Answers.Body: <p>Hard to be sure I quite get the question but you can apply a Soft Credit to imply that a payment came in from one contact  but should be recorded for another.</p>
  
  <p>Also, you can have one Contact purchase a membership "on behalf of" an organisation.</p>
  
  <p>Best that you clarify what you are trying to do by editing your question of neither of my points are helpful.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is a contribution always a donation or an amount <strong>from</strong> any Membership or could it be a receipt from other(s) <strong>to</strong> one Member(ship) or contact?</p>
  
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Title: Is a contribution always a donation or could it be a receipt from other(s) to one Member or contact?
ThreadText: # Is a contribution always a donation or could it be a receipt from other(s) to one Member or contact?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-25)
  
  Is a contribution always a donation or an amount **from** any Membership or could it be a receipt from other(s) **to** one Member(ship) or contact?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-25. Score: 1
  
  Hard to be sure I quite get the question but you can apply a Soft Credit to imply that a payment came in from one contact but should be recorded for another.
  
  Also, you can have one Contact purchase a membership "on behalf of" an organisation.
  
  Best that you clarify what you are trying to do by editing your question of neither of my points are helpful.
  
  
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