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  1. Quick vs Advanced Filters

    Quick and advanced filters are available when viewing the Gift and Contact listings.   Quick Filters:  allow you to quickly search based on basic information such as dates, name, address, or tags Advanced Filters: are set up by selecting...
  2. Communication Options

    GiveSmart Donor CRM has multiple options for emailing your contacts.  From gift thank you's to email marketing campaigns, we have you covered.   To locate the communication options, from the left navigation select Communications . Here you will ...
  3. How to Add a New User to Donor CRM

    This guide explains how to add new users and manage access within Donor CRM. User Roles Overview There are two types of user roles: Admin User Can manage users, fields, codes, activities, and client settings Standard User Has limited...
  4. Data Conversion

    GiveSmart Donor CRM Data Conversion When you add GiveSmart Donor CRM, our Services Team will perform your data conversion to get all of your external data into Donor CRM.  However there are still a few items that will need to be completed by you ...
  5. Automated Data Sync Donor Profiles

    Donor profiles that are created in Donor CRM through the automated data sync process will match based on the GiveSmart Fundraise or Events Donor ID and will compare that to the email & phone number the donor uses when completing a new transaction....
  6. How To add an In Kind Gift

    An In Kind Gift is a non-monetary gift (e.g. a physical asset vs. cash) which can be recorded in Donor CRM.  Adding an In Kind Gift When recording a new gift in Donor CRM, select the Payment Type for In-Kind Goods or Services . Fill in the Gif...
  7. Why do I have Anonymous Transactions

    You have the Automated Data Sync  (ADS) enabled for transactions made via GiveSmart Events and/or Fundraise. When logging in to Donor CRM, you see an Anonymous Transactions alert:  Selecting View Anonymous Transactions takes you to Dat...
  8. Glossary

    Activities A historical recording of completed or to-be-completed tasks associated with a specific contact Examples: A phone call scheduled for User A to call Donor B next week, an email that went out to Donor C a month ago, a meeting ...
  9. Manually export from GiveSmart Events to Import into Donor CRM

    What are some situations where I'd need to manually import records into Donor CRM? Bring in Activities that occurred prior to Automated Data Sync being enabled Accidentally declined records during the data import & review step Transactions syn...
  10. Households & Groups Best Practices

    Use our helpful tips to assist you in creating and managing your new households and groups.   Adjust Column Order In preparation for creating your households and groups, you can adjust the column order to move the frequently sorted columns to th...