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I'm creating a new donation page for our website with Online Express, and there is interest in having a check box on the donation site asking if the donor wishes to receive materials about planned giving.  I've been in touch with Blackbaud and their solution is to create gift attributes with the phrasing I want and have that be where people indicate their interest.  I've tried this and now my check boxes have dissapeared and that portion of the page looks very unprofessional.  Have any of you figured out a good way to include information that's not part of the basic Online Express format?  Thanks!
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  • Page Zettlemoyer:

    Hello!


    .... a check box on the donation site asking if the donor wishes to receive materials about planned giving.  I've been in touch with Blackbaud and their solution is to create gift attributes with the phrasing I want and have that be where people indicate their interest....



    Are you sure they said Gift Attributes and not Participant Attributes? If this relates to OLX, you should be using Participant Attributes. On your side menu, go to "Config" then click "Attributes" and select Participant. Add a description for your attribute (I suggest making it vague so it can be reused mutliple times) such as "Yes/No Question". In Data Type, you can create your own custom table of drop down options (made through the Config > Tables area) or in this case you can just choose Yes/No. When using the Yes/No data type, make sure you select "Allow 1 per record" or it may not display. 


    Then go to your OLX event Page, click Field Options and add your participant attributes there.

    Here are some I am using:
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    The "Display Name" lets you customize what you're asking.


    Under "Fine Tuning" click the "Event Details" tab to preview this information. 


    If theres an issue with the way its displaying on your webpage, then you may need to look into how your webpage CSS is affecting the form as the form will inherit many style options from your page. It's not a check box, but it serves the same function.

  • Thanks for your help.  It appears you’re
    working in an event sheet and I was working in a donation sheet, so
    the mechanics are a little different.  I’ve solved the problem
    for the time being, and am hoping it continues to work.  I
    appreciate your input in trying to help me figure this out!

     

    Page
    Zettlemoyer

    Director, Annual Giving and Donor Engagement

    Presby's Inspired Life

    Community Support Center

    (O)610-260-1160

      
    www.presbysinspiredlife.org


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  • Page Zettlemoyer:

    Thanks for your help.  It appears you’re working in an event sheet and I was working in a donation sheet, so the mechanics are a little different.  I’ve solved the problem for the time being, and am hoping it continues to work.  I appreciate your input in trying to help me figure this out!

     

    Page Zettlemoyer

    Director, Annual Giving and Donor Engagement

    Presby's Inspired Life

    Community Support Center

    (O)610-260-1160


      
    www.presbysinspiredlife.org


    CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and/or privileged material, the disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. Access, copying or re-use of the e-mail or any attachment, or any information contained therein, by any other person is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient please return the e-mail to the sender and delete it from your computer.

     

    My misunderstanding! Glad you got it to work. Yes in the case of a donation form Gift Attributes is the best option.


    You can see https://www.campchi.com/donate/  for an idea of how we've catered a specific donation form to include a table and text field. The Gift Designation & Donor Recognition fields are both gift attributes that were added the same way as explained above, just under "Gift" instead of "Participant". 

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