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Understanding the Donation Autoresponders


The following table lists the trigger for each Donation Form autoresponder. This table does not include the Donation Classic autoresponders.

 

Autoresponder

Trigger

Recipient

Notes

Donation Full Refund

Administrator processes a full refund

Donor who requested the refund

 

Donation Partial Refund

Administrator processes a partial refund

Donor who requested the partial refund

 

Failed Sustaining Payment Notification

Convio system receives notification that a sustaining payment has failed

Donor whose payment has failed

This autoresponder should:

·         Alert donors that they need to update their credit card information

·         Include a link to the Donor Self-Service Center (if you are using that feature)

·         Include a personal contact in your organization.

Installment Final Thank You

System detects the final payment for an installment gift

Donor

Should thank the donor for the entire amount of their contribution

Installment Initial Thank You

Donor makes the first payment of an installment gift

Donor

Should include the total to which the donor has committed, as well as the amount and date of the next payment

Installment Subsequent Thank You

System detects any payment that is part of an installment gift, except the first or last

Donor

Should include the amount and date of the next payment

Standard Donation Thank You

Donor makes a standard single payment donation

Donor

Should include a transaction summary that donors can print for their records; note that the default message is similar to the default onscreen thank you message

Sustaining Final Thank You

System detects the final payment for a sustaining gift

Donor

Should thank the donor for the entire amount of their contribution

Sustaining Gift Cancelled

Administrator cancels an ongoing gift

Donor who requested the cancellation

 

Sustaining Initial Thank You

Donor makes the first payment of a sustaining gift

Donor

Should include the total to which the donor has committed, as well as the amount and date of the next payment

Sustaining Subsequent Thank You

System detects a payment that is part of a sustaining gift, except the first or last

Donor

Should include the amount and date of the next payment

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