Add a Fund, Campaign, or Appeal

To add a new Fund/Campaign/Appeal...

1. Click the Add button on the Navigation Bar at the top of the screen.
   
2. Click either Fund, Campaign, or Appeal.
3. The New Fund/Campaign/Appeal screen will be displayed. 
4. Enter a Name and Description. Both should be at least 3 characters in length and no more than 50 characters in length.
5. If desired, type the monetary Goal of the fund.
6. Enter the Start and End Dates. 
7. The Fund Credit Account Name and Debit Account Name fields are to be used specifically with a Finance Export. These fields align with the chart of accounts you have created in your financial software. 
   
   If you will be utilizing Salsa CRM’s Finance Export for Quickbooks, you will want to ensure the Credit Account and Debit Account Name fields contain the names of the corresponding accounts located in your chart of accounts.  You must enter the account names with colons between the main account and any sub-accounts. Do not use any spaces between the colons and account names, as this will create a new line item in your financial software.
   
   The example shows the credit account entered in the following format: Perm. Restricted:Net Assets.
    
   
   IMPORTANT TO NOTE: To avoid creating duplicate accounts in your financial software, you will want to be sure these fields match exactly to those in your financial software.  Please refer to the Finance Export article for more information.
    
8. If desired, select the Restricted checkbox for Funds only. 
   
   NOTE: Selecting the Restricted checkbox will set a flag in your database to indicate if a fund is considered restricted or unrestricted money. The cash in a restricted fund should only be used for (is restricted to) whatever purposes the fund represents. For example, a scholarship account can only be used for scholarships, not for paying salaries.
   
9. The 'This Fund/Campaign/Appeal is no longer active. Hide it as an option for new donations and other screens that list Fund/Campaign/Appeal' option may be selected once you are done accepting donations for this Fund/Campaign/Appeal. Please check out this article on retiring Funds, Campaigns, or Appeals.
10. Select Save. The new Fund/Campaign/Appeal has been added to the system.