Received a cheque in the mail from a donor and want to add it to Charitable? No problems! With Charitable, you can easily create and edit donations through your WordPress dashboard.
Create a new donation
To create a new donation from the Dashboard, go to Charitable > Donations, and click the Add Donation button at the top of the page.
![add-donation1 | Charitable](https://www.wpcharitable.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/add-donation1.jpg)
Next, you will see a form where you can add the following information:
- Assign the donation to an existing campaign
- Add the donation amount
- Assign the donation to an existing donor, or add a new donor
- Set the date of the donation
- Set the status of the donation
- Add a Donation Note, which will be displayed in the Donation Log (optional)
- Choose whether to send an email receipt to the donor or not
![add-donation-steps | Charitable](https://www.wpcharitable.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/add-donation-steps.jpg)
Once you have added this information, just click Save Donation and you’re done.
The new donation will appear in the donation list at Charitable > Donations.
Edit a donation
![edit-donation1 | Charitable](https://www.wpcharitable.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/edit-donation1-300x182.jpg)
To edit a donation from the Dashboard, go to Charitable > Donations, and click Edit below the donation you’d like to edit.
Alternatively, you can click Edit Donation when you’re viewing the details of a donation.
![edit-donation2 | Charitable](https://www.wpcharitable.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/edit-donation2.jpg)
Next, you will see the Donation Details window where you can edit the following information:
- Assign the donation to a different campaign
- Change the donation amount
- Change the name of the donor
- Change the email address of the donor
- Change or add the address of the donor
- Change or add the phone number of the donor
- Change the date of the donation
- Change the status of the donation
- Add a Donation Note, which will be displayed in the Donation Log
![edit-donation-steps | Charitable](https://www.wpcharitable.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/edit-donation-steps.jpg)
Once you have made changes to the donation, click Update Donation and you’re done.