Answers.Body: <p>Search Builder (<strong>Search menu » Search Builder</strong>) gives exclusion options on pretty much any field.  See the attached screenshot.  You would of course have to add additional criteria relating to who constitutes a donor.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6vflc.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6vflc.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: When I create a smart group from this search, will future donors who fit this search criteria be added to the smart group?
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Answers.Text: Yup!  That's the nature of smart groups.
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Answers.Body: <p>You can use custom search 'Include / Exclude Search' (CiviCRM >> Search >> Custom Searches >> Include / Exclude Search)</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Create a smart group of donor who stay in CA</li>
  <li>Create a smart group of donor who stay in Bakersfield, CA</li>
  <li>Use Include / Exclude Search, to search contact in group #1 and exclude from #2</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
  <p>Pradeep</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Is the Include/Exclude Search a part of the Smart Group settings? Also, I had found this post that discouraged a Smart Group that excludes a list from another Smart Group https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/25004/can-a-user-removed-from-smart-group-manually-be-added-back-automatically-if-crit/25006#25006
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Answers.Text: There can be performance issue if you building smart group from combination of more than 3-4 smart groups. I you have enough group rebuild cache time set that it shouldn't be a problem.
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Body: <p>Is there a way to have more exclude options in smart groups? The only exclude I see is from contact preferences. I would like to create a smart group for donors that live in CA BUT do not live in Bakersfield, CA. </p>
  
Tags: <smartgroups>
Title: Create a smart group that excludes
ThreadText: # Create a smart group that excludes
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-22)
  
  Is there a way to have more exclude options in smart groups? The only exclude I see is from contact preferences. I would like to create a smart group for donors that live in CA BUT do not live in Bakersfield, CA.
  
  **Tags:** smartgroups
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-22. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Search Builder (**Search menu » Search Builder**) gives exclusion options on pretty much any field. See the attached screenshot. You would of course have to add additional criteria relating to who constitutes a donor.[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/6vflc.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/6vflc.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: When I create a smart group from this search, will future donors who fit this search criteria be added to the smart group?  
  > **username_1**: Yup!  That's the nature of smart groups.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-01-22. Score: 1
  
  You can use custom search 'Include / Exclude Search' (CiviCRM >> Search >> Custom Searches >> Include / Exclude Search)
  
  1. Create a smart group of donor who stay in CA
  2. Create a smart group of donor who stay in Bakersfield, CA
  3. Use Include / Exclude Search, to search contact in group #1 and exclude from #2
  
  Thanks
  
  username_2
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Is the Include/Exclude Search a part of the Smart Group settings? Also, I had found this post that discouraged a Smart Group that excludes a list from another Smart Group https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/25004/can-a-user-removed-from-smart-group-manually-be-added-back-automatically-if-crit/25006#25006  
  > **username_2**: There can be performance issue if you building smart group from combination of more than 3-4 smart groups. I you have enough group rebuild cache time set that it shouldn't be a problem.  
  
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