How do I enter anonymous contributions or loose plate offerings?

In ChurchTrac, each contribution must be assigned to an individual. When you have a contribution from a nameless donor, it still needs to be assigned to an individual when entering the amount of the donation on the contribution screen. To record anonymous contributions like this, you must first create a fictitious "person" on the people screen. This person can be named Unknown Person or Offering Plate or whatever you wish. Just be sure to give this person both a first and last name (like "Unknown" and "Person").