Books, Publications, Articles

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

"Making the Most of Matches: It Pays to Remind Donors of Companies' Programs," by Elizabeth Greene, April 19, 2001.
"Free Money: How Charities Can Make the Most of Matching Gifts," by Marilyn Dickey, Mary 6, 1997.
"Corporate Matching Gifts: They're not Just for Colleges and Universities Anymore," by Kristin Goss, January 28, 1992.

You can find these articles at many libraries, and most Foundation Center Libraries and Cooperating Collections. If you are a subscriber to the Chronicle, you can access articles from the past 5 years at http://philanthropy.com. For copies of older articles, call (202) 466-1200.

Corporate Philanthropy Report

"New Twists on Matching Gifts," by Craig Smith, April 1993.
"Match Game," by Hannah Gladfelter and Bill Reinhard, March, 1998

Back issues of the Corporate Philanthropy Report can be obtained from Aspen Publishers, (800) 317-3113, www.aspenpublishers.com, but cost $23/issue. Like the Chronicle articles, your best bet is a good library or Foundation Center Cooperating Collection.

Websites

www.case.hepdata.com. This is the website for the Center for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), an international association that focuses on the
education community. The resources on its website for creating a matching gifts program are relevant for all nonprofits. There is a series of Frequently Asked Questions, as well as leaflets you can purchase and a (very expensive) searchable database of companies with matching gift programs.

www.fdncenter.org.
The Foundation Center's site comes through with a searchable database of corporations, some of which have matching gift programs. Click on "Finding Funders," then on "Grantmaker Web Sites," and finaly on "Corporate Grant Makers" and then search by key word or phrase such as "Matching Gifts." There is also information on matching gifts in the
Library/Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) section.

www.habitatforhumanity.org.
Habitat's site has excellent information on matching gifts. Click on "Get Involved," than "More Giving Options," and finally "Matching Gifts" to view information on their program and their list of more than 600 corporate matchers.

www.hepdevelopment.com.
This for-profit site specializes in providing information on corporate matching gift programs. One of their most useful services (for which they charge a hefty annual fee) is linking your website to their extensive data base so that your members can check online to see if their employer will match their gift and under what conditions.

www.nwf.org. The National Wildlife Federation has good information on matching gifts including a list of 150 companies that match their employees’ gifts to environmental groups. Click on “Donate”, on “Matching Gifts”, and then on “See a list of companies that have made matching contributions to NWF”.

www.northwestwatch.org.
This basic website (Northwest Environmental Watch) does a good job at alerting people about the opportunity to participate in its employee matching gifts program. Click on "Support Us," and than on "Matching Gifts" (under "How to Donate").