This article provides an overview of the plugin settings available in your Double the Donation Matching account.
Learn more about adding the plugin URL to your settings:
Training Video: Plugin Settings
Plugin Settings
Within your Double the Donation account you can create a dedicated matching gift page on your website or a dedicated company-sponsored volunteering plugin featuring our searchable database plugin. This becomes a call to action page where donors can access the forms, guidelines, and instructions they need to submit matching gift requests or learn about their company's volunteer incentives. This page is also linked to from within the Unknown Company automated emails for Double the Donation Matching users.
Plugin Embed Code
When you navigate to "Plugin Settings" (under "Settings" in the matching module and in the main navigation of the volunteer module), you get access to our code where you can embed our plugin on your organization's website. Our code is in red and you'd simply copy that HTML code and paste the code onto your organization's website where you'd like to have the plugin appear. Here is an example of what our plugin will look like on your dedicated matching gift page:
To learn more about how to create a dedicated matching gift page, visit this article.
To learn about how to create a company-sponsored volunteering page, visit this article.
Plugin URL
[Double the Donation Matching only]
You can put the URL of your organization's dedicated matching gift page into the Plugin URL box, so the emails sent to donors in the unknown company stream will direct them to your dedicated matching gift page instead of the default hosted matching gift page.
When you insert your URL, make sure to "Save Settings."
Learn more about adding the plugin URL to your settings:
Plugin Search Text
[Double the Donation Matching and Volunteering]
The standard text in the plugin says "See if your employer will match your donation." We recommend keeping this wording as it is, but you can change the wording if your organization would like. Often if an organization decides to edit the wording if they have a large number of volunteers and they want to include volunteer grants so it can say "See if your employer will match your donation or volunteer hours"
For any changes that you make to apply, click on the "Save Plugin Settings."
Animate the Search Field
[Double the Donation Matching]
If you want to animate the search field of your plugin, you can do so by checking the box "Animate the search field's placeholder text?" Animating the search field's placeholder text can increase the likelihood that users will search for their company's name.
If you make any changes, remember to click "Save Plugin Settings."
CSS Overrides
[Double the Donation Matching and Volunteering]
If you'd like to change the background color, font size, or font color of the matching gift plugin that is embedded on your website, you can add custom CSS to override the standard plugin.
Please note: CSS Overrides are for advanced users only.
Any changes that you do make, click on the "Save Plugin Settings."
FAQs:
Q: Should I place the matching gift plugin on the same page as my donation form?
A: We recommend adding the plugin on a separate, dedicated matching gift page instead of placing the plugin on the donation page. There are two key reasons for that:
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The matching gifts plugin contains links that could direct the donor away from the donation form before the donation has been completed.
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Donors in the Unknown Company automated email stream are prompted to engage with the matching gifts plugin to determine if their employer may match their donation. If Unknown Company donors are sent back to a donation form that they have already utilized, it does not indicate to them that a new step needs to take place.
Q: What's the difference between the standard employer search plugin and the volunteer plugin?
A: The volunteer plugin features volunteer grant information and paid volunteer time off (PVTO) information. The title of the plugin also changes to "See if your employer offers volunteer incentives!" instead of "See if your employer will match your donation!" To learn more about the volunteer plugin, visit this article about Double the Donation Volunteering.
Training Video: Plugin Settings