---
schema_version: "1"
id: e0b80e1231b05f6f824e7ce2587414fb17115486aa318876f760a1b84f38f385
title: Credit Influence as Gift Soft Credit on a Gift Transaction in Education
collection: admin
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/sfdo/264-0-0/ec_fundraising_add_soft_credit_to_gift_transaction.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_fundraising_add_soft_credit_to_gift_transaction.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
source_site: help.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: 1754d8fac2e800cf94d1e2d375d60bf71b1d391e86e47cffa10d901d129e3148
description: Recognize constituents other than the donors for their help in bringing in the donors' gifts with gift soft credit. For example, track an influencer of the donation by adding this soft credit to the donor's gift transaction. You can also recognize tribute honorees as soft credit recipients.
products:
  - Education Cloud
release: "264"
---
# Credit Influence as Gift Soft Credit on a Gift Transaction in Education

Recognize constituents other than the donors for their help in bringing in the donors' gifts with gift soft credit. For example, track an influencer of the donation by adding this soft credit to the donor's gift transaction. You can also recognize tribute honorees as soft credit recipients.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition">
      <colgroup>
        <col style="width:100%">
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d129225e36">REQUIRED EDITIONS</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="REQUIRED EDITIONS" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129225e36 ">Available in: Lightning Experience</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="REQUIRED EDITIONS" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129225e36 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>,
              and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Education Cloud</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table> <table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
      <colgroup>
        <col style="width:50%">
        <col style="width:50%">
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d129225e85">User Permissions Needed</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d129225e88">&nbsp;</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129225e85 ">To create soft credits:</td>

          <td data-label="" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d129225e88 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_fundraising_editions_and_permissions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Review the supported products and editions for Fundraising. Then check out how your product handles permissions and how to assign them.">Modified Education Cloud Full Access permission set</a></p>
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-education_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/89403874-2a89-4126-b574-9db175c14f28/images/icon_note.png)

Note Gift soft credit can also be added to gifts during gift commitment entry.

1. From the App Launcher (![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-education_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/89403874-2a89-4126-b574-9db175c14f28/resources-product/images/fundraising/icon_applauncher.png)), find and select **Gift Transactions**.
2. Open the gift transaction to which you want to associate a soft credit.
3. Select the **Related** tab.
4. Next to Gift Soft Credit, click **New**.
5. Select a recipient.
6. Define a partial percentage or partial amount of the gift transaction for which the soft credit is being recorded.
    
    The soft credit can be up to 100 percent of the gift.
7. Select a role of the soft credit recipient. For example, select **Matched Donor**.
8. Save your changes.