Setting Up and Using Elevated Events for use with Ticketed Performance

Hi there,

Fairly new to Tess, and I'm trying to figure out how I should set up/use Elevated Events. I have several questions...

1) We have only a few levels - I've already had our consortium license holder set up my levels (we added a few for split options)

 - $50,000 Co-Chair - FMV/non-deductible amount is $6,400 ($4,000 is for the performance ticket, balance includes parking, dinner/drinks, and gift) - 20 seats

 - $25,000 Sponsor - FMV is $3,200 ($2,000 for performance, rest for everything else) - 10 seats

 - $10,000 Table Purchas - FMV is $3,200 (same breakdown as above, but without the non-tangible recognition) - 10 seats

 - $500 Single seat  - FMV is $320 ($200 for performance, rest for everything else) - 1 seat

QUESTION - How should these purchases be recorded? Should I record them in contribution batches and use the elevated events campaign to assist me? If so, how does ticketing take over the performance amount for their records? If the other way around, how do I make sure the guests get the deductible amount on their contributions record?

2) Already, some donors have opted to split tables, and so I have received several, non-exact checks that add up to the totals I have outlined above (they come from the "same constituent" but are distributed from different sources, presumably to legally account for the tangible benefits these donors receive). Can these be recorded using elevated events, or will I run into issues since they are not exactly lined up with the choices I've set up?

3) How do I best account for donations made for or at the Gala where they are not receiving any benefits - as in sending a donation in the amount of a package listed above, but not planning to come, OR making a donation at the event itself.

TL:DR - can someone who is using elevated events for galas where the purchase includes a ticket to a performance please get in touch with me so I can operationalize this properly.