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# In-Kind Donations

In-kind donations refer to non-monetary contributions that organizations receive to support their cause. Instead of making donations via cash, check or card payments, individuals or businesses donate goods, services, or resources. These donations can be as valuable as financial contributions, and they help reduce costs for the organization, allowing them to allocate their funds to other needs like auctions, fundraising game prizes, raffle prizes, etc.

Examples of in-kind donations include:

1. **Goods**: Items like jewelry, posters, gift baskets, or signed posters.
2. **Services**: Professional services like legal advice, marketing help, event planning, or graphic design like a dentist from your community providing 5 free dental cleanings for example.
3. **Venue Space**: Donating the use of a location for an auction like a free parking spot for a month at a prime location (typically seen in auctions hosted by schools and educational foundations).
4. **Volunteering Time**: Donating hours of labor or expertise like offering a tour for kids at a local museum.

In-kind donations are crucial in many fundraising campaigns as they enable the organization to operate more efficiently while still maintaining the quality of their programs and events. They are often recognized in the same way as monetary donations, though the organization may need to assign a fair market value to the donated items or services for tax purposes.

## Creating An In-Kind Donations Campaign

Navigate to **Campaigns > Create New Campaign > In Kind**.

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Add the Name and Time Zone associated with your campaign.

### In-Kind Configuration

Add the Basic Details, General Settings, Cover Fee Settings and Email Settings as you would with every other campaign. More information on this can be found [here](/home/resources/general-campaign-settings/campaign-settings.md).

### In-Kind Settings

* **Ask for item category** - Ask donors to select one or more existing categories their item belongs to. Donors can select a category from the ones you've entered or enter their own category type.
* **Ask for item description** - Ask donors for a description of the item they are donating.
* **Ask for images of item** - Ask donors for images of the item.
* **Ask for total number of items** - Ask donors how many of the item they're donating. They will enter 1 for a single item, or the total count if donating multiples of the same item (ex. two 1-month karate gift certificates, enter "2"). This entry can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require total number of items** flag selection.
* **Ask for expiration date** - Ask donors for the expiration date of the donated item or certificate. This entry can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require expiration date** flag selection.
* **Ask for restrictions** - Ask donors to list any restrictions that apply to the donated item. This entry can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require restrictions** flag selection.
* **Ask who solicited the donation** - Ask donors who solicited the donation, e.g. a school family. Businesses donating directly can leave this blank unless you require it. This entry can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require solicited by** flag selection.
* **Ask for type of donation** - Ask donors to specify whether their donation is a certificate, a physical item or any other donation types you enter. This selection can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require type of donation** flag selection.
* **Ask for donation delivery** - Ask donors how the donated item will be delivered. This entry can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require donation delivery** flag selection.
* **Ask for certificate upload** - Ask donors to upload their certificate donation. This upload can be mandatory or optional based on the **Require certificate upload** flag selection.

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## In-Kind Donations Report

All information regarding the items donated in-kind can be found in **All Transactions** report. Go to Reports > All Transactions, tap on the **Campaign** filter and select the In Kind campaign to only the donated items. Go to **Edit Columns**, scroll down to the **Campaign & Item** section and select the **In-Kind Item** checkbox to include all the item details in the report. Once this change is applied, go to the report table and scroll to the right until you see the **In-Kind** column. Tap on the item name to reveal a dialog containing all item details.

## Importing In-Kind Donations Into Auctions

Once all in-kind donations are solicited, they may then be imported into auctions. To do this on PayBee, **Edit** your auction, go to the **Auction Items** tab and tap on the **In-Kind Donations Import** button. The dialog will prompt you to select one of more of your In-Kind campaigns and then select the items you want to import. The starting bid, bid Increment, option to enable a Buy Now button and a price to purchase the item may be set for each item. Tap Confirm to import the selected items. You can continue to make changes to the imported items.