ProDon:Donation Occasion Management

Donation Occasion Management

Introduction

A donation occasion is a source of funding. It is the centre of ProDon's financial structure. An event is a donation occasion; but other sources of income, such as general donations or planned gifts are also donation occasions. Each donation occasion comprises activities and expenditures.

For instance :

For a gala dinner, it is possible to define:

The activities that generate revenues, such as:

Tickets
Platinum Sponsorship
Gold Sponsorship
Donations

The expenditures for carrying out the gala dinner, such as:

Reception hall rental
Caterer
Entertainement expenses

For an annual fundraising campaign, it is possible to define:

The solicitation activities, such as:

First mailing
Second mailing as a reminder
First mailing - Commitment (recurring donations, requires the " Prospecting and Commitments Module ")
Second mailing - Commitment (recurring donations, requires the " Prospecting and Commitments Module ")
Unsolicitated donations

The expenditures for carrying out the campaign, such as:

Postal charges
Promotional material

NOTE: For donation occasions related to " In Memoriam gifts " and " Beneficiary Donation Occasions ", consult these documents:

Donation Occasion Management

To go to the " Donation Occasion Management ", from the software home page, click on the " Transactions " menu, then select " Occasions ".

After clicking on " Occasions ", this window opens up.

A: The button allows you to create a new donation occasion.	B: The button allows you to modify a donation occasion. To do so, select the occasion to be modified, then click on the button, or simply double-click on the occasion to be modified.
C: The button allows you to deactivate a donation occasion. To do so, select the occasion to be deactivated, then click on the button. After clicking on the button, the donation occasion will be found in the " Archived " button list. For more details, see letter H.	D: The button allows you to delete a donation occasion from the list. NOTE: This option is not recommended, it is preferable to deactivate an occasion rather than deleting it.
E: The " Donors " button contains the list all the donation occasions that are not beneficiaries.	F: The " Beneficiaries " button contains the list of all the beneficiary donation occasions. For more details concerning the beneficiary donation occasions, consult this procedure.
G: The " Active " button contains the list of all active donation occasions in the database.	H: The " Archived " button contains the list of the deactivated donation occasions. To learn how to reactivate a donation occasion, click here and check letter F .
I: This is a list of all the occasions listed according to the buttons that are selected (in orange). To select more than one button you need to press the " Ctrl " key + the button wanted.

Adding / Editing a Donation Occasion

Main Window / Editing a Donation Occasion

After clicking on the or button, this window opens up.

A: These buttons allow you to browse from one donation occasion to the other without having to return to the " Donation occasion management " window.	B: This line contains the donation occasion code. This code can be used as a shortcut in order to accelerate subsequent donation entry.
C: This box must be checked if it is a beneficiary donation occasion. For more information concerning beneficiary donation occasions, consult this procedure.	D: This line contains the description of the donation occasion. This description is actually the name of the donation occasion and it is this name that appears on the receipts.
E: If this box is checked, it is possible to create a new activity when entering a transaction.	F: By unchecking this box, the donation occasion is deactivated. Once the donation occasion is deactivated, it is found in the " Archived " list of donation occasion. For more information see letter C: in the " Donation Occasion Management " NOTE: It is also possible to deactivate a donation occasion from the " Donation Occasion Management ", but it is only possible to reactivate it from this box.
G: By unchecking this box, the donation occasion is no longer included in reports and lists. To include the donation occasion back in the reports and lists, you simply need to check this box again. NOTE: Generally, when a donation occasion has not been active for about 5 years, it is irrelevant to include it in reports and lists.	H: By checking this box, the donation occasion will be included in the Advanced Analysis, that is in the Advanced Custom Report Templates.
I: The "Expenses" tab contains the expense activities for the chosen donation occasion. For more information concerning expenses, consult the " Adding / Editing an Expenses Activity " section.	J: This button activates the search bar.
K: These buttons , and allows you to add, edit or remove a revenu or expense activity depending on the tab that is selected.	L: This is the list of the different activities that are in the donation occasion identified in letter D .
This button allows you to duplicate an existing donation occasion. Note: It is only available when a donation occasion is being created.

