Easy Money: Events with Donations

EASY MONEY: EVENTS WITH DONATIONS

Jennifer Meiners and Katie FoutzAugustana College – Sioux Falls, SD

@jennymeiners | @kfoutz |augielink.com

• 1,800 students• 25,000 alumni

ABOUT US

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Gift Processor vs. Event Manager

Gift Processor vs. Event Manager

Wants to process the gift immediately.

Our gift processor records gifts from the confirmation email.

Gift Processor vs. Event Manager

Wants to process the gift immediately.

Our gift processor records gifts from the confirmation email.

Wants to process the gifts when registration closes.

Has multiple events at the same time.

Sometimes …

Events with Donations

It was SO. EASY.

• Easy for event registrants to give.

• Easy to add to forms.• Easy for gift processor. • Easy for event

manager.

Why we love it

• Formatting carries over• Registrants have choices• Appeal codes • Promo codes• Role-basing• Changes to campaign = changes to event with donation

HOW TOadd a

donation category

to an event

How to add a donation category to an event1) Create a campaign (if you don’t already have one).2) Add a commerce item that drives registration.**3) Manage Form > Choose Add Donation Category

4) Choose your campaign and turn on or off options.5) PROFIT.

SPECIAL CASES

Special case: Event templates

A Brilliant Solution We Learned at Sizzler ‘13:

• Make an event called Event Template and always clone from that event.

• Add a little reminder to add the event with donation category.

Special case: Event templates

A Brilliant Solution We Learned at Sizzler ‘13:

• Make an event called Event Template and always clone from that event.

• Add a little reminder to add the event with donation category.

1) Create a campaign (if you don’t already have one.)2) Add a commerce item that drives registration.**3) Manage Form > Choose Add Donation Category4) Choose your campaign and turn on or off options.5) Profit.

Special case: Events with activities

Registrations for the general event are zero. Registrations for specific activities are recorded.

Viking Days 2014 is packed with several events! Please choose an activity from the drop-down list below to see who is attending or choose "Event and All Activities" to see everyone attending.

Viking Days 2014 is packed with several events! Please choose an activity from the drop-down list below to see who is attending or choose "Event and All Activities" to see everyone attending.

Viking Days 2014 is packed with several events! Please choose an activity from the drop down list below to see who is attending or choose "Event and All Activities" to see everyone attending. Click on any category title to sort by that item or use the search box below to find a specific name or year.

RESULTS

RESULTS Creative SpiritsJan. 30, 2014

• 6 donors out of 50 registrants

• $25 ticket cost, 1 $50 donation

• 4 grads from the last 10 years

• 2 first-time gifts

RESULTS Overall

• 23 donations made through events

• 6 donations were from free events

• 5 first time gifts

• 1 donor hadn’t given since 1995

• 6 parents

• 1 $400 gift

• Total collected: $1,200

THAT WAS EASY.