Initial fundraising configuration
Two components in CiviCRM are geared solely for fundraising: CiviContribute, which handles donations, and CiviPledge, which is designed for preauthorized payments or promises to make future payments. This section describes how to configure them.
Note
For organizations that will want to use CiviCRM in Europe, there is an extension called CiviSepa, which allows the recording of SEPA mandates, both for one-off and for recurring contributions. You can find the CiviSepa extension on the CiviCRM website extensions page at https://civicrm.org/extensions/civisepa-sepa-direct-debit-extension.
CiviContribute also supports the financial aspects of the CiviEvent and CiviMember components; if you are using those tools you will need to configure it to record or accept payments for event registrations, memberships, and subscriptions, even if your organization does not accept direct donations but only payments in exchange for such things.
Configuring CiviContribute
The first...