Corporate Matching

Corporate matching gifts are an easy way for you to increase the impact of your personal contribution to Indego Africa. Your employer may be willing to financially match donations that you made during the year to eligible charities.  Some companies only count your monetary gifts, but many also recognize the value of your in-kind contributions (i.e. things you've bought for a charity), Board service, or even volunteer hours.  In some instances even the gifts of an employee's spouse or a retiree will be matched. By taking advantage of your company's gift matching program, you're helping to double or even triple your contribution to Indego Africa.

For a non-exhaustive list of companies with known corporate matching programs, see below.

How to Make a Matching Gift

(1) Contact HR: Check with your company's human resources department to find out about its matching-gift policy (a partial list is below). Ask in particular about:

(a) Minimum/maximum amounts matched

(b) Matching ratio (1:1 or 2:1)

(c) Matching types (donations, in-kind contributions, volunteer hours, Board service)

(d) Qualified donors (employee, spouse, retiree, Board member)

(2) Complete & Send Form: Many employers will provide a form that you and/or the recipient organization (Indego Africa) will need fill out. You can send the form to us, preferably by e-mail ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or fax (415-520-1442). Our mailing address is 507 Archwood Trail, Houston, TX 77007.

(3) Indego Verification: After receiving the form, we will verify your gift (whether monetary, in-kind, or volunteer hours) and return the form (along with our tax exempt status letter) to your company, which will then issue a matching gift contribution to Indego Africa.

Conditions and criteria for gift matching vary by employer. Some companies offer a payroll deduction plan. For more information after you have spoken with your company’s HR department or if you are not sure if Indego Africa qualifies for your company's program, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll be glad to send information about our mission and programs.

Volunteer Matching Ideas

Some companies support employee volunteerism by matching employee volunteer hours with corporate cash contributions. To find out if your corporation has a volunteer matching program or for information about individual program requirements, contact your corporation’s human resources department. Some ways to generate or count volunteer hours:

• Participate on Regional Board: If you're a member of an Indego Africa Regional Board (New York, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles), any time you spend on Board activity counts as volunteer hours. Click here for more information on joining a Regional Board. We're looking in particular for Board members and volunteers with skills to contribute towards projects in graphic design, web design, product design, sales & marketing, and PR.

• Office Supply Drive: Organize an office supply drive at your office. The cooperatives are always in need index cards, markers, HP 1018 printer cartridges, and digital projectors.

• Computer Drive: As part of the Hand Up program, women at the cooperatives receive computer literacy training. To make this training more widely available to its artisans, Indego Africa is seeking donated laptops and USB flash drives.

• Raising Awareness of Indego Africa and our Mission. Any time you send around e-mails or event invitations to raise awareness about Indego Africa, you're adding to your volunteer hours.

For more ideas on how you can help, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Companies with Matching Programs

Indego Africa has compiled its own list that provides specific details on matching programs at about 175 companies. The list indicates minimum/maximum amounts matched, matching ratio (1:1 or 2:1), contact information, and whether volunteer time is matched with a gift.

CORPORATE MATCHING DETAILS FOR SELECTED COMPANIES

Another excellent and searchable online database of matching information is available here: SEARCHABLE CORPORATE MATCHING DATABASE

Below is a comprehensive list of companies.