Contributions In Honor/In Memory Of ...

We're also looking at this issue as we work on improving the way we acknowledge gifts in memory/in honor of someone.

Specifically, does anyone else send an acknowledgment to the honoree?  If so, do you use Tessitura to accomplish this?

As far as recording the gifts, we currently set up a separate account for 'gifts in honor/memory of John Doe' and soft credit that account as an honoree.  For a gift membership, we just soft credit the account of the person receiving the membership (gift membership is also a creditee type).

We're also looking at this issue as we work on improving the way we acknowledge gifts in memory/in honor of someone.

Specifically, does anyone else send an acknowledgment to the honoree?  If so, do you use Tessitura to accomplish this?

As far as recording the gifts, we currently set up a separate account for 'gifts in honor/memory of John Doe' and soft credit that account as an honoree.  For a gift membership, we just soft credit the account of the person receiving the membership (gift membership is also a creditee type).

Is there a best practice for processing contributions from one person in honor or in memory of someone else? I see on the forums that some groups have built custom fields for this purpose. I also know that one can apply membership benefits in honor of a third party--but I'm not sure that would work in the case of "in memory of" someone.

Thanks!

Jesse Cohen

Director of Development and Communications

The Metroptolitan Opera Guild

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We're also looking at this issue as we work on improving the way we acknowledge gifts in memory/in honor of someone.

Specifically, does anyone else send an acknowledgment to the honoree?  If so, do you use Tessitura to accomplish this?

As far as recording the gifts, we currently set up a separate account for 'gifts in honor/memory of John Doe' and soft credit that account as an honoree.  For a gift membership, we just soft credit the account of the person receiving the membership (gift membership is also a creditee type).

Is there a best practice for processing contributions from one person in honor or in memory of someone else? I see on the forums that some groups have built custom fields for this purpose. I also know that one can apply membership benefits in honor of a third party--but I'm not sure that would work in the case of "in memory of" someone.

Thanks!

Jesse Cohen

Director of Development and Communications

The Metroptolitan Opera Guild

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