diff --git a/docs/pledges/what-is-civipledge.md b/docs/pledges/what-is-civipledge.md index b3aac315ede9cbb4bd7ce800ac39c14a63e5b559..6bfd25d5d9d93e0ab2bf3dbcb1acc683793894f6 100644 --- a/docs/pledges/what-is-civipledge.md +++ b/docs/pledges/what-is-civipledge.md @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ # What is CiviPledge? -A pledge is the promise to give a donation at a pre-arranged time in the +A Pledge is the promise to give a donation at a pre-arranged time in the future, either in full, or at regular intervals until a total goal is reached. For example, Sally pledges to give $3000 over five years, at regular monthly intervals of $50 each. In CiviCRM, donors can make a pledge themselves through an online -contribution form (see the [Contributions](../contributions/what-is-civicontribute.md) section), or internal users +Contribution Form (see the [Contributions](../contributions/what-is-civicontribute.md) section), or internal users may do so on their behalf. Payments are handled separately, either -manually (e.g. cheque) or automatically through a payment processor, and +manually (e.g. cheque) or automatically through a Payment Processor, and the pledge itself is the 'umbrella' that links all of the individual contributions together.