Defining Funds

The Fund Definition screen allows you to define funds to the system and to link campaigns, appeals, recognition levels, and solicitation teams to those funds. This screen also serves as the basis for associations that organize their fundraising structures based on funds rather than campaigns.

Funds are “owned” at the organization unit level.

The overall structure of funds to campaigns varies from one organization to another. A campaign may be the umbrella entity for multiple funds. The example below displays an organization whose annual fund is the umbrella entity for several of their campaigns.

 

To ensure that each gift is credited to the correct campaign and fund, gifts were set up to link to the campaign and/or fund as appropriate.

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To define funds:

1.    Select Fundraising Setup > Fundraising Launch on the toolbar.

2.    Select Maintain Funds from the Fundraising Setup task category.

3.    Click Add.
The Fund Definition and Maintenance screen displays, as shown below.

4.    Enter the Fund name.

When entering the fund name, if you tab out of the field and the name is removed, you have entered an invalid code. Fund names cannot contain special characters or spaces.

5.    Enter a fund Description

6.    Select the Classification from the drop-down menu.

7.    Select the Recognition Structure from the drop-down menu, if necessary.

8.    Enter the Goal Amount.

9.    Select the Begin Date and End Date from the drop-down menus, if necessary.

10.  Check the appropriate checkbox and enter a Purpose in the Restricted Fund section.

11.  Review the products linked to the fund  on the Linked Donation Codes tab.
This includes donations and pledges entered into Personify or combined with products related to the fund. If this is a new fund, then no linked donations display.

Double-click a product to open it in the Gift Code Maintenance screen.

12.  Click the links to associate GL accounts with the fund, on the Default GL Accounts for New Donation Codes tab. These accounts are used when generating new products for the fund.

13.  Perform the following to add a tribute element to the fund on the Tribute To tab:

a.    Select the Tribute Type from the drop-down menu.

b.    Enter the Description of the tribute.

c.    Click the Tribute To link and search for a customer who this fund is a tribute to.

d.    Click the Primary Contact link and search for a customer who is the primary contact for the tribute.
The Address information defaults based on the selected primary contact.

14.  Click Save to enable the Create Donation Codes tab.

15.  On the Create Donation Codes tab, perform the following to automatically create gift products:

a.    Select whether the funds will be placed through Cash/Check/CC or through a One Year Pledge.

b.    Enter the Amount.

c.    Select the date to start taking gifts on from the Code can be used after drop-down, if necessary.

d.    Click the Create Matching Gift checkbox, if necessary.

e.    Select a Default Campaign and select whether the fund should be made exclusive to this campaign.

f.      Select a Default Appeal and select whether the fund should be made exclusive to this appeal.

g.    Click Create New Donation Codes to commit the gift products.
A pop-up displays stating the “Gift Product was created successfully.”

16.  On the Thank You Letter Defaults tab, perform the following to select default letters to use to create thank you letters for this Fund:

a.    Select the Default Thank You Hard Credit Standard Letter Code from the drop-down.
This is the letter code for all hard credit acknowledgement merge letters if this fund is selected for the donation.

b.    Select the Default Thank You Soft Credit Standard Letter Code from the drop-down.
This is the letter code for all soft credit acknowledgement merge letters if this fund is selected for the donation.

c.    Select the Default Salutation from the drop-down for the selected Letter Code.

d.    Select the Default Signor from the drop-down for the selected Letter Code.

17.  Click Save.

Screen Element Description

Fund Definition
Fund Text box. A unique code for the fund. Maximum length is 24 characters.
Description Text box. The description of the fund.
Classification Drop-down. The classification of the fund. This code can be used for classifying funds for reporting purposes. For example, Capital Fund, Building Fund, or Disaster Relief Fund.
Recognition Structure Drop-down. The recognition structure associated with the fund. You can define multiple recognition levels within one structure assigned to a campaign/fund and others defined across the system for lifetime giving awards. The recognition structure defines the donation levels that will receive recognition. Changes to the recognition structure of a fund only affect future donations, not donations already entered.
Active Read-only. A new fund is automatically considered active. The green checkmark indicates the fund can be linked to campaigns, appeals, recognition levels, and solicitation teams. Only active funds can be selected for a product or an order line.
Goal Amount Text box. The target amount of money the fund wants to raise.
Begin Date Drop-down. The start date of the fund. If a date is entered, the fund is restricted to donations received on or after a certain date. If an end date is entered as well, the fund is restricted to donations received between a specific date range.
End Date Drop-down. The last date of the fund. If a date is entered along with a begin date, the fund is restricted to donations received between a specific date range.

