I am trying to create business rules for data entry of addressees/salutation.  I thought it might be of most help if anyone knew where I could find such a document that was already established so that I can pull from it.  I want this to be a comprehensive reference for staff who are entering data to ensure consistency--I am hoping it will answer all those annoying questions:  "Who comes first, the man or woman?  What is the couple is of the same gender?", "How do you address a women who uses a Maiden name as a middle name?" and so on.

 HELP?!

Thank you!

Hi Tony,

Not sure where one can find a standard document for addresses and salutations for the States (perhaps United States Postal Service? or google search). At our Canadian-based organization, we just use a general rule of thumb, unless we hear otherwise from our donors (in which case we would check off "Edit" and manually change).

For examples:

Addressee: Mr. FName and Mrs FName2 LName
Salutation: Mr. and Mrs. LName

Addressee: Mr. FName and Mr. FName2 LName (same last name), or Mr. FName LName and Mr. FName2 LName2 (if different last name)
Salutation: Mr. and Mr. LName (if it's the same) or Mr. LName and Mr. LName2 (different)

Addressee: Mrs. FName MaidenName LName
Salutation: Mrs. LName 

Good luck!
Doreen Ha
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation of Vancouver

I tried to post a chart that Gina Gerhard was kind enough to share with me in 11/07 in the shared client document section.  It may not be exactly what you want but seemed like a great starting point.  Good Luck!

Jane Haslem, Blackbaud Database Manager

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

Thank you, Jane, for this.  It is a great start!

Thank you for posting this great resource!

Jackie Sims

Wolf Trap Foundation