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# Collecting extra profile data (eg. email address)

Collecting profile data such as email addresses and phone numbers during canvassing or calls is crucial for maintaining up-to-date supporter records. FieldEdge makes this easy by allowing you to add these questions to a survey and then syncing the data to the person's NationBuilder profile.

### How It Works

1. Create a survey with the Survey Builder in FieldEdge HQ [following our guide](/guide-to-canvassing-and-calls/setup-and-core-workflows/adding-a-survey.md), or open an existing one under **Surveys** in HQ.
2. Add a question for each detail you'd like to collect, using the matching question type:
   * **Email** for an email address
   * **Phone** for a mobile, home or work phone number
   * **Short answer** for a first name, last name, employer or occupation
   * **Yes / No** to mark someone as a volunteer or ask for their consent to texts
3. Turn on **Save to NationBuilder profile** and choose the **Profile field** the answer should be saved to.
4. Publish the survey to NationBuilder.

![Email question with profile saving enabled](https://3317596624-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fmd1HR6LZFUYuK3fPHLXC%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3b27a72231b6de1ec0c7417714aa03b599305dd2%2Fsurvey-builder-email-profile.png?alt=media)

By configuring these fields, collected data is automatically mapped to the appropriate profile fields, reducing manual entry and improving accuracy.

{% hint style="info" %}
Each profile field can only be saved by one question in a survey. When a canvasser surveys several people in a household at once, these questions are skipped, because each person needs their own answer.
{% endhint %}

You can also show a person's existing details in a question, for example "Is {Email} still the best email for updates?" See [Use the person's details in a question](/guide-to-canvassing-and-calls/setup-and-core-workflows/adding-a-survey.md#use-the-persons-details-in-a-question).

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