Restricted Fund
Restricted Fund Checkbox. Informational only. When checked, indicates the fund’s purpose is restricted. Donations made to the fund must be used for the specific purpose defined for the fund.
Restricted Date Checkbox. When checked, indicates the fund must be used by a specific date. If not used by the specific date, the funds must be returned to the donors.
Purpose Text box. A free-form field to identify the purpose of the restricted fund. Funds donated to a restricted fund can only be used for the purpose defined here.

Default GL Accounts for New Donation Codes
Receivable Account Link. When clicked, you can search for the appropriate receivable account. The receivable account will be used for sales and receipt transactions. The account must exist for a company referenced in the current Org Unit ID and must be an asset account.
Prepayment Liability Account Read-only. Defaults based on the receivable account identified above. This is the account that is used to store payments prior to invoicing. It must be valid for a company referenced in the current Org Unit ID and it must be a liability account.
Writeoff Account Link. When clicked, you can search for the appropriate write-off account. When a write-off of an open balance (including tolerance write-offs) is created, the transaction is DR Write-off Account, CR Accounts Receivable. The account must be either an income or expense account.
Deferred Revenue Account Link. This field is the account that is used for sales transactions for the fund. If no deferred revenue is to be recorded, this should be a standard revenue account. It is validated against the FGL_Account_Master table and must be valid for your organization. A warning message displays if an account is selected that is not for the organization unit of the gift. It may be a liability or revenue account.
Revenue Account Link. This field is the offsetting income account for the fund. This is the account that will be used by a revenue recognition process. It is validated against the FGL_Account_Master table. However, a warning message will display if an account is selected that is not for the organization unit of the gift. It must be a revenue account.
Agency Deferred Account Link. When clicked, you can search for the appropriate deferred agency account. When a deferred revenue transaction is created for an agency, this account is used. If no deferred transactions are expected, this account should be the same as the agency discount account.
Agency Discount Account Link. When clicked, you can search for the appropriate agency discount account. When a discount is granted to the agency for this product, this account number is used. It reduces the AR number while maintaining the full revenue account amount. It may be either a revenue or expense account. Entry defaults the deferred discount account to the same account.

Tribute To
Tribute Type Drop-down. If this fund is in tribute to a person, company, or group, select the Tribute Type. For example, In Honor Of or In Memory Of. The acknowledgement letters and fund summary reports differ based on the code entered here.
Description Text box. The description of the tribute. A Tribute Type must be selected in order to enter a description.
Tribute To Link. The customer to whom this fund is a tribute.
Primary Contact Link. The contact for the customer to whom this fund is a tribute. A fund donation summary report can be generated for the primary contact.
Address Link. The address of the primary contact to whom this fund is a tribute. This address will be used when the fund summary report is sent to the primary contact.

Create Donation Codes
Cash/Check/CC Checkbox. When checked, indicates this donation is a flat monetary value paid in cash, check, or a credit card.
One Year Pledge Checkbox. When checked, indicates this donation is a one year pledge.
Amount Text box. The amount of the donation or pledge that was given.
Code can be used after Drop-down. The date on which this donation code is available.
Create Matching Gift Checkbox. When checked, indicates a matching gift will be created for this donation.
Default Campaign Link. When clicked, a Chooser displays. Search for and select the appropriate campaign associated with the donation.
Make Exclusive to the Campaign Checkbox. When checked, indicates the donation is exclusive to the default campaign and cannot be associated with another campaign.
Default Appeal Link. When clicked, a Chooser displays. Search for and select the appropriate appeal associated with the donation.
Make Exclusive to the Appeal Checkbox. When checked, indicates the donation is exclusive to the default appeal and cannot be associated with another appeal.
Create New Donation Codes Button. When clicked, the product/gift is created and a confirmation pop-up displays. If you receive a “Default Rate Code is not set” error message, you must define a default rate code for the Fundraising subsystem using the Rate Structure Maintenance (ORD000) screen.

Thank You Letter Defaults
Default Thank You Hard Credit Standard Letter Code Drop-down. The letter codes that are available for hard credits.
Default Thank You Soft Credit Standard Letter Code Drop-down. The letter codes that are available for soft credits.
Default Salutation Drop-down. The default salutation code for the selected Letter Code. Values are populated based on the non-fixed CUS "CUS_SALUTATION" system type.
Default Signor Drop-down. The default signor code for the selected Letter Code. Values are populated based on the non-fixed FND "ACK_LETTER_SIGNOR" system type.