Contribution Batches
A batch is a group of gifts, typically entered on the same day.
- Online Batches
- To accept online gifts, you must first create a merchant account with our trusted processing partner Vanco.
When a contributor gives via text or uses a credit or debit card to give online, their gift batches automatically within the Online tab. See Vanco's processing times to learn when you can expect to receive these contributions.
- Stock and Cryptocurrency ("Crypto") Batches
- Stock and crypto contributions batch in a unique way. Despite requiring a merchant account and receiving these gifts via online giving form, these batches display on the Stock/Crypto tab instead. To post them, you must do it by hand.
To follow the status of your incoming stock and crypto gifts, learn more about what each status means.
When you finish posting contributions for the previous year, you do not have to close out the year; you can begin posting contributions for January of the current year.
When you view posted batches at the beginning of a new year, you will notice there are no batches because they display by year-to-date.
Amounts listed on the Contributions page are color-coded as follows:
- Amount Entered displays red if you receive less than the Expected Amount.
- Amount Entered also displays red if you receive more than the Expected Amount.
- If no Expected Amount is entered, "–" displays. Amount Entered is always green as a result.
- If the Expected Amount and Amount Entered match, Amount Entered displays green.