Facebook is a place where people come together to connect and support one another in meaningful ways. Now, our friends at Facebook are giving people another way to mobilize around causes they care about by introducing personal fundraisers for personal causes.
Now you can raise money for personal causes on Facebook!
Short on cash? Maybe you can reach out to friends and strangers for a couple of bucks.
You can raise money on Facebook for any of the following categories:
- Education: such as tuition, books or classroom supplies
- Medical: such as medical procedures, treatments or injuries
- Pet Medical: such as veterinary procedures, treatments or injuries
- Crisis Relief: such as public crises or natural disasters
- Personal Emergency: such as a house fire, theft or car accident
- Funeral and Loss: such as burial expenses or living costs after losing a loved one
- Sports: such as equipment, competitions or team fees
- Community: such as neighborhood services, community improvements or environmental improvements
- Nonprofit fundraisers continue to be available for people on Facebook to raise funds and awareness for 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
People can learn about the person who created the fundraiser and the person benefiting from the fundraiser, as well as see which friends have donated.
It’s easy to get started:
On mobile, tap the menu icon and select Fundraisers, or on desktop, go to facebook.com/fundraisers.
Choose to raise money for a friend, yourself or someone or something not on Facebook.
Give your fundraiser a title and compelling story, and start raising money.
All fundraisers are reviewed within 24 hours. Personal fundraisers are available on all devices, and have a 6.9% + $.30 fee that goes to payment processing, fundraiser vetting, and security and fraud protection.
According to Facebook, their goal is, “to create a platform for good that’s sustainable over the long-term, and not to make a profit from our charitable giving tools.”
Find out more about Facebook fundraisers at facebook.com/fundraisers.
