Request the ability to set suggested gift amounts for specific funds. | Voters

Request the ability to set suggested gift amounts for specific funds.

Elizabeth Woodcock

For example, we'd prefer to have the gift array for the annual fund start low and go up to leadership levels (e.g. a wide range), whereas a suggested gift amt for an endowed fund would start at much higher levels.

December 3, 2024

Michaela Regina Donnelly

I think this functionality has significant value, and could have a real positive impact on institutions using Almabase giving. Suggested ask amounts can differ wildly based on an individual institution's fundraising strategy and goals from year to year and fund to fund. For instance, a school might be trying to build a larger pool of younger donors focusing on recent grads, so lower amounts for a certain fund may be a better fit, whereas, another institution might be creating a fund to focus on engaging an established donor pool to increase their gifts for a specific capital improvement.

Not having the flexibility to control or adjust the suggested amounts by fund (or even change a fund's suggested amounts from year to year if strategy / goals change) is really limiting.

Rob Odoardi

We also need this to be functional! We have giving societies that we want to provide some suggested giving amounts. We may have some suggested gift amounts for graduating classes, etc. Having flexibility here would go a long way.

Sahil Mallick

Thank you for posting, Elizabeth Woodcock! I have a few more questions for you:

What specific criteria should determine the suggested gift amounts for different funds?
How frequently do you anticipate needing to update or change these suggested gift amounts?
Are there any specific funds or campaigns you have in mind that would benefit most from this feature?

Elizabeth Woodcock

Sahil Mallick, Thanks!

I want to offer the donor different suggested amounts based on different criteria. One might be based on the type of fund (endowed vs. annual), while another might be on the user the form is intended for. If it's a young alum, the array would be skewed to lower gift amounts; if it's going to leadership donors, then higher levels.
I don't anticipate them changing often once set up but having the ability to edit them as needed would be helpful. The issue is that the suggested gift amounts are currently in the general payment settings. It would be great if they could be edited as you set up each giving form so that you can decide the array based on the purpose of the form.
I'm currently working on a "one size fits all" form ("Make a Gift").

Let me know if you have further questions!

Elizabeth