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description: Create a record for a one-time pledge, a multipayment gift, or an open-ended recurring gift, including the schedule, amount, and gift designations of the donor’s choice. If someone influenced the donor to give, you can log gift soft credits directly on the commitment page. You can connect the gift to a campaign or opportunity and allocate the gift for a particular designation.
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# Add a Gift Commitment in Education

Create a record for a one-time pledge, a multipayment gift, or an open-ended recurring gift, including the schedule, amount, and gift designations of the donor’s choice. If someone influenced the donor to give, you can log gift soft credits directly on the commitment page. You can connect the gift to a campaign or opportunity and allocate the gift for a particular designation.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="REQUIRED EDITIONS" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d48810e40 ">Available in: Lightning Experience</td>

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              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>,
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d48810e88 ">To create a gift commitment:</td>

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              <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
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Before you create, update, or delete gift commitments, make sure that you have Create access to the Contact Profile object. You need this access because when you add or modify a recurring gift, Fundraising updates the RecurringDonorType on the donor's Contact Profile. If there isn't a Contact Profile for the donor, Fundraising creates one. You can also add recurring gift commitments in Gift 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 Commitments**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter the donor details and a name for the commitment.
4. Select a schedule type.
    - If this is a recurring gift commitment in which the donor pays a set amount on a schedule, select **Recurring**.
        
        ![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 You can also create recurring commitment schedules from the Gift Entry Grid.
    - If this is a nonrecurring gift commitment that the donor pays in one or more installments, select **Custom**.
5. If necessary, enter the campaign and fulfillment details.
6. Save your changes.

SEE ALSO

- [Create a Gift Entry](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_fundraising_create_a_gift_entry_parent.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "There are two methods of performing gift entry. The method that comes built in Fundraising is the Gift Entry window. In this window, you can quickly and easily create a gift with a gift transaction or a gift commitment. The gift can also include soft credits or multiple designations. The second method is to use the Gift Entry Grid. This method enables the lightning-fast entry of gifts in a table by keying across the cells to enter the gift information. You can enter all aspects of the gift in the grid, including the recurring gift commitment, outreach source code, campaign, designations, and soft credits.")
- [Track Gift and Donor Trends](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_fundraising_track_gift_donor_trends_rollups.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Metrics related to donor giving and gift designations are available at a glance in the Fundraising Philanthropy and Partnerships app.")
- [Gift Commitment Object Reference](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.nonprofit_cloud.meta/nonprofit_cloud/npc_fundraising_api_objects_giftcommitment.htm)