{"id":4587,"date":"2016-11-11T19:08:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T00:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:24:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:24:22","slug":"matching-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/matching-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Using a Matching Gift Program?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matching gift programs offer a way for companies to support the charitable giving of their employees by matching the donations they make to nonprofits. If you aren&#8217;t utilizing a matching gift program, you could be passing up easy money!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/matching-gifts.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"161\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/matching-gifts.jpg\" alt=\"matching-gifts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/matching-gifts.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/matching-gifts-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How Does it Work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are multiple services that provide donors with a way to look up their employer in a database to see if they offer matching donations. Donors enter their company&#8217;s name, locate it on a list, and enter their donation information on an online or printable form that they send to their employer. When the employer verifies the donation, they can then submit a matching gift to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these services are even embeddable on donation\u00a0forms and\/or easily shared via email receipts. For example, Double the Donation has a widget that can be embedded on websites, donation forms, and other relevant web pages.<\/p>\n<p>You can even <a href=\"https:\/\/support.qgiv.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/217970258-How-do-I-embed-the-Double-the-Donation-widget-\">embed the Double the Donation widget on your Qgiv donation form&#8217;s confirmation page, or on the receipt page for a peer-to-peer form<\/a>! You&#8217;ll need to be logged in to your Qgiv account to read the article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it Worth it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course! Receiving two donations instead of one, with no extra work, is a nonprofit&#8217;s dream come true! Companies may set a minimum and maximum on their match amounts, but it&#8217;s still a no-strings-attached donation.<\/p>\n<p>Many nonprofits receive offers from companies pledging a large donation at the end of the year as a match to general donations during the year. If you&#8217;ve received such a pledge, you can encourage donors to potentially TRIPLE their impact by getting their employer to match their donations during the year&#8217;s campaigns. The African Wildlife fund used social media to spread the word about their end-of-year matching deadline!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4589 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ellie-e1476366196737-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"ellie\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ellie-e1476366196737-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ellie-e1476366196737-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ellie-e1476366196737-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ellie-e1476366196737.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out Double the Donation more information on setting up a service that makes matching gifts easier for your donors:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doublethedonation.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dtd.png\" alt=\"dtd\" width=\"275\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t use a service, it&#8217;s worthwhile to include a note on your donation form or in your receipt asking donors to check to see if their employer will match their donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matching gift programs offer a way for companies to support the charitable giving of their employees by matching the donations they make to nonprofits. 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