Understanding Interests and Centers

Both Email and Web Interests that you create from within the context of a Center are automatically categorized according to the Center in which you are operating. That is, those interests will only be visible to members of that center* and can only be associated with objects in that center. In addition, any opt-in or opt-out groups that you create for those interests will also be associated only with that center.

You will also have the option of making any Center Interest a default interest for all members of that Center, as shown:

If an interest is designated as a default interest for the Center, then new constituents that are added to the Center will be assigned this interest.

Additionally:

• Both Web and Email site-level interests in the General category will be available to members of each Center.

• For MultiCenter-enabled sites, the constituent-facing "Special Interests" page will display only Web Interests, while Email Interests will display on the new Email Preferences page. Likewise, when an administrator accesses a constituent Profile, the constituent's Web Interests will be on the Interests tab, while their Email Interests will be located on the Email Preferences tab.

• By default, constituents assigned an interest associated with the security category of a Center are also automatically added to that Center's Member Group. (This is a site option that can be disabled by an administrator upon request).

• It is possible to configure your site (and individual centers) so that you display Email Interests to constituents for centers where they are not a member (giving them the opportunity to select those interests and thus become members of additional centers). See Displaying Email Interests to Constituents for more information.