- Go to Configuration, then click on “Donation Programs” found in the sidebar under Donation
- Click the [New Donation Program] button near the bottom of the page or click the [+] button to the left of the “Program” list heading
- Display on reports as: Enter the name of the Program as you want it displayed on your reports (maximum 50 characters)
- Display to donors as: Enter the name of the Program as you want displayed to donors when they are recording a donation (i.e. unrestricted, capital campaign, your specific organization programs, etc) – (maximum 200 characters)
- Check the box to make the Donation Program Active
- If you ever want to stop using a specific Donation Program but want to keep the data, you can turn it off by making it ‘Inactive’
- Optional: Check the Recurring donations box to allow a donor to create a recurring donation subscription for this program
- Optional: Enter a Description that is visible to donors
- Optional: Enter a Default Donation Amount
- Optional: Enter one or more Suggested Donation Amounts by entering the amount, then click the [Add Suggested Amount] button
- Click the [Save] button