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Gifts in Kind

Written by Cristiana Ghinea

A suggested way to add Gifts in Kind to Donorfy and report on them, without affecting transactional figures and potentially Gift Aid, you can create a dedicated Gift in Kind Activity Type and add Gift in Kind Activities to a constituent's timeline. To do this:

Create an Activity Type

  • Create an activity type for Gift in Kind

  • Set up a number field on Activity Type for Notional Value

  • Add Text, Date and Yes/No fields as required, for example

Text Field: e.g. GIK Description or GIK Product

Date Fields: e.g. Date Pledged and Date Provided

Yes/No Field: e.g. Confirmed and Completed

  • Save Changes

Gifts in Kind Activity Config Example

Add Activity to Constituent Timeline

From within a constituents timeline, add a new activity

  • Set the date

  • Select the Gift in Kind Activity Type from the drop-down box

  • Select the Campaign from the drop-down box

  • Insert any Notes as required

  • Add the details to the Text, Date and Yes/No fields as required

  • Create a task, if required, for example - follow up on 18th May 2020

  • If an alert is to be shown on the constituent's record, then toggle the Show as Alert switch to Yes

  • Add any connections, if needed

  • Once you have entered the data you would like, Save Changes

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The Gift in Kind Activity will then display on the constituent Timeline

Gifts in Kind Timeline Example

Create a List

To see what Gift in Kinds have been received or pledged, and the status, create an Activity List.

  • Name your List

  • Include the Activity Type - in this case Gift in Kind

  • Add any additional Filters as required

  • Save & Update Preview

Gifts in Kind List Example

If you use the include field rather than a filter you will be able to filter or include the extra fields by name rather than field 1, field 2 etc.

Auto Tags

If you would like to you can also create a Gift in Kind Tag and set it so that it uses the Gift in Kind List to Auto Tag the constituent record. See these articles to create a tag and set the Auto Tag:

Create a Tag: Setting up Tags

Set up Auto Tagging: Auto Tagging

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