Matching Gift Tool Comparison: Double the Donation vs HEPdata
This article compares the matching gift tools offered by Double the Donation and HEPdata, highlighting the key differences and features that each platform provides.
Why do nonprofits need matching gift platforms?
Comparison of Double the Donation and HEPdata
2. Matching Gift Search and Eligibility Lookup
4. Automated Matching Gift Emails
5. Matching Gift Reporting and Tracking
Why Do Nonprofits Need Matching Gift Platforms?
Matching gift platforms help nonprofits maximize their matching gift revenue by enabling donors to search for their employer’s matching gift programs and easily submit matching requests. These platforms simplify the process for both donors and nonprofits.
Key Features of Matching Gift Platforms:
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Database of Companies’ Matching Gift Programs
Access to information on thousands of companies offering matching gifts and other workplace giving opportunities. -
Matching Gift Search & Eligibility Lookup
Donors can check employer matching gift policies and instantly verify eligibility, streamlining the matching gift process. -
Integration with Donation Forms & CRM
Automates matching gift submissions, reducing administrative work and increasing donor participation. -
Personalized Reminders & Employer-Specific Information
Sends automated reminders and provides detailed instructions to help donors submit matching gift requests. -
Comprehensive Reporting & Campaign Tracking
Tracks donations and measures the success of matching gift campaigns, providing analytics for continuous improvement. -
Dedicated Onboarding & Customer Assistance
Personalized support and training to help nonprofits maximize matching gift opportunities.
Comparison of Double the Donation and HEPdata
1. Matching Gift Database
| Feature | Double the Donation | HEPdata Auto Match | HEPdata Match Lookup |
| More than 24,000 companies | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Accurate and up-to-date matching gift information | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Updated daily | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dedicated database team | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Future expansion to greater workplace giving opportunities | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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Double the Donation offers access to a larger, more frequently updated database with more than 24,000 companies, ensuring accurate matching gift information. In comparison, HEPdata does not provide a similar database, nor does it update its information daily.
2. Matching Gift Search & Eligibility Lookup
| Feature | Double the Donation | HEPdata Auto Match | HEPdata Match Lookup |
| Embeddable matching gift plugin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full plugin customizability through CSS overrides | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automatically detects misspellings and different naming conventions | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Provides next steps for companies not in the database | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Provides information on Volunteer Incentives, Grants, and PTO | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Provides information on Corporate Sponsorships | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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Double the Donation provides a highly customizable matching gift plugin, including an auto-complete feature that detects misspellings and variations in company names. It also offers extra information on volunteer incentives and corporate sponsorships, which HEPdata does not.
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- The auto-complete feature helps donors find their employer’s matching gift program even if they are unsure of the exact spelling or name, reducing missed matching opportunities by 20-30%.
- Takes into account the different naming conventions with a database covering approx. 99.68% of match-eligible employees, ensuring extensive matching gift opportunities.
- Provides a mechanism for users to report outdated or missing company information. This helps enrich the database, ensuring that future matching gift opportunities are accurate
| Feature | Double the Donation | HEPdata Auto Match | HEPdata Match Lookup |
| Integrations with 90+ donation forms | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Integrates with 20+ CRMs | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Integrates with 20+ peer-to-peer fundraising platforms | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Integrates with Data Enhancement platforms | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Integrates with Workplace Giving platforms | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Integrates with Volunteer Management Softwares | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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Double the Donation offers extensive integration options with over 90 donation forms, 20+ CRMs, peer-to-peer fundraising platforms, and workplace giving systems, providing a comprehensive matching gift solution.
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4. Automated Matching Gift Emails
| Feature | Double the Donation | HEPdata Auto Match | HEPdata Match Lookup |
| Sends emails to match-eligible donors | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sends emails to donors with no company information | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Sends Thank You and End-of-Year emails | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Email deliverability, open, and click tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Provides donors the ability to unsubscribe from future emails | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Allows donors to indicate ineligibility and automatically remove them from future emails | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Ability to upload and download a suppression/do-not-email list | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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Double the Donation offers a comprehensive suite of email automation features, including the ability to send follow-up, thank you, and end-of-year emails to match-eligible donors. It also supports email tracking, unsubscribes, and automatically removes ineligible donors from future emails, unlike HEPdata, which lacks these functionalities.
5. Matching Gift Reporting and Tracking
| Feature | Double the Donation | HEPdata Auto Match | HEPdata Match Lookup |
| Logs and tracks every donor interaction | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automatically associates companies to individual donor records | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Report of top companies with matching gift programs | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Report of top match-eligible donors by donation amount | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Campaign comparisons based on matching-gift performance | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Blurb:
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Double the Donation excels in matching gift reporting, providing detailed tracking of donor interactions and campaign performance. It also allows nonprofits to track top match-eligible donors and compare results across campaigns.
Many of our clients have reported a 20–50% annual increase in matching gift revenue, with email open and click rates performing up to 3x the industry average.
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6. Dedicated Onboarding & Customer Assistance
| Feature | Double the Donation | HEPdata Auto Match | HEPdata Match Lookup |
| Dedicated implementation specialist | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dedicated support team | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dedicated client success team | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Community-building through webinars | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Educational approach to fundraising and maximizing workplace giving | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Continuous post-onboarding support | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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Double the Donation provides dedicated onboarding, support, and success teams to assist nonprofits in maximizing their matching gift revenue. HEPdata lacks such comprehensive support services.
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Summary
Double the Donation offers a more comprehensive and integrated solution for matching gifts, including superior database access, robust email automation, reporting tools, and integrations. While HEPdata offers basic matching gift functionality, it lacks many of the advanced features and support options provided by Double the Donation.
If you have any questions, you can contact our customer support team by emailing customer service at support@doublethedonation.com.