Processing contributions
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A contribution is when someone gives Free Geek money that is not associated with a gizmo donation. We want to track this type of income separately from donations where money may come in voluntarily when we receive gizmos from a donor, and from fees which are required (and typically accompany gizmo donations).
There are four things that need to be done to properly process a contribution:
Notification of contribution
Sometimes the money arrives on the same day that we learn about it. For example, when someone mails us a check or manually gives us money in person.