How to Match Retirement Pledge Cards
- 1). Determine how much money you can contribute to the retirement fund. If you can contribute even a quarter of the amount needed to retire the organization's debt, a matching fund drive may inspire other donors.
- 2). Decide how you will match the funds. Some matching fund drives are limited to pledges from a certain day, month, quarter or other time period.
- 3). Announce your intention to match retirement pledges. Publicize the details via newsletters, emails and other communication to the church or group.
- 4). Hold your matching pledge drive. Distribute pledge cards to each donor and have them return them to the treasurer. If you are matching pledge cards over a long period of time, make sure that the cards are clearly labeled as retirement pledge cards, especially if there are other competing fund drives or regular collections going on concurrently.
- 5). Total up the amount pledged. If the amount is less than you were willing to match, donate a sum equal to the total pledged to the retirement fund. If the amount is equal to or more than you were willing to match, donate the amount you initially offered to the retirement fund.