Last year we received a pledge for $10,000 paid in two parts but rather than enter it as a pledge we just entered it as a gift of $5,000. As we want the pledge to be recorded is there a way for me to create a pledge of $10,000 now and then add that already paid gift as the 1st payment?
You can put the $5,000 on account, create the new pledge and then apply the on account to the pledge. That's what we do in this type of situation.