A recognition credit enables more than one constituent to receive recognition for a single revenue. When you receive a donation, recognition credits provide flexibility to recognize constituents for the donation. For example, you can recognize additional constituents for the revenue and decide how much credit each constituent receives. You can also recognize a donor for an amount that is greater than the revenue amount or lower than the revenue amount. Lastly, you can recognize donors for a portion of the transaction over multiple periods of time. Recognition credits are associated with revenue. However, due to the flexibility of recognition credits, it is important to distinguish recognition credits from revenue.
The Recognition Credits tab appears for all revenue types, except matching gift claims. This tab displays information about recognition credits for transactions. When you recognize multiple constituents, you decide whether to split the credit evenly among all recipients, give each recipient full recognition credit, or define your own credit distribution. You can recognize as many constituents as necessary as long as each recognition credit recipient is a constituent. In addition, you can recognize a donor for an amount that is greater than the revenue amount or lower than the revenue amount or you can recognize donors for a portion of the transaction over multiple periods of time.
For more information about recognition credits, see the Blackbaud CRM Revenue Guide.