Log in-kind gifts from a form (Zapier)

Staff submit in-kind gifts through a form, and finance gets a log entry and an alert.

ZapierNonprofit grants & donorsBeginnerHuman check: Medium

Tools
Zapier: Google Forms, Google Sheets, Slack

Time saved
~1-2 hrs/month (estimate)

Difficulty
Beginner

Steps

Trigger: Google Forms 'New Form Response'.
Google Sheets 'Create Spreadsheet Row' in the in-kind log.
Slack 'Send Channel Message' to #finance to value and record the gift.

Keep a human check here: Medium risk

Finance sets the fair value for in-kind gifts (ASU 2020-07 disclosures), not the donor's estimate.

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