What is a Manual Contribution?

What is a manual contribution and why would I use this? The manual contribution has several purposes. 1) Family contributions Let's say the client tells you that Aunt Sally said she would give her $15,000 towards the house but she is unlikely to go online to submit a pledge, you can submit a Manual Contribution at the start of the registry and avoid creating a Pledge record with name, email and reminders. 2) Contest - Giveaway winnings If the client won a Giveaway from a marketing campaign, using a manual contribution is one way to input it. 3) Rebate - fees rebate If you plan to give rebate of transaction fees or some round figure of contribution based on expected registry raise, you can input this as a manual contribution.

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