Donor Walls - Do you add tribute gifts to donor's personal giving for a donor wall?

@Margaret Williams
Our organization does!

@Margaret Williams I wanted to make sure that I understood the question. If someone made a gift in my honor, the gift would be calculated in with my personal giving?

For instance, Mike donated $1,000. Susan donated $2,500 in honor of Mike. Would you recognize Mike on the donor wall for $3,500? If so, are you also recognizing Susan for the $2,500 gift on the wall?

@Dariel Dixon - Good afternoon, Dariel - yes, you are exactly right that is what I am asking. I never calculated a donor wall this way and I am wondering if anyone does because I have never heard of doing it that way. How do you do it?

@Margaret Williams: I've never done that, nor would I agree with that way of thinking. Primarily because it counts the gift twice. And it's inaccurate for the honoree. Just because a gift came in honor of someone doesn't mean they should get recognition credit for it.

@Margaret Williams, also agreeing with @Dariel Dixon. The only exception we have made is in the case where a relative makes a significant donation in memory of a deceased parent and has specifically asked us to list their parent's name instead of their own on the donor plaque.