Can you have a donation form map to different appeal codes based on the $amount of the donation

Sarah Lumb

We have segmented our donors into ranges based on the dollar amount they donate and when a donation is completed online we would like Luminate Online to automatically determine and assign the appropriate appeal code based on the amount entered.  For example our Mid-Level Donors are people who make a donation between $50 and $250 and we would like anyone who donates within that range to go to a specific appeal code, anyone who donates less than $50 would go to a different appeal code and anyone > $250 would go to a third and different appeal code.  Is this possible?  We are integrated with Raiser's Edge.

Brian Mucha

I've never heard of anyone using appeal this way. How did that happen? 

This whole approach won't catch people that give two $150 gifts as "$250 and up" in the way that a YTD Giving segementation using query and groups would. 


This idea is something of a hack and needs some basic JS.


You could have a designated giving picker on your donation form, but hidden with CSS. Then you could set the selected designation invisibly using JavaScript. Add an onClick/onChange event to the gift tier buttons and the Other Amount field that selects the designaton according to the price selected. (You can map donation designations to campaign, funds and appeals.)


This will be a pain in the butt if you have lots of forms with different campaign and funds. You'll be tracking lots of designation XRefs. And since it's client-side JS it won't be 100% reliable.


I have to think there's a better solution on the RE side. Hopefully one that doesn't use appeals like this.