Configuring fundraising features for specific use cases

As of the time of publication of this book, NPSP offers 20 different features that can be configured for specific use cases. The features are listed here. We are going to look at the most common features used in fundraising:

Table 10.5 – Fundraising features available in NPSP

Of these features, the most commonly used are as follows:

1. Automated and manual soft credits
2. Donation allocations
3. Gift entry
4. Recurring donations

Let's address configuring each of these in the next section.

Configuring automated and manual soft credits

In Chapter 2, What Is NPSP?, we discussed soft credits to track a donor's influence on donations that are made to the nonprofit. We outlined a situation where Diana, a board member with a nonprofit, donates to the nonprofit. Her employer matches her donation. For the donation from the employer, Diana should receive soft...