We allow for on-line donations through a separate organization who, in turn, deposits the money into our bank directly.  We download a list of the donors.  I would like to begin entering these donations using Soft Credits (previously had been done as separate gifts).  Is there a way to enter information on the Constituent's gift record about that specific gift?  I am specifically looking for a way to track the Source of the donation, but it needs to be in a table form for consistency.  I tried using the Gift Code on the Miscellaneous tab of the gift, but this gets defaulted from the original Consitituent's gift record.  Have any ideas?  Thanks.

I am not sure if I am getting your question.  If the gifts are soft credited to the individuals, when you open the SC gift data from the individual's record, the screen it pulls up is the payment from the organization.  The screen shows the constituent (org) that made the actual payment .  If that isn't enough info, you could add data in the reference field of the original gift. It will also be there when you open any of the soft credit gifts. Is there something else that you are trying to track?

I am also not sure what your asking, but you could make an appeal for all gifts that come via that org.  We are currently receiving gifts via Network for Good and use NFG as the appeal.   Then I can pull reports etc by appeal.

We are currently using the reference field on the org's gift record for something else.  I would love to track WHY the donor chose to donate to us, and that information is on the report I get from the organization.  Each gift could have a different reason why.  As you all know, the org's gift record is displayed when you open the const's gift record, so I don't really have a place to store this information.  Nina mentioned creating a specific Appeal for this - I'll think about that.

I just talked with Blackbaud about this and the suggestion from them was to hard credit the donor with a soft credit to the organization......any thoughts on this suggestion?

I think you have to hard credit whoever cut the check. -- So if the check you deposit is from the company, they would be hard credited. 

Sort of strange I think that they would suggest that.  Basic procedure seems to always be hard credit the person/org that the money/check is received from. That's who is receipted and is 'the donor".

You may need to consider a constituent attribute for why give to your org.  I think that's where I'd put that type of info. Not just on  one gift record then if you want to do a constituent query.

I agree.  However, Blackbaud is suggesting that for a workaround.  I will think that through as well.  Any other thoughts would be appreciated.  Also, we do not receipt - the organization does and there is no cheque - money gets automatically deposited.  I'd like to keep that info with the gift if possible for gift querying - easier than having to remember a new const code or appeal.  Thanks for the help.