Step-by-Step: Integrate Ellucian Advance into your Double the Donation Matching
Double the Donation helps nonprofits and schools grow revenue across workplace giving programs, including matching gifts, volunteer incentives, payroll giving, and corporate sponsorship opportunities. Our workplace giving automation platform identifies eligible opportunities and drives more submissions to completion.
You’ll need a Double the Donation account to activate this integration. Not a Double the Donation client? Schedule a demo at https://doublethedonation.com/get-a-demo/
To complete these integration steps, you will need information from your Ellucian Advance Web account (found in your SINFO app) and your Ellucian Advance database administrator/point of contact. We recommend reading all the way through this guide to make a list of required information to request from your team before beginning these steps.
Step-by-Step: Integrate Ellucian Advance into your Double the Donation Matching account
Step 1 — Log In to Double the Donation Matching
Sign in to your Double the Donation Matching account.
Step 2 — Activate the Ellucian Advance Integration
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Navigate to Integrations.
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Select Browse to open the Partner Directory.
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Search for Ellucian Advance.
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Click Activate Integration.
Step 3 — Enter Ellucian Advance Credentials
Under the Ellucian Advance integration card, enter the following:
| Field | What to Enter |
| Host | Public IP address (provided by your Ellucian Advance administrator) |
| System Identifier (SID) | Found in the SINFO app under Database Instance (characters after the IP and /) |
| User | Ellucian Advance database username |
| Password | Ellucian Advance database password |
Step 4 — Complete the Integration
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Click Integrate.
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Confirm the integration status switches to Live.
Result
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Integration status shows Live
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Donation records begin syncing automatically
Ellucian Advance - FAQs
Q: I don't have a Double the Donation Matching account. How do I get one?
A: Visit the Double the Donation demo request page to schedule a demo. Mention that you use Ellucian Advance/Web Advance in your demo request form.
Q: Which Ellucian Advance solutions can I connect to Double the Donation Matching following these steps?
A: You can connect Ellucian's legacy CRM solution. This solution is often called:
1) Ellucian Advance
2) Ellucian Advance Web
3) Ellucian Web Advance
among others. If you use CRM Advance, follow these steps instead!
Q: How often does data sync from Ellucian Advance to Double the Donation Matching?
A: Data sync occurs once every two hours.
Q: How much can I customize what data enters Double the Donation Matching and what doesn't?
A: We understand that while there is a default setting for data pull with Double the Donation Matching, every organization has unique needs and/or schema. If you'd like to customize what records pull into the matching module from Ellucian Advance, please email support@doublethedonation.com and let them know your request. Our support team can loop in a tech team member to take a look at your setup and configure it to your needs.
Q: What access should we set up for Double the Donation?
A: The Double the Donation integration uses four different tables: gift table, email table, entity table, and telephone table. Normally, clients create a read-only user in their database for us.
Q: Where can I embed Double the Donation's matching gift search plugin?
A: We recommend that you incorporate Double the Donation's matching gift search tool across your broader fundraising. To install the search tool anywhere on your website, simply copy and paste the Embed Code from your matching module.
Q: Where can I learn more about the Double the Donation Matching and Ellucian Advance integration?
A: We recommend creating a dedicated matching gift page on your website. This page will help all website visitors, not just those on your donation form, understand matching gift programs and easily find their company’s matching gift guidelines and forms.
To embed the matching gift search tool, locate your embed code from your matching module. Full instructions are available here.
Q: What types of workplace giving programs does Double the Donation support?
A: Yes. Double the Donation helps nonprofits and schools maximize workplace giving by supporting a range of employer-sponsored programs, including:
- Matching gifts
- Volunteer grants and paid volunteer time off (VTO)
- Payroll giving
- Corporate sponsorship opportunities
To learn more:
- Current clients can visit our Knowledge Base or connect directly with our Support team to explore how to make the most of our full suite of products.
- To see how our partnerships and integrations help organizations unlock more workplace giving, check out our workplace giving integrations page.