Donor & Fund Management

Keep every donor record, pledge, and fund allocation accurate and current without staff spending hours on spreadsheet maintenance.

31 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
Map This Automation

About This Automation

Donor and fund management involves recording each gift, matching it to the correct fund, reconciling it against bank records, and reporting on fund balances. Handling these steps by hand creates delays in donor acknowledgment and increases the risk of misclassified funds.

Automation captures each gift as it arrives, matches it to bank deposits, and keeps fund balances and donor communications current. This shortens the time to send receipts and gives leadership an accurate, up to date view of fund health.

Key features
Captures incoming gifts and creates donor and fund records automatically
Matches each gift to the correct restricted or unrestricted fund
Reconciles gifts against bank deposits without manual cross-checking
Sends tax-compliant donor receipts within minutes of a gift
Flags lapsed donors based on giving pattern changes
Keeps fund balance reporting current for leadership review

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Donation Receivedtrigger

A new gift or pledge payment posts and starts the workflow.

2. Donation Intake & Logging Logs Gift

The automation creates or updates the donor record and gift entry, including fund code assignment.

3. Reconcile Deposit

The gift amount is matched automatically against the incoming bank deposit.

4. Review Mismatched Gift

If the deposit does not match, a finance staff member reviews and resolves the discrepancy manually.

5. Send Acknowledgment

A compliant receipt is generated and sent to the donor automatically.

6. Update Preferences

Donor segment and communication preferences are refreshed based on the new gift.

7. Fund Reporting Flags Lapsed Donors

The automation updates fund utilization figures and flags donors who have gone quiet.

8. Log Fund Balance Summary

An updated fund balance summary is written for leadership and board review.

4 reasons to map this process

1

It's completely free

No credit card, no commitment. Map your process and walk away with a full build plan.

2

You get a complete build plan

A visual process map, automation spec, delivery timelines, and everything needed to build it, customized to your workflow and tools.

3

You see your real numbers

Custom pricing, ROI projection, and payback timeline based on your actual process, not industry averages.

4

There's no obligation to build

Your build plan stays in your workspace with no expiry. Move forward whenever the timing is right.

Recommended for you

Other high-impact processes teams commonly map alongside this one.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before mapping this process.

This template is a starting point based on how other businesses handle this type of work. When you map your process, you describe exactly how your team does it and the automation is built around your workflow, not a generic template.

View more FAQs
Estimated Time Saving
31hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

Map this to your business to get your exact numbers.

Map This Automation

No credit card required — it's free.