Minties

Minties are marketing credits for email, SMS, Snail Mail, background checks, and other metered Fundraising actions. PlusProEnterprise receive a monthly pool; purchased packs never expire. Free does not get a monthly pool and cannot send email or texts.

Minties unify billing for paid outreach inside AlignMint. Your balance appears in the Fundraising header pill and in Minties Manager, with ledger history by fund. Free does not get a monthly pool and cannot send email or texts. Buying Minties does not unlock those Free sends.

Monthly Free Pools

• Plus 2,500 Minties per month (use or lose)
• Pro 10,000 Minties per month
• Enterprise 25,000+ Minties per month (custom agreements may apply)

Common Send Costs

• Email: 1 Minty on Plus per delivered email; 0 on ProEnterprise. Free cannot send.
• SMS: 3 Minties on Plus, 2 on Pro, and 1 on Enterprise. AlignMint skips numbers that opted out. A missing consent row can still be texted. Free cannot send.
• Postcards: 100 / 150 / 200 by size
• Letters: 200 (one sheet) or 250 (two–three sheets)
• Video fundraising pages: 0

Common Tasks

Check balance before a big send

1. Click the Minties pill in the Fundraising header or open Minties Manager.
2. Compare remaining credits to recipient count × per-send cost.
3. Purchase a top-up pack or wait for the monthly reset if needed.

Good to Know

Monthly free credits reset on the first of the month and do not roll over. Purchased packs stay until spent. Child funds consume parent-org pools according to your fund-accounting setup; Minties Manager shows spending organization on each line.

Snail Mail is available on PlusProEnterprise when your balance covers the job. Postcard and letter steps in Donor Journeys use those same plans. Checkr background-check invitations are available on PlusProEnterprise when your balance covers the charge. Free does not get a monthly pool and cannot send email or texts. Buying Minties does not unlock those Free sends.

Related guides

• Email campaigns
• SMS campaigns
• Letter campaigns