Donation Processing & Receipting

Donors get their tax receipt within minutes, not days, and your team stops re-keying data between systems.

36 hrs
Time saved/month
7
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Donation processing requires staff to manually receive, verify, log, and receipt each gift across multiple systems. This fragmented workflow creates delays, duplicate records, and errors that frustrate donors and complicate tax reporting.

Automation captures donations from all sources, validates donor records, logs transactions instantly, and generates compliant tax receipts without manual intervention. Donors receive receipts immediately, and the team reclaims hours each month for mission-critical work.

Key features
Capture donations from email, payment processors, and web forms in a single intake point
Validate donor records and prevent duplicate entries automatically
Post donations to accounting software with correct fund coding in real time
Generate and deliver tax receipts with unique numbering and compliance fields
Update donor giving history and lifetime totals without manual data entry
Archive all receipts and supporting documents for audit and tax compliance

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Donation Receivedtrigger

A donation is submitted, online form, or email notification. The automation platform captures the donor name, amount, date, and payment method automatically.

2. Validate Donor

The automation checks for an existing donor record. If found, the record is updated with the new gift. If not found, a new donor record is created with contact details.

3. Post

The donation is automatically posted as a revenue transaction, with the correct account coding applied based on donation type or fund designation.

4. Generate Tax Receipt

A tax receipt is generated from a template using the donor name, amount, date, and a unique receipt number. The receipt is formatted as a PDF and stored in the archive.

5. Send Receipt via Email

The receipt PDF is automatically sent to the donor's email address with a personalized thank-you message and tax deductibility statement.

6. Update Donor Record

The donor record is updated with the gift amount, receipt status, and lifetime giving total. A timestamp confirms the receipt was sent.

7. Archive Documentation

The receipt, donation confirmation, and metadata are automatically archived to a secure folder with a consistent naming convention for audit and compliance.

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Estimated Time Saving
36hrs/month
Process pain:7.8/10
Mapped by:7 Companies

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