Matching Donation Campaign

Individuals can give no more than 2 800 to a given federal campaign during the 2020 election cycle.

Matching donation campaign.

Donation landing page good luck fundraisers. Contribute today to make sure we can match. Fundraising experts agree that one of the most effective fundraising strategies is the matching gift. Learn how to identify and recruit a matching gift candidate launch your matching campaign and follow up with all parties to raise more money and activate donors big and small.

An email from montana sen. Having a large generous chunk of matching gift funds can be an exciting though daunting campaign to get off the ground. Here are a few tips to keep the campaign alive from kick off to wrap up. Subject line preheader header calls to action be sure to include at least 2 in each email sidebars p s.

Use these matching gift phrases in all the right places. These are not the matching gifts that companies often provide to their employees but the offer on the part of a major donor to match the donations made to your fundraising campaign. Jon tester s campaign merely said we re matching all contributions without mentioning that the matching would likely come from donors not the campaign itself. A matching gift commitment of any amount is a generous opportunity and the donor s wishes should be respected and reflected in your campaign.

Consider pooling the donations of several large donors if you don t have one large donation to fund the matching challenge. Since primary and general elections count as separate cycles ardent supporters can give as much as 5 600 to their preferred candidate. When you include matching campaigns in your conversations with major donors you give them the opportunity to create even more impact with their gift. A matching challenge can propel you to your highest donation days of your campaign.

We strongly suggest having these discussions before rather than after the fact. Reach out to corporate sponsors or high donor individuals to solicit a matching challenge donation. The potential for matching donations is restricted by campaign contribution limits. Emails from moulton and booker offer more plausible but limited versions of a matching scheme.