Those who make donations become members, then committee members, recruiting more members in turn. Every member and committee member donates money at fixed times according to their abilities.
林勝勝解釋慈濟募款的運作時表示，師父讓捐款者成為會員、委員，委員再吸收會員、再生委員，每位會員、委員都定期捐獻，數目有五十、五百… …，隨個人能力不定。