You will need the Full Write Pledges permission to perform this action.
There are two ways you can add a new giving campaign to One Church Software. The first is to click on the "New" drop-down menu at the top of any page, and click on "Giving Campaign."
The other way is to go to "Contributions > Pledges" in the left-hand navigation menu and click on the "Add New" button at the top.
Regardless of which method you choose, a pop up will appear where you can enter the details for this giving campaign. The following fields are available:
Name - this is the name of the campaign. This field is required.
Description - a description detailing what the purpose of the campaign is and anything else you want to include.
Date Range - the start and end date for the campaign. Both the start and end date are required.
Goal Amount - the amount of money you are looking to raise. If blank, the goal for the campaign will equal the sum of all pledges.
Pledges Only? - If yes, only contributions entered that are part of a campaign pledge will count towards the goal. If no, all gifts to a campaign fund will count for this campaign regardless if there is an existing pledge or not.
Campaign Designations - select the funds that should apply to this campaign. Whenever a pledge contribution comes in for a chosen fund within the time specified above, it will be credited to this campaign.
Allow early donations - If yes, donors can contribute to their pledge before their pledge start date. Note, this requires the selected designations below to not also be used in other campaigns. Dedicated designations should be created just for this campaign first if needed.
Once complete, click on the "Save" button to create the campaign. You will be redirected to the campaign screen.
How are contributions credited to the campaign?
When a contribution is entered into the system (regardless of how), the date and designation for the transaction are used to determine which pledge it should be credited to. The system will look for a pledge that is active at the time the contribution was given and for the designation entered.
If a campaign is marked as "Pledges Only?" then the donor must have a pledge within that campaign for it to be counted towards the campaign. Otherwise, any contribution that matches the campaign date range and designation will count.
Important: You can create giving campaigns with overlapping date ranges. However, if there is an overlap, the two campaigns cannot share a designation
Next Steps
Learn how to add pledges to the campaign
Learn how to track the progress of a campaign