Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod, now celebrating it's 30th anniversary, is a rapidly growing non profit dedicated to supporting the chronic care needs of Southeastern Massachusetts communities. The dynamic Philanthropy department is responsible for over 10% of the total organizational income...

Does anyone have a P&P or guidelines on credit cards? We receive a lot of phoned in credit card information and I'm trying to find out what the guidelines are. Are we allowed to store in locked areas, should we shred or what??? For our auditing purposes, we are suppose to keep the gift...so I...

The World Resources Institute, a global environmental think tank based in Washington, DC is looking for an experienced Gifts Administrator. This is a newly structured position within WRI’s Development Department. The Gifts Administrator is responsible for processing and entering donor information and...

We have a fundraising event that attendees can purchase tickets to. The actual cost of each ticket (meal cost, etc.) is $40, and ticket prices begin at $100. How is the gift to be entered in RE? Should the "receipted amount" reflect the actual donation amount (in this case, $60 for a ticket...

Hi, We currently flag anonymous donors using the tick box "gives anonymously" on the bio 1 tab. Recently we have had anonymous donors that, whilst they wish to keep the amount of their donation private, they do want to be recognised as donors and invited to the annual donor function etc. I...

Our athletics department buys t-shirts and sweatshirts in bulk and then sells them throughout the year for a small profit to raise funds. This year they have also purchased discount cards offered through a local organization that offer the buyer discounts at several local stores and restaurants. Since...

Hi Joan, I have posted several parts of my manual on the Blackbaud website. My manual is actually over 75 documents totaling more than 175 pages so it is done in groups. Log in on the Blackbaud website, click on Support and Forums; under the Raiser's Edge Forum you'll see the Client Shared Document...

One of the ways we "entice" a donor to give a large contribution is to allow them to have a room, building, etc. on a plaque with their name on it. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to record that in Raisers Edge? Especially if you want to query on it. We are offering appx. 100 different...

Are there any organizations that have a gift acceptance policy they would be willing to share that addresses in-kind gifts (tangible property, etc.)? We are looking to see how organizations specifically address 1) the criteria used to determine if an in-kind gift should be accepted (mission related,...

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