Raiser's Edge Funds and G/L Codes

I feel like you have two options:

1. Add GL codes and continuing using split gift functionality
2. Stick with your attributes and stop using split gift functionality. Enter gifts separately.

You don't HAVE to be connected to FE in order to use GL codes or even use the Posting process.


Whether or not to split gifts is a big topic among RE users. I personally land on the "don't use split gift functionality - enter them manually" side. It can be more difficult to report if you are using Crystal Reports or some other reporting software. They generally seems to work well enough if you stay "inside" of Raiser's Edge for reporting - using queries, exports and standard reports. But you need to understand the fields to pull and how they work in various reports. To help you evaluate your options, I would recommend researching split gifts in the community and on the Facebook user group. You'll find a lot of discussion!


Karen

Since we do not use split gifts, I have added a note in the reference section of each gift.

For example: (1of2) & (2of2)

This will notify me that one payment has paid for multiple gifts in the system.