Terminology

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Campaign

Donation Appeal Info

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

Campaigns describe the method in which an Opportunity was solicited. A Campaign can also be used to organize fundraising efforts and manage appeals as sub-Campaigns. Examples include Fiscal Years, Direct Mail, Marketing Email and Events.

Cluster

Region/District

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Patriot

Clusters provide a way to categorize Groups based on location or region, via a Cluster Assignment. A Cluster is similar to a District in Patriot.

Contact

Person

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Patriot

Contacts are the members, donors, staff and other people involved with our organization. In Patriot, these records were referred to as People.

Contact Fields

Person Fields

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Patriot

Contact Fields are the individual data points for a Contact. Examples include Name, Record Type, Email, Address and Phone.

Employment History

Professional Position

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Patriot

Employment Histories are the jobs held by an individual Contact. Typically, an Employment History record is associated with an Account, which is the employer in this relationship. These Employment Histories are similar to the Professional tab (and Professional Positions) in Patriot.

FSID

Person GUID

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Patriot

The Fraternity and Sorority Identification (FSID) is a standard built by ChapterSpot, allowing Greek members to authenticate with ChapterSpot and other applications using a single account. When our members begin their onboarding via The Portal, they will be prompted to create an FSID.

General Accounting Unit (GAU)

Funds

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

General Accounting Units are fund accounts that can be setup for specific purposes. For example, Scholarship Funds, Leadership Academy Fund, and Chapter Fund. In Patriot, these records were referred to as Funds.

Group

Chapter, Association, ACB

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Patriot

Groups are a flexible, generic label for our various member organizations. In Patriot, we had Chapters, Alumni Associations and Alumni Corporation Boards. In Salesforce, each of these are considered a Group, with a Group Type to indicate the nature of a particular record.

Group Field

Chapter Field

Salesforce

Fraternity

Patriot

Group Fields are the individual data points for a group. Examples include Founding Date, Group Type and Status. These fields are similar to the Chapter Fields in Patriot.

Group Roles

Offices

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Patriot

Group Roles are the officer positions within a Group, and held by one or more Contacts at a time. Examples include Sergeant at Arms, Vice President and Lead Advisor. In Patriot, these records were referred to as Offices.

Group Status

Type Code/Status ID

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Fraternity

Patriot

Group Status is a simple indicator for the type and status of an undergraduate chapter. Examples include Open, Closed and New Chapter. This field consolidates the ChapterTypeCode and StatusID from Patriot into a single field.

Group Type

Chapter Type Code

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Group Type is a field on each Group, indicating the nature of a particular record. Examples include Collegiate Chapters, Alumni Corporation Boards, and Alumni Associations. These Group Types are similar to the ChapterTypeCode in Patriot.

MyDeltaSig/Portal

N/A

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Patriot

The Portal is a generic term for ChapterSpot's member portal, while our branded Portal is referred to as MyDeltaSig. It allows members to log in via their FSID, update personal information, search for brothers, submit officer changes, and much more. The Portal is similar to Patriot's Officer Portal, though HQ never used this platform.

Opportunity

Gifts/Donations

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

Opportunities are any contribution an individual or organization has made to the Foundation. This includes pending and potential (ie, not yet paid) gifts and pledges.

Opportunity Contact Role

N/A

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

Opportunity Contact Roles are the roles assigned to a donor, for a particular Opportunity. For example, an Opportunity might have a Decision Maker, Household Member and a Matching Soft Credit.

Opportunity Fields

Gift/Donation Fields

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

Opportunity Fields are the individual data points for an Opportunity. Examples include Account Name, Amount and Date.

Opportunity Record Type

Payment Source

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

Opportunity Record Types indicate and define the type of Opportunity made to the Foundation. Examples include Donation, Grant, Gift in Kind and Matching Gift. These are similar to the Payment Source field in Patriot.

Organization Role

Offices (Nat'l)

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Fraternity

Patriot

Organization Roles are officer positions or designations that a Contact can hold outside of a Group. For example, National President, Board of Trustees Secretary and Regional Commissioner.

Payment

Gift Payment Information

Salesforce

Foundation

Patriot

Payments are individual gifts that count toward a particular Opportunity. For example, an Opportunity that’s in the Pledge stage might have no Payments at first; they can be added as money is received toward that Opportunity.

Relationship

Membership

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Relationships connect individual Contacts with Groups. For example, Meyer Boskey has a Group Relationship with our Alpha chapter. A Contact without any Relationships is typically considered a Non-Member. Relationships can indicate other types (ie, non-membership) connections as well, such as Volunteer Roles.

Relationship Statuses

Membership Type/Status

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Fraternity

Patriot

Relationship Status indicates the current state of a Contact's Relationship with a Group. For example, a Contact might progress from New Member to Active Member, in his membership at our Alpha chapter. This field consolidates the Membership Type and Membership Status from Patriot into a single field.

Relationship Types

Membership Type

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Patriot

Relationship Type indicates the nature of a connection between a Contact and a Group. For example, a Contact might have a Relationship to one Group with a type of Member, and another Relationship to a second Group with a type of Volunteer.

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