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Networks and Mechanics in Facebook Fundraising

October 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Fundraising in Facebook is, admittedly, a lot easier for a person who has numerous friends, relatives, group members or fans. This is a primary consideration as a mechanic in Facebook fundraising. The number of contacts you have truly affects the distribution of your fundraising efforts. However, there are still other things to make sure so that one will be able to fully comply with the mechanics in Facebook fundraising. In doing so, the organizer or fundraiser will be able to convey the right information to people who will shell out help especially if they’re convinced of the spirit of the charity or cause.

When one wants to raise money for a certain group of people, it is important for him to provide the immediate, complete background of the project. This can be done through Facebook Notes that should be posted within the request for funds page. Here, one should provