Web View: Link a Tribute when adding a New Gift in one complete data entry transaction.

This does not seem to have been fully addressed in the Tribute release of 2024 that was noted in RENXT idea 2746.

Currently in Web View (Feb 2025), I am not finding a way to add a new gift and link that gift to a tribute in one transaction.

In order to link a new gift to a tribute I am having to enter the new gift first. Then once the gift is entered, go to and open the Giving History tile, find the gift I just entered, then go to and open the Tribute tile, and then click on Add a Tribute.

Having to perform so many steps to link a new gift to a tribute highly increases the chance for failure of remembering to actually link the gift. Having gifts meant as tributes not linked will cause many issues and much heartache. Issues internally with gathering the proper data. Heartache for the donors and honorees /next-of-kin as they are saddened not to have received full notification of all gifts given.

  • Emily Marshall
  • Feb 26 2025
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  • Rhonda Jarvis commented
    12 Dec 17:46

    I have to say this is so clunky. I am surprised by the level of work required. It would be nice if the Fund gift was automatically link to the tribute.

  • Tracy Hernandez commented
    13 Aug 17:23

    Hi Blackbaud folks,

    According to your own text on total web solution (cut and pasted below), you say that linking tributes while adding a gift is not moving to web view.

    I am asking you, pleading with you, to please reconsider this. The goal should be fewer steps and less opportunity for error.

    What's not moving to web view

    Some elements of these database view features are deferred and considered out-of-scope for the completion of total web solution.

    Tributes

      • Tribute type field on the gift tribute

      • Linking tributes while adding a gift

      • Notes field on the constituent tribute

      • Constituent is honor/memorial option