Matching Gift Campaigns

Give donors a reason to give today

A match turns “I’ll get to it” into “I’ll do it now.” Set your ratio, cap, and window, put your sponsor’s name on it, and watch matched gifts count toward your goal the moment they land.

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A CauseVox donation form with a matching challenge running — a coloured banner above the amounts reading “Double Your Impact Today!”, naming the sponsor and stating that every dollar donated will be matched 1:1, followed by the suggested gift amounts

How a matching challenge works in CauseVox

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Set up the match

Set the terms of your match before it goes live.

Set a custom ratio — 1:1, 2:1, or whatever your sponsor agreed to — and a per-gift cap so a single large donation doesn’t consume the pool. Give it a total match amount and you’re ready.

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Give it a window

Run the match inside a set window so it works as a real deadline.

Schedule a start and end time, so the match is a deadline rather than a background offer. Run several across a campaign — one for a launch, one for a final push — each with its own sponsor and terms.

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Put your sponsor’s name on it

Give your match sponsor visible recognition for as long as the match runs.

Display your sponsor’s name and logo on the match itself, so their support is visible to every donor who gives while it’s running.

A CauseVox donation form opened over a campaign page, with a red banner above the gift amounts reading “Double Your Impact Today!” and naming the sponsoring company whose match doubles every dollar
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Show the match working

Show donors their gift being matched as it happens.

Matched amounts count toward your goal as gifts land, and your fundraising thermometer reflects the matched total — so the number moves twice as fast while the match is live. Your donation counter, impact metrics, and the public list of recent gifts all update the same way, each matched gift showing the match beside it.

A campaign progress bar at 98%, showing $171,362 raised of a $175,000 goal
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Use it anywhere you fundraise

Run a match on any campaign where a deadline would help.

Matches run on year-end appeals, giving days, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer events, and galas — wherever a deadline would help.

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Follow up on what it produced

See exactly what the match produced, ready to share with your sponsor.

Every matched gift is tracked in your reporting and on the donor’s record, so you can show your sponsor exactly what their match made possible — and make it easy to invite them back next year.

A campaign’s public Recent Donations list, where each gift is followed by a highlighted row reading “match from” the sponsor’s matching gift, with the matched amount shown beside it

Matching challenge features

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Setting up a match
Custom ratios1:1, 2:1, or whatever your sponsor agreed to
Per-gift capsStop one large gift from consuming the pool
Total match amountSet the size of the pool
Scheduled windowsStart and end times so the match is a deadline
Multiple matchesRun several across one campaign, each with its own terms
Sponsor recognitionSponsor name and logo displayed on the match
How donors see it
Matched totals in the thermometerMatched amounts count toward your goal as gifts land
Live donation counterGifts shown as social proof while the match runs
Matched gifts in the donor listEach gift in the public feed shows the match beside it
Impact metricsImpact counters move with the matched amount too
CountdownA visible deadline on the match window
Works on every page typeCampaign, personal, and team fundraising pages
Where matches run
Year-end and seasonal appealsThe classic match moment
Giving daysPower-hour matches during a single-day campaign
Peer-to-peer eventsMatch gifts raised by participants
Galas and auctionsMatch a paddle raise or fund-a-need
CrowdfundingAccelerate a project campaign
Reporting
Matched gift reportingSee exactly what the match produced
Donor recordsMatched gifts on each donor’s history
Saved report templatesReporting you can hand to a sponsor
Exports & integrationsClean data into the tools you already use

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Common questions

Is this employer matching, or a matching challenge?

This is a matching challenge — a sponsor, board member, or major donor puts up a pool, and gifts are matched against it during your campaign. It isn’t an employer-matching lookup that checks whether a donor’s company will match their gift.

What ratios can we set?

Whatever you’ve agreed with your sponsor — 1:1, 2:1, or anything else — with a per-gift cap so a single large donation doesn’t exhaust the pool.

Can we run more than one match in a campaign?

Yes. Run separate matches with their own sponsors, terms, and windows — a launch match and a final-week match, for example.

Do matched gifts count toward our public goal?

Yes. Matched amounts are reflected in your fundraising thermometer as gifts land, so donors can see their gift being doubled in real time.

Can we show our sponsor’s branding?

Yes. Your sponsor’s name and logo display on the match, so every donor who gives during the window sees who made it possible.

Can we tell our sponsor what their match produced?

Yes. Matched gifts are tracked in reporting and on donor records, so you can show them precisely what their match made possible when you invite them back next year.

What does it cost?

There’s a free plan you can start on with no credit card, and paid plans start at $100/month with no commitment. See pricing for the details.

A match works on almost any campaign — see year-end fundraising and giving day software.

Set up your matching challenge

Free to start — no credit card required.

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