>The way the report is now, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to >me...or, rather, it reports something that is a bit misleading. One >assumes (at least I did) that the YTD and the Counts relate to the >categories on the left. That is, that you have 1-24.99 category, >with 500 people in it, totalling $5,000. You assume that the 500 >and the $5K are the calculations on category A. But, if I >understand you correctly, the report only picks up those people who >are bonefied members, and calculates counts and $amounts on the >category rather than the actual giving range. So, theoretically, >you could have a member @ $25 level who gives a $5K gift, and thus >the YTD would include the $5K would throw all the numbers off (let >alone the report looking weird!).
With only this difference. The report operates on any found set you feed it. That is, you do a search on some criterion (Everyone that lives in Outback, PA, for example) and run the report. The script will sort by Member level. People who have never posted a Dues payment will show up first on the list with a blank Member Level. The YTD$, Last Yr $ and LIfeTime $ fields include all payments made by that person. >What may make sense with this set up is if your member levels >were'nt dollar amounts but rather nomenclature (ie if your member >levels were Lone Wolf, Alpha Wolf etc...). Then, you could clearly >see that you have 500 Lone Wolves, who, collectively gave $5,000. > this is valuable information on a Membership Report. The member level titles can be revised through the setup wizard. >Even so, we'd still need a giving level report to find out how many >people are giving at a certain giving range (regardless of whether >they are members or not), to establish what the giving patterns are, >how many gifts you need for a certain goal etc.... > >Hope this makes sense...and hope this makes the case to write something new! Probably not for version 1... -- -- Dave Shaw H4 Consulting tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338 ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
