Tribute Giving
Tribute giving allows donors to make a gift in honor of or in memory of someone. DonorPoint captures the tribute recipient’s information and can notify them (or their family) of the gift.
How Tribute Giving Works
- Donor selects a tribute-enabled item on your donation form.
- A tribute section appears prompting for the type of tribute, recipient name, notification contact, and an optional personal message — exactly which fields appear depends on how each Tribute Option is configured.
- When the transaction completes, a tribute notification email is automatically sent to the notification recipient.
- The tribute information is stored on the order item record.
Setting Up Tribute Giving on an Item
- Open the donation item in the admin.
- Click the Tribute tab.
- Add one or more Tribute Options (see below) to define which tribute types the donor can choose.
- Optionally configure a notification email template to be sent to the notification recipient.
- Save.
Tribute Options
A Tribute Option defines a single selectable tribute type within the item’s tribute configuration. Each option specifies:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Tribute Type | The tribute relationship — In Honor Of, In Memory Of, or Custom |
| Custom Tribute Type | Free-text label when type is Custom (e.g., “In Celebration Of”, “In Recognition Of”). Shown only when CUSTOM is selected. |
| Prompt Anonymous | Whether to offer the donor an option to make the tribute anonymous |
| Prompt Notify Name | Whether to collect the name of the person to be notified |
| Prompt Notify Email | Whether to collect the email address for the notification |
| Prompt Notify Address | Whether to collect a mailing address for a physical notification |
| Prompt Message | Whether to allow the donor to include a personal message |
A typical configuration might have two options — one for In Honor Of and one for In Memory Of — each prompting for notify name, email, and message, but not address. A more streamlined item might offer only In Memory Of with a minimal set of prompts.
When the donor submits the form, the selected tribute option drives which fields are collected and how the notification email is composed.
Notification Email
The tribute notification email is configured as an autoresponder on the item. It is sent to the notification recipient (not the donor) and typically contains:
- The donor’s name
- The tribute recipient’s name
- The gift amount
- A personal message from the donor (if entered)
The notification email can be customized with all standard merge tags. The tribute-specific variables available in the notification email context are accessible via the order item:
#{orderItem.get('TributeType').value} — e.g. "In Honor Of", "In Memory Of", or the custom label
#{orderItem.get('TributeName').value} — Tribute recipient name
#{orderItem.get('NotificationName').value} — Notification recipient name
Tribute Data in Reports
Tribute information is stored on the order item record and appears in transaction detail reports automatically. You can filter reports to show only tribute gifts, or export tribute information for acknowledgment letters.