How to create a Donor

The Donors section of the Marquee allows you to recognize individuals or groups who have contributed financially to your production. You can organize donors by level, tier, and season for structured and professional presentation. This guide walks you through how to create a new Donor listing in Step 6 of the Marquee Builder.

Step 1: Accessing the Donor Section

In the Marquee Builder, go to Step 6, then select Donors.

You’ll see two options:

1. Create New Donor – To add a brand-new donor level for this event.
2. Add Existing Donors to Marquee – To reuse a donor group previously created.

For this tutorial, choose Create New Donor.

Step 2: Fill Out Donor Details

Contact Email

Your email will already be pre-filled for reference and access tracking.

Donor Level Title

Enter a title for this donor group (e.g., Platinum Members, Founders Circle).

Donor Subtitle

This typically includes the monetary range for this donor level (e.g., $1,000–$2,500).

Donor Tier

Choose the tier level (e.g., Tier I, Tier II, etc.).

• This controls the order in which donor levels appear in the Marquee.
• Tier I is typically the highest, followed by Tier II, and so on.

Season

Enter the season (e.g., 2025) to help organize donors within the Marquee Database.

Step 3: Add the Donor List

Paste or type the list of donors for this level into the text box.

✅ Correct formatting:

John Smith

Jill Jacobs

OR

• Jane Doe
• John Smith
• Jill Jacobs

❌ Incorrect formatting:

Jane Doe, John Smith, Jill Jacobs

Each name should be on its own line to ensure proper formatting in the Marquee.

Step 4: Optional – Archive Donor List

If you want to remove this list from your Dashboard view (but not from Marquees it’s already attached to), check the Archive box.

• This is purely for organizational purposes and won’t delete the content from any existing Marquees.

Step 5: Submit and Edit

Click Submit to finalize and create your Donor listing.

To make updates later:

• Visit the Sponsors & Donors panel in the Marquee Database, where you can edit donor details, formatting, or organization.