[support] Donation Dilemma

[Michele Simpson]

I have close to 700 members that I track, some are couples who have separate (individual) membership records and pay separate dues. The dilemma comes when the couple donates together. Presently, the donation is attributed to one of the records( i.e.: his) with a notation on the other record ( i.e.: hers) that the couple's donor info can be found at the spouses record (his). I can't split the donation, obviously, and when printing donor lists, somebody's spouse always inadvertently gets left off in spite of manually proofing the list.  This is where (I think) householding could be a valuable tool, but it appears to only function for address/mailing labels. Am I correct in this assumption? Is there a way to household their donation info as well, for say, donor lists or reports? One solution I've thought of is to create another record for the couple solely for donation information. But, I can't foresee what, if any, problems this may cause- especially if no membership info is stored there. I'm curious as to how other e-base users address this?   Additionally, a related problem is when individual members ( i.e.: John Smith) will donate with their spouse and want both names (John and Jane Smith) listed on all acknowledgements, lists etc. How to I do this without altering the original membership record? Is it possible to create an alternative salutation line that could include both names and that could be toggled on and off ( with a radio switch) as needed?   Thanks for any suggestions!   Michele Michele Simpson, Assistant Director Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Post Office Box 519 Crested Butte, CO 81224 970-349-7231      [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.rmbl.org ------------------ 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:: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------