2013-09-16: Pledge and Contribution

Owned by Yared Ayalew
Last updated: Sept 16, 2013
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Date

Mon Sep 9, 2013

Attendees

WFP

EDGE

Goals

  • Gain a good understanding of the Pledge process
  • Draw clear distinction between Pledge and Contribution
  • Asses the impact of cash contributions on Accounting Patterns in CATS

Discussion Items

ItemNotes
Yared Ayalewurrent understanding of Pledges and Contributions by the development team and how the current implementation came tobe
  • Recording of pledges/donor contribution is implemented in the 5th sprint with the assumption that we get the contrition in tonnage
  • During the demonstration it was raised that for the most part pledges are made in cash
  • What is the difference between pledges and contributions
Suggested terminology for the two concepts
  • We can use the term 
    • Forecasted Contributions to represent pledges 
    • Confirmed Contributions to represent contributions
How pledges lead to contributions and gift cetrificate
  • Donors pledge cash (usually in USD) to contribute the amount requested by DRMFSS on the active HRD (Forecasted Contribution)
  • When the donor actually sends the commodity then it will be considered as Confirmed Contribution
  • This will trigger DRMFSS to issue Gift Certificate for tax exemption to the donor

Action Items

  • Setup a meeting with Early Warning Case Team Coordinator to asses the issue of pledges and contributions
  • Since Mpho will not be available after Sept 16 2013, the development team should arrange a meeting with him to asses how pledges, contributions and pipeline activities are handled within WFP