Double Your Donation with Matching Gifts

Many companies offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations. Some provide matching funds to support employee volunteer hours. Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, and some will even double or triple the amount of your gift!
We recommend you check with your HR department in case programs have changed.

4 EASY steps to getting your donation matched by your company

1. Find out if your company will match gifts to MDC, please enter your employer’s name in the box to the left.
   If your company name does not appear, it does not necessarily mean there is no match program. Please contact your human resources department.
2. Complete the required paperwork and send the form to:
   MDC
   Attention: Timm Dowling
   721 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma WA, 98402
3. MDC will verify your donation amount with your company
4. Your company will remit matching funds directly to MDC

MDC will send you a confirmation when your company match funds have been received

Support the community through your sponsorship of MDC special events. All funds that are raised at fundraising events and campaigns will benefit MDC and the greatest needs of our clients.

Link your business with MDC as a sponsor of the MDC Share Breakfast, our fall fundraising event. Your business gains an opportunity to promote your brand to new audiences and your sponsorship gift shows your support and care for our community.

Some examples of benefits your business could receive are:

• Logo acknowledgement on event posters

• Named as a sponsor in press releases connected to the event

• Recognized in the MDC newsletter

Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities for additional MDC fundraising campaigns are also available. Email tdowling@mdc-hope.org to inquire about becoming an MDC sponsor.

Group Volunteer Activities

Employees can volunteer to perform one-time projects for MDC programs. Opportunities may include outfitting an apartment for a new family in housing, sorting hygiene products for our essential needs bank, or doing yardwork at one of our housing units.

Fund & Essential Need Drives

Create innovative fundraising ideas and events employees can work on together to support MDC programs. Host an essential needs drives and collect hygiene products that are needed the most by low-income families and individuals

MDC LEADS

MDC provides an opportunity for you and your employees, as seasoned and emerging community leaders, to make a difference in our community through leadership, education, advocacy and dedicated service through participation in MDC LEADS.  Following are some of the MDC LEADS activities:

• Quarterly meetings where you will meet other MDC LEADS members and hear timely and thought provoking presentations about the issues around poverty and community response. Participation as an informal adviser to MDC’s executive staff.
• Leadership opportunities for participation in events and community projects. Training options for learning leadership roles of non profits.
• Serve as an ambassador and advocate on behalf of MDC within the community.
• Optional volunteer work opportunities with time commitments and involvement levels that fit your schedule.

Additionally, members of MDC LEADS can use their professional and social networks to help tell the story of MDC in the community and advocate for the work we do. This can be done in very informal ways like simply telling your network about MDC, to more formal ways such as being a table captain for our annual MDC Breakfast.

For more information on becoming a member of MDC LEADS contact tdowling@mdc-hope.org or (253) 384-7775.