Step 8: Create Links to one or more Events
If your site contains a Fundraiser Dashboard part, a Go to my dashboard button appears automatically on the event registration page for your Fundraiser. When a participant clicks the button, she is directed to her Fundraiser dashboard.
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In the Fund from The Raiser’s Edge frame, in the Fund field, click Select to select the Raiser’s Edge fund to credit with registration fees you collect. |
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In the Giving Options frame, you can select Allow Matching gifts to add a My company will match my gift checkbox to the page. Site visitors can select My company will match my gift and enter the company name in a Company field. |
If you use MatchFinder Online, a Look it up link appears next to the checkbox. Visitors click the link to access MatchFinder Online and search for the company. MatchFinder Online contains information about matching gift companies, such as the minimum and maximum gift details and match ratio. Data from MatchFinder Online integrates with The Raiser's Edge. For information about MatchFinder Online purchasing options, send an email to solutions@blackbaud.com.
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In the Required Fields frame, select the checkbox for each donor field to require on the donation form. To ensure you download complete constituent information into The Raiser's Edge, we recommend that you make all of these fields required. |
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In the Captions frame, for each button or label listed, specify the text to appear on the event registration form. Enter the text in the field next to each screen item in the grid. |
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In the Registration Options frame, select whether to display the event information and selection as two pages. If you include a second page, the website user selects events to register for on one page and enters registration quantity and pricing information on another page. To allow the website user to select both events and registration options on one page, select Exclude the first Event Info/Selection page from registration. |
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To include an event, click Add Event in the Events frame. The Event Search screen appears so you can select an event. |
You can include multiple events for the fundraiser. When you add an event, the steps are the same as the add an event steps on the Event Registration Form part. For more information about this part, see Event Registration Form (Classic).
Note: When a Fundraiser is linked to an event, you can establish automatic registrations for a family. For more information, see Event Registration for Guests.
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In the Attributes frame, select the participant attribute to appear in the Display column. To make the attributes required, select the checkbox in the Required column. To change the text of the attribute on your registration page, enter the text to display in the Caption field. |
One-per-record attributes with a type of Date, Text, Number, Currency, and Yes/No can be used in the program. Table type attributes are available without being selected as one-per-record. Fuzzy Date and Constituent Name type attributes are not available in Blackbaud NetCommunity.
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In the Page Link frame, to add a link to another web page, click Link. The Create Page Link screen appears. |
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In the Confirmation Screen frame, select options for the donation summary that appears after a user submits a donation. |
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To use the program’s default confirmation screen, select Use default confirmation screen. |
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To customize a confirmation screen, select Use custom confirmation screen. The HTML editor appears. The program’s default confirmation screen appears in the HTML editor for you to customize according to your needs. |
In the box, edit the content to appear for the donation summary. To format the content’s appearance and layout, use the HTML editor toolbar. To include personalized information, use merge fields. For more information, see HTML Editor.
Tip: Customizations for the confirmation screen remain even if you select Use default confirmation screen. To remove your customizations for the screen, select Use custom confirmation screen and click Load Confirmation Template. The program’s default confirmation screen appears in the HTML editor for you to customize again.
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In the Merchant Account frame, select the merchant account to use to process credit cards. For example, select your IATS account. |