Hi Bob,
Fellowship has a very detailed help manual located throughout all of the
windows within fellowship. To access the help manual, just find the blue circle
with the white question mark on the top right corner. You can then click
on any of the questions marks you see, it doesn't matter what page you're on. Although the one you do click on will give
specific helpful details about the page on which you're in. Within the help feature is a great search
option. To access it, just click on "Show Table of
Contents" (Located on the Top of the Window).
Inside of the Table of Contents there is a search box, type in what you're
looking for. I did a search for Pledge and found an extremely helpful
list of steps on how to create a pledge drive.
1. Click
Designations and Add/Edit Pledge drives in the menu options on
the Giving tab. The Add/Edit Pledge Drives form appears.
2. Type
the name of the pledge in the Pledge Drive Name field.
3. Select
the fund to which the pledge drive proceeds will be applied from the Fund
drop-down list. Optionally, select the sub fund from the second drop-down list.
4. Type
Start and End dates for the pledge drive. You may also click the
calendar icon and select the dates manually.
5. Select
Web Enabled if your church is using Fellowship One WebLink's Online
Giving, which allows people to give online via your church web site. The Fund
to which this pledge drive corresponds must have an account reference. It is
not necessary to Web Enable the Fund; however the account
reference drop-down list must be completed.
6. Type
the goal amount in the Goal field. This number will be used when you run
reports on your pledge drive to see how close you are to reaching your pledge
goal.
7. Optionally,
if this pledge drive rolls up into a different pledge drive, select a pledge
drive from the Rollover Pledge Drive drop-down list. For example,
Dynamic Church ran a pledge drive called "Get in the Game" where
church members pledged to contribute a dollar amount within a specific time
frame ($150 per month, for example). To renew interest in the pledge drive and
to remind people of their commitment, "Get in the Game 2" was created
later in the year. The rollover pledge contributions apply to the original
pledge drive.
8. Click
the Add New Pledge Drive button. The pledge drive appears in the table
at the bottom of the form.