" Documents " Tab

This tab allows you to choose the documents to be issued once the donation transaction is transferred. This document can, for instance, be a thank-you letter that will be sent to the donor. For more details concerning the documents to be issued, click here.


A: If the document you want to issue is not in the list in B, then the button allows you to create a new document, that has not been defined previously in the " Master Document Management ".	B: This is the list of the documents already created that can be issued for this donation occasion. To select one of them, simply put a check mark besides the document(s) wanted. CAUTION: By selecting a document for a donation occasion, it is produced for all activities. To learn how to select a specific document for an activity, consult the " Main Window / Editing an Activity " section.

" Thank-you " Tab

This tab allows to choose a thank-you to link to this occasion in order to issu a receipt with an intergrated thank-you when a transaction is transfered.


A: If this box is checked, it will be possible to modify the thank-you chosen in B. If it is left unchecked, it will be the thank-you that will be generated by default when issuing the receipts.	B: If a thank-you is chosen the receipt issued will be a receipt with an intergrated thank-you and the thank-you chosen will be intergrated by default on the receipt. For more information on the receipts with intergrated thank-you's click here.

" Clients linked to the Donation Occasion " Tab

This tab allows you to document a client, other than the payer of the transaction. For example, if a donation in honour of someone is made, "Client No. 1" could be the person to be honoured, then "Client No. 2" could be the person to be notified of the gift.

" Third-party client "


A: This is where you can add an option for the third-party client for a donation occasion.

" Client 1 "


A: Allows you to indicate the label of the linked Client 1, for example, "Person honored".	B: This section allows to choose if you want to activate this client for the donation occasion selected or not.
C: Allows you to display informations. This option is only available if you have checked the boxes " Allow identification of this client " or " Require identification of this client " in section B.	D: If this box is checked it will display the list of clients when selectind a donation occasion.

" Client 2 "


A: Allows you to indicate the label of the linked Client 2, for example, "Person to be notified".	B: This section allows to choose if you want to activate this client for the donation occasion selected or not.
C: Allows you to display informations. This option is only available if you have checked the boxes " Allow identification of this client " or " Require identification of this client " in section B.	D: If this box is checked it will display the list of clients when selectind a donation occasion.

" Automatic Relation "


A: If this box is checked, it is possible to automatically link the person to be notified to the person to be honoured once a first transaction is entered for this donation occasion. The link between "Client No. 1" and "Client No. 2" is created in their client files.	B: This box allows you to indicate the link, for example, "Person to be honoured / Person to be notified".
C: If this box is checked, the reverse link is used, for example, instead of "Person to be honoured / Person to be notified" in B, it would be "Person to be notified / Person to be honoured".	NOTE: By clicking on the button, it is possible to add a new link type.

" Other " Tab


A: Allows you to select the campaign to which this donation occasion is linked. For more information on campaign management, click here.	B: Allows you to specify the accounting project account of the donation occasion.
C: If this box is checked, the accounting project specified in B is entered automatically during a transaction entry and it is impossible to modify it.

" GL acc. " Tab


A: Allows you to select the campaign to which this donation occasion is linked. For more information on campaign management, click here.	B: Allows you to specify the accounting project account of the donation occasion.
C: If this box is checked, the accounting project specified in B is entered automatically during a transaction entry and it is impossible to modify it.	D: If this box is checked, it is impossible to leave the accounting project empty when entering a transaction.
E: If this box is checked, it is possible to modify the thank-you chosen in F. If it is not checked, the default thank-you will inevitably be used in the issuance of the receipts.	F: If a thank-you is chosen, the issued receipt is a receipt with integrated thank-you, and the thank-you chosen here will be integrated by default to the receipt. For more details on the receipts with integrated thank-you, click here.

