--- title: Best Ways to Boost Engagement description: Discover ways to boost engagement --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/how-to-guides#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![Full logo\_color\_web](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/Full%20logo_color_web.svg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to percentpledge.com Go to percentpledge.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/?hsLang=en) 2. [Holiday Giving Season Guide](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/holiday-giving-season-guide?hsLang=en) # Best Ways to Boost Engagement ## Review these how-to guides to learn how to award Cause Credits, create a Giving Campaign, enable Feed Your Impact, and more! These features are the most impactful for holiday giving. Check out our [Case Study with DRW](https://www.percentpledge.com/case-study/drw-holiday-giving-challenge) to learn how they exceeded their holiday giving goal by 3,419%!  We also put together a [communications template](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/2026%20Giving%20Tuesday%20%26%20holiday%20communication%20templates.pdf?hsLang=en) for admins to send announcements and reminders to employees to participate in your giving and volunteering initiatives!  Admins can also generate custom messaging for volunteer events and campaigns directly on the Percent Pledge platform. If you are within the Admin View, simply navigate to any event page or campaign and select "**View Comms**" in the top left to access custom email and Slack/Teams templates! [How to award Cause Credits](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/How%20to%20Award%20Cause%20Credits%20%20One-Page%20Overview%20(1).pdf?hsLang=en) - Use case -  - Consider giving Cause Credits to all employees as an end of year gift, just as you would company swag or a team happy hour. - Gift Cause Credits to high performers, award winners, or ERG leaders as recognition for their amazing work. - Kickstart holiday giving participation by gifting Cause Credits to employees. [How to create a Giving Campaign](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/NEW%20NAV%20How%20to%20create%20holiday%20giving%20Campaigns%20%20Percent%20Pledge%20Giving%20and%20Volunteering%20Platform%20How%20To%20Guides.pdf?hsLang=en) - Use case -  - Drive participation by dedicating efforts into a Giving Campaign where employees are encouraged to give during a specific period of time, often with additional incentives like Cause Credits or friendly competition among colleagues. - Dedicate giving to a specific charity or cause that the company and employees are passionate about. This could be a cause related to your organization's mission, an existing nonprofit partner, or cause near and dear to community members. - Admins have the option to accelerate giving incentives by providing a match for a limited time or gifing Cause Credits. [How to set up a Matching Incentive](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/Matching%20Benefit%20How%20To%20Guide.pdf?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_CunfYBBBZ1zK3eqarswGRNk3Cno8BMN1ytDnYgpnvpXY1RIya7LruOFReP98xaNeYnKXZpaW-XpL5ClPO5K-ZM2nApQ&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email&hsLang=en) - Use case - - Matching donations made by employees shows that your company cares about the organizations that are important to them! You can set up a match incentive for the full calendar year, one month, or even just one week. - Employees are more likely to donate when their employer matches their contributions. - Donation matching as a company benefit increases employee retention and job satisfaction. Read more about the benefits [on our blog](https://www.percentpledge.com/post/five-trends-shaping-corporate-giving-2026)! [How to create a Volunteering Campaign](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/NEW%20NAV%20How%20to%20create%20Volunteering%20Campaigns%20%20Percent%20Pledge%20Volunteering%20Platform%20How%20To%20Guides.pdf?hsLang=en) - Use case -  - The holiday giving season isn't just about monetary donations. Drive volunteerism through a Volunteering Campaign where employees are encouraged to volunteer at a company event, or volunteer on their own time. - Loop in additional incentives like [Feed Your Impact](https://www.percentpledge.com/features/feed-your-impact) or [Grow Your Impact.](https://www.percentpledge.com/features/grow-your-impact-tree-planting) Even if you have limited funds, you can set a limit for the campaign so you don't exceed your budget. [How to Create a Custom Cause Portfolio](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/Custom%20Cause%20Portfolio%20%20Percent%20Pledge%20Giving%20and%20Volunteering%20Platform%20How%20To%20Guides.pdf?hsLang=en) - Use case -  - A Cause Portfolio is a great place to direct employees if they don't know which organization they'd like to support, or if you'd like the donation efforts to be directed toward a specific cause area. - Cause Portfolios can also be used to gamify participation by having employees or ERGs curate their own. For users -  [How to make a donation on Percent Pledge](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/How%20to%20make%20a%20donation.pdf?hsLang=en) [How to log volunteer hours on Percent Pledge](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20-%20Getting%20Started%20Launch%20Guide/How%20to%20log%20volunteer%20hours%20%20Percent%20Pledge%20Volunteering%20Platform%20How%20To%20Guide.pdf?hsLang=en)   - [Percent Pledge Getting Started Launch Guide](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/percent-pledge-getting-started-launch-guide?hsLang=en) - [Holiday Giving Season Guide](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/holiday-giving-season-guide?hsLang=en) - [Platform How-to Guides](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/platform-how-to-guides?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Admin How-to Guides](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/platform-how-to-guides?hsLang=en#admin-how-to-guides) - [User How-to Guides](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/platform-how-to-guides?hsLang=en#user-how-to-guides) - [Employee Engagement Resources](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/employee-engagement-resources?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Volunteering](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/employee-engagement-resources?hsLang=en#volunteering) - [ERGs](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/employee-engagement-resources?hsLang=en#ergs) - [Communication Samples/Templates](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/communication-samples-templates?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Launch Comms](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/communication-samples-templates?hsLang=en#launch-comms) - [Campaign Comms](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/communication-samples-templates?hsLang=en#campaign-comms) - [Platform Communications](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/communication-samples-templates?hsLang=en#platform-communications) - [Donation Disbursement & Fees](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/donation-disbursement-fees?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Donation Disbursement](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/donation-disbursement-fees?hsLang=en#donation-disbursement) - [Nonprofit Processing Fee](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/donation-disbursement-fees?hsLang=en#nonprofit-processing-fee) [![percent-pledge-logo](https://knowledgebase.percentpledge.org/hs-fs/hubfs/full-logo-color%20(1).png?width=1024&height=512&name=full-logo-color%20(1).png "percent-pledge-logo")](http://percentpledge.org) percentpledge.org Help Center Copyright © 2026, Percent Pledge