Absolute cell reference in formula does not work when sorting. Previously posted solution does not work.

I have two worksheets. Worksheet A has 5 columns. First Name, Last Name, Donation Amount, Donation Date, Contact Person. On the other worksheet I am trying to get the donations done or enabled by a certain
contact person. My formula is a simple addition:
='Board_Donations_2013-2014'!D7+'Board_Donations_2013-2014'!D284
It's a simple addition but when I sort Worksheet A by first name, or last name or any other way the amount/number on the cells change. D7 for example is $5,000, but when I sort the list by a different parameter
it becomes $20,000 or whatever amount is on that cell now. I tried to use absolute reference, but it still changes.
I want the amount/number on the cell (in this case D7 or D284) to stay consistent in the formula after sorting, not the cell location itself.
I have office XP and Excel 2010.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Rose

Hi,
Based on your required, we may add a Vlookup formula in the calculation process. It'll help us keep the relevant name & donation amount value after sorting. Please see the below image:
Formula: =SUM(VLOOKUP("jonh",A2:E4,3,0),VLOOKUP("luna",A2:E4,3,0))
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/vlookup-HP005209335.aspx
Regards,
George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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