and the status stays accurate.

## Where you'll see it

* As a **badge** on each row of the contact list and on the contact's profile.
* As a **filter** on the Contacts page, so you can focus on just active donors, lapsed (inactive) donors, or people who haven't given yet. See [Find a contact](/contacts/find-contacts).

<Tip>
  Filtering by **Inactive donor** is a quick way to build a re-engagement or lapsed-donor outreach list.
</Tip>