The **Donations Module** allows organizations to manage one-time and recurring donations, enabling seamless contributions from users and guests through various channels. This module ensures accurate tracking, visibility, and management of all donations.
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### **Ways to Give Donations**
1. **Donations Page (Storefront)**:
- Accessible on the storefront for users and guests.
- Users can choose to donate as a guest or logged-in user.
- Allows one-time or recurring donations.
2. **During Checkout**:
- Users can add a donation during the checkout process for classes or events.
3. **Admin Backend**:
- Administrators can manually record donations, from a persons profile by clicking the "Donate" icon and adding the donation to the cart.
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### **Types of Donations**
1. **One-Time Donations**:
- A single contribution made by the donor.
2. **Recurring Donations**:
- Donations that recur on a monthly basis.
- When designated as recurring:
- The donor’s payment profile is automatically saved for future transactions.
- Recurring donations appear as **monthly pledges** paid on the same date as the initial donation.
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### **Viewing and Managing Donations**
1. **Donor Profile**:
- Navigate to **Profile > Giving > See Details** to view donations made by an individual.
- Includes details such as:
- Date
- Amount
- Campaign
- Payment type (One-time or Recurring)
- Notes (if applicable)
2. **Review All Donations**:
- Go to **Development > Review Donations** to see a comprehensive list of all donations.
- Includes filters for:
- Date range
- Campaign
- Person ID
- Here you can also edit an existing donation, such as the campaign or tactic.
1. **Recurring Donations as Pledges**:
- Recurring donations are tracked as monthly pledges under the donor’s profile and in the **Development** section.
- Administrators can review, update, or cancel recurring donations from the backend.
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### **Guest Donations**
- From the Storefront Donations Page donations can be made without requiring the donor to create an account
### **Notes**
Donors have the option to decide which campaign to donate to when multiple [[Campaigns]] are active. You can let us know if you would like to disable this feature, or configure the default campaign.
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