The Volunteer GIFTS Option can be added on to GIFTS to allow for the management of volunteer-related giving programs such as Dollars for Doers, Volunteer related grants, Volunteer Recognition, etc. This Option is specially designed for seamless integration with MicroEdge GIFTS and provides management with a complete picture of all giving programs.

The Volunteer GIFTS Option keeps track of program guidelines by automatically verifying each request against the appropriate guidelines and providing a recommendation. This Option will also produce desired correspondence and reports at the various stages of a request's handling, as well as manage the payment process.

Automated Verification

• Automatically verifies request and donor information as well as recipient organization information against program guidelines
• Eliminates erroneous payments by verifying limits and dollars spent, donor eligibility and recipient organization eligibility
• Tracks incomplete gift request forms

Correspondence

• Seamless interface to your Windows word-processor to generate automatic correspondence to organizations or employees ¹
• Direct e-mail and faxing capabilities to donors and recipient organizations ¹
• Produces vouchers, labels/envelopes, letters to donors/recipients, and check requests

Reporting

• Provides statistical reporting tools to analyze giving programs and make guideline changes to accommodate budget requirements
• Generates donor and recipient summary statements and reports
• Provides complete history of donors and recipient organization

Feature Highlights

• Eligibility requirements, match rates, ratios, and minimum/maximum amounts are easily defined and modified
• Handles high volume of transactions
• Batch processing of correspondence, approvals/declinations, and payments
• Handles Exceptions, VIPs, and special cases
• Override rules for special circumstances
• Up-to-date donor and recipient eligibility information
• Quickly access the giving history and limits for donors and recipient organizations

Requirements:

• GIFTS
• Essential GIFTS
• Correspondence Option
• Additional licenses purchased for GIFTS or Essential GIFTS are also applicable for this module.

1 Please refer to Compatibility Fact Sheet for specific versions supported.