" Transactions Characteristics " Tab


A: Allows you to select the campaign to which this donation occasion is linked. For more information on campaign management, click here.	B: Allows you to specify the accounting project account of the donation occasion.
C: If this box is checked, the accounting project specified in B is entered automatically during a transaction entry and it is impossible to modify it.	D: If this box is checked, it is impossible to leave the accounting project empty when entering a transaction.
E: If this box is checked, it is possible to modify the thank-you chosen in F. If it is not checked, the default thank-you will inevitably be used in the issuance of the receipts.	F: If a thank-you is chosen, the issued receipt is a receipt with integrated thank-you, and the thank-you chosen here will be integrated by default to the receipt. For more details on the receipts with integrated thank-you, click here.

" Occasion Characteristics " Tab


A: Allows	B: Allow
C: If this	D: If thi
E: If this	F: If a tha
G: If a tha

" Cust. field " Tab

This tab allows you to activate customized fields in order to manage notions that do not exist in ProDon.


A: To activate a customized field, simply check the box of the wanted field. The selected field or fields will be visible when entering transactions related to this donation occasion. CAUTION: By selecting a field for the donation occasion, it will be visible for all activities. To learn how to select a field specific to an activity, consult the "Main Window / Editing an Activity" section. NOTE: The customized fields visible in the list have previously been created. These are transaction type customized fields. To learn how to edit or create new ones, consult the "Customized Field Configuration" document.

" Note " Tab

This tab allows you to write a note for internal management purposes. This note will only be visible in this management screen.


A: Allows	B: Allows
C: If this	D: If this
E: If thi	F: If a t

Adding / Editing a Revenue Activity

To learn how to add or edit a revenue activity, consult letter K of "Main Window / Editing a Donation Occasion" of the "Adding / Editing a Donation Occasion" section.

Main screen / Editing an Activity

After clicking on the or button, this window opens.

A: These buttons allow you to browse from one revenue activity to the other without necessarily having to return to the "Edit donation occasion" screen.	B: This line contains the code of the revenue activity. This code can be used as a shortcut to accelerate the subsequent donation entry.
C: This line contains the description of the revenue activity. This description actually is the name of the activity and it is this name that will appear on the receipts.	D: If this option is activated, it is an activity for which the amount of the donation has not been defined beforehand. The amount will be known only when entering the transaction (e.g. Gift only).
E: If this option is activated, it is an activity for which the sale price has been defined beforehand (e.g. sales of tickets, items, etc.).	F: This option is activated if no receipt has to be issued for the activity.
G: This option allows you to send only one annual receipt for this activity. For more information on annual receipts, consult the "Processing Receipts to be Issued" document.	H: This option must be activated if the amount of the receipt and the amount paid by the donor are different because the value of the benefit has to be considered and also because the value is not known yet. If this box is checked, the receipts will be in the "Receipts to be calculated" tab of the "Processing Receipts to be Issued" until the value is entered. For more information, click here.
I: This option must be activated when the value of the benefit is known. The value of the benefit is the amount the donor receives, for example, the round of golf and the dinner in a golf tournament. In this example, the value of the benefit is $125.00 and the participant pays $250.00 for the purchase of the ticket, the receipt will be for $125.00.	J: This line allows you to enter the description of the benefit. This description appears on the receipts as required by Canada Revenue Agency. In this example, the donor will participate in a round of golf and will have dinner. Moreover, the button allows you to translate this description in other languages if several languages of communication are activated in ProDon (English, French, etc.).
K: This line indicates the amount of the receipt that is automatically calculated by ProDon, according to the difference between the paid amount and the value of the benefit. In this example, the ticket price is $250.00 and the benefit is $125.00, so the amount of the receipt will be $125.00.	L: This line allows you to specify the origin of the donation. To learn how to add or edit origin codes, see the " Origin Code Management" document.