Donations

Donations capture giving that isn't tied to an item, a ticket, or the appeal — a supporter who just wants to give. Gifts come in online or get recorded by your team, and every receipt shows the donor exactly what's tax-deductible.

A standalone donate page

Your event has a donation page open to any amount at any time — before the event, during it, or after. A supporter enters their name and email, chooses an amount, and pays through your processor. No account, no auction required.

Record cash and checks

When a donor hands a volunteer cash or a check, your team records it from the admin donations screen — donor, amount, and an optional note. Off-platform gifts count toward your totals the moment they're entered, so the number you report at the end of the night is complete.

In-kind gifts

Non-cash donations — a case of wine, a vacation week, professional services — get recorded with a description and an estimated fair-market value. In-kind value is reported separately from cash raised, because it isn't spendable money and it's receipted differently.

Receipts that split the deductible

Every receipt — emailed and as a PDF — shows the amount paid, the fair-market value of anything the supporter received in return, and the estimated tax-deductible portion that remains. A pure donation is fully deductible and says so; a $250 dinner ticket worth $80 shows the $170 that counts. The math is consistent across tickets, sponsorships, auction wins, and gifts, so donors never get two different answers.

Related: Payments & refunds and Fund A Need.