Entering & Managing Pledges
How to enter pledges, send reminders, and create reports
To enter a pledge payment, you can add a new transaction from the Constituents Grid in the CRM Module or the Transactions Grid in the Transactions & Inv...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Yes, you can always add general type contributions, even if a constituent has any open pledges. You can apply any contribution to any open pledge, you can...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:46 AM
When recording the pledge payment, enter the amount received in the Amount field at the top of the screen. The amount will be applied towards the next Due A...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:47 AM
If a constituent pays more than the expected amount, you have the choice to treat the overpayment as an additional general transaction or have it apply to t...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Yes. If you need to edit a past payment that has already been recorded, you will need to edit that payment from the main Transactions Grid or the constituen...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:45 AM
You can request an update if you received notice that a credit card was declined or the constituent reaches out to update their credit card information. Ple...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Yes, using either the Simple or Advanced Donation pages, you can accept a pay later request. This type of donation will create a pledge within the constitue...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 10:57 AM
If your organization tracks pledges in financial reporting, you may need to record any pledges which go unfulfilled as write offs. You are able to edit p...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 AM
No. A pledge is set up for payments from one constituent. A contribution from one constituent cannot be applied to another constituent's pledge. In ...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Yes. You can have the constituent update via the constituent portal, or an internal user can send an update request from the constituent's Payment Optio...
Thu, 3 Sep, 2026 at 11:06 AM