Event Widget - Financial

Overview

The Financial section lets you configure the Campaign Action and GL Code that will be assigned to any additional donation made during an event registration or ticket purchase.

These settings ensure additional donations are correctly coded, making it easier to report on campaign results and reconcile funds.

*Please note: These settings apply only to additional donations made through the Event Widget. The Campaign Action and GL Code for event ticket purchases are configured separately in Engage.

Open the Event Widget

1. Go to Admin > Widget Configuration.

2. Select Event to view your existing Event Widgets.

3. Select Edit on the Event Widget you want to configure.

4. Select Financial from the configuration options on the left.

Donation Financial Settings

Use the following settings to determine how additional donations are financially coded.

*Please note: The Campaign Action for ticket purchases will always be the Campaign Action associated with the event. The GL Code for ticket purchases is configured in the event settings in Engage.

Donation financial	Explanation
	Select the GL Code to be assigned to additional donations. All active GL Codes will be available in the drop-down list.
	Select the Campaign Action to be assigned to additional donations. All active Campaign Actions will be available in the drop-down list.
	The Event Widget can also be configured to include multiple Campaign Actions. Enable Include Multiple Event Actions on this Widget and select a Campaign Header. The widget will then display all available Campaign Actions associated with that Campaign Header, allowing the attendee to select the relevant event action.
	Enable this option to display a checkbox beneath the total amount, allowing attendees to choose whether to cover the applicable payment fee. When selected, the payment fee configured under Admin > Payment Gateway is added to the attendee’s total payment amount.
	Select the GL Code to be used for the fee portion of donations where the donor has chosen to cover the payment fee. All active GL Codes are available in the drop-down list. When a donor chooses to cover the fee, the payment is split so that the fee portion is assigned to the selected Fee GL Code. If no Fee GL Code is selected, the fee will not be assigned a GL Code.

Next steps

Continue to Widget Code to configure the code required to add the Event Widget to your website.

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