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It's very easy to figure out if a new monthly partner has joined your team or if a special gift has come in. But, more difficult to track if a partner increases or decreases or has an interruption in their giving. Staffnet Toolbox tells you your Total Recurring Gift Amount, but it doesn't easily show you who/why/what caused the number to go up or down. Here's how I track it:
- Go to StaffnetToolbox→MTD Reporting-->MTD>Received Gifts-->Recurring >Filter Recurring Gifts
- Open a spreadsheet
- Sort your Recurring Gifts report alphabetically by name by clicking "nameDonor"
- Highlight and copy all names and amounts from your Recurring Gifts report * it will automatically copy the "c" and "x" but that won't affect anything
- Paste onto the spreadsheet.
- Format your spreadsheet
- The first row typically pastes one column to the left. You can move it by highlighting it then copy/paste it one cell over.
- Deleting columns B-F (Start, Last Gift, Non-Current, LL, and Frew.) keep the doc looking simple and easier to track data
- Column "H" (see pic "Step 4) won't tell you the frequency of the partner but that shouldn't matter because we're looking for changes, not trying to calculate amounts
- Freeze columns 1 & 2 for easy comparing.
- Add dates to the top row. This allows you to record when a partner's giving has changed.
- Manually add your Total Recurring Gift Amount at the bottom of column B, after the gifts
- Look for any changes to the Total Recurring Gift Amount. If you see a change (increase or decrease), follow these steps:
- Reopen your spreadsheet and repeat steps 3-5, but a few columns over
- Go through and see where numbers or names have changed. This should show you who increased/ decreased/ lapsed in giving.
- Once finished comparing info, record the changed date in the correct cell then delete the rest. Add the date at the top of column G then put any changes in the corresponding cells, then delete columns "H" and "I" to keep things neat.
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