Payment Options

You can allow event registrants to choose to pay later when they register, such as registrants who want to pay at the event or sponsors who want to be invoiced before they make payments.

Note: This option is not available to registrants who choose to include a donation.

From the Get started tab on the event registration form designer, select Include pay later option for registration fees under Payment options.

Tip: From the Form tab of the event registration designer, you can edit the appearance of the Pay later link. For more information, see Complete Payment.

By default, the option to create a pledge for the unpaid fees is selected. If you select to create a pledge for unpaid fees, those pledges are then included in a gift batch for approval. For more information, see Gift Batches. After you approve the pledge, the fees and pledge information update on the participant record.

As you apply payments to the linked pledge, the pledge payment is automatically linked to the participant record and the outstanding balance is reduced.

To manually link a pledge or pledge payment to a participant, on a participant's record, under Fees and payments, select Link gift. From the list, select the pledge or pledge payment to link. For more information, see Fees and Payments.

Tip: To view outstanding fees for an event, you can add the Payments Balance column from Events, Overview.

Note: To remind registrants of their commitment, you can print pledge reminders in database view. Navigate to Print on the gift record or create them in the Mail module. For more information, see Pledge Reminder Best Practices.