What notifications will users receive about goals?

Last updated: June 20, 2025

Goal Notifications

Users will be notified by email when they are participating in a goal.

Goals can also be monitored within Ambition!

If you wish to opt out of email notifications, learn more here.

 

Goal Email Frequency

User will receive goal email notifications when the goal:

  • starts

  • reaches notable milestones

  • ends

  • has been commented on

Goal creators can additionally opt into being notified to update targets of upcoming goals if they have created a repeating goal.

 

Things to Note:

If a Goal set at the "Organization" hierarchy level, it will include all Ambition users. "Organization" level goals will send goal email notifications and updates to every User in Ambition.

Email updates will also be sent for private goals. Anyone involved in the goal will receive email notifications and updates.

 

Goal Email Contents and Examples

Goal Starting

The email will contain:

  • Goal's name

  • Name of goal creator

  • Goal's target

  • If available, image of the respective goal participant. User, Role, Team, etc.

  • Name of metric that's being tracked

  • End date of goal

Example Email

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Milestone Thresholds

Emails will be sent when the goal has reached the following milestones:

  • 25%

  • 50%

  • 75%

  • 100%

  • 150%

  • 200%

The email will contain:

  • Goal's name

  • Respective milestone achieved

  • Progress bar and current value of goal

Example Email

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Goal Ending

The email will contain:

  • Goal's name

  • If available, image of the respective goal participant. User, Role, Team, etc.

  • Actual percentage to goal achieved

  • Goal's final value

  • Goal's target 

Example Email

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Comment Made on Goal

The email will contain:

  • Goal's name

  • Name of user who made the comment

  • Content of goal's comment

Example Email

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Repeating Goal Reminder

The email will contain:

  • Goal's name

  • Name of metric that's being tracked

  • The goal's frequency (how often the goal repeats)

  • If available, image of the respective goal participant(s). User, Role, Team, etc.

  • Name of the goal participants

  • The current target for each participant that will be used when the next goal is created

  • Date of the goals next occurrence

Example Email

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