Mailchimp

10 min

Step 1: Create Platform Account

Go to Mailchimp Pricing Plans | Get Started Today | Mailchimp → Click "Sign In"

Enter email, username, password

Verify your email, complete the setup questions

Your account is ready

Step 2: Get Your API Key

In Mailchimp:

Log into Mailchimp

Click profile icon → "Account & Billing"

Click "Extras" → "API Keys"

Click "Create A Key"

Name it:

Click "Generate Key"

COPY the key

Step 3: Connect to MyFundbox

Log into your MyFundbox account

Go to: Configuration → Integration

You can see Mailchimp Newsletter in middle of the other integrations nearby Brevo Newsletter

Click the Mailchimp connect button

Paste your API key in the box

Click "Connect"

✅ Connection successful! Your dashboard now shows "Connected"

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Dashboard - Three Tabs After Connection:

Tab 1: Keys

Shows: ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● (your hidden API key)

: Links to Brevo/Mailchimp guides

Mailchimp API Guide :

Tab 2: Configuration

GREEN (ON) = New customers auto-sync immediately

BROWN (OFF) = No auto-sync.

Delete Button:

Confirmation popup appears first

Removes the connection completely

Tab 3: Sync (Visible when switch is ON) - Three Buttons:

Sync Newsletter enabled Customers

Customers who enabled newsletter checkbox

Sync Recurring Cancelled

Customers who stopped recurring donations

Sync Recurring Customers

Monthly/regular giving customers

For New Donations:

Nothing to do! System automatically sync contacts when any newsletter is enabled :

Checks if customer opted-in for newsletter

Adds to correct lists based on donation type

For Existing Customers:

Click sync buttons to:

Update recently added customers

Add customers who missed auto-sync

Important Note :

In Customize your checkout page tab , you can see Newsletter module, it will be automatically enabled if we connected any one of the newsletter.

If we disable the newsletter toggle, a warning popup will show as Mailchimp is connected.

If we click disable button, it will disable both the toggle and the Mailchimp newsletter in the integration tab.

You can see a checkbox named as “I want to stay connected – sign me up for the newsletter”. If someone checks this box and donates, he will be synced to the lists/tags.

MultipleDBox checkout page :

OVP checkout page :