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Gifts and Pledges on a Form
Slate forms can be used to collect gifts and pledges while processing payments through Slate Payments . These forms may support public-facing online giving pages , embedded giving experiences within portals , or internal gift entry workflows ...
Updated : 20 Mar 2026
Pledges and Installments
Slate automatically applies pledge payments to the overall pledge and to the earliest installment that still has an outstanding balance, so you can tell at a glance whether a donor’s pledge installments are ahead, behind, or on-track. Creating...
Updated : 22 Jan 2026
Editing and Reversing Gifts
Gifts can be accessed on the donor’s Giving tab . Select a gift to open the View Gift popup. In this popup, there are three actions you can take on the gift record. You can: Edit the gift Reverse the gift Edit the gift with a reversa...
Updated : 04 Mar 2026
Online Giving
Use online giving forms to collect gifts and pledges directly in Slate. Embed them on institutional web properties or include them as part of a portal. Online giving forms must include enough person information to match the submission to an e...
Updated : 19 Mar 2026
Enabling PayPal and Venmo as Payment Methods
PayPal and Venmo can be enabled as payment options within the standard Payment widget on forms. They can be offered alongside Slate Payments or configured as the sole payment method. Your institution must have its own PayPal Business account to acc...
Updated : 03 Mar 2026
Payments vs Gifts
In Slate, payments and gifts are related, but separate, objects: A payment is the actual processing of funds in Slate. A gift is a record of a donation or a planned donation. Gifts in Slate You can create a gift that is unaffiliat...
Updated : 07 Nov 2025
Link/Unlink Gifts with Payments
Payments not automatically associated with a gift can be linked manually. Gifts that need to be unlinked from a given payment can similarly be unlinked or linked with another unlinked payment. Link a Gift to a Payment 1. Navigate to a gift ...
Updated : 23 Nov 2023
Double the Donation Integration
Double the Donation adds a search to your donation form that determines if a donor’s employer provides matching gifts. This solution then provides qualifying donors with actionable matching gift next steps, making it easy for donors to immediately...
Updated : 26 Feb 2026
💻 Consecutive Years of Giving & Sequential Value Groups
Summary Learn how to identify donors based on their consecutive years of giving.
Updated : 22 Nov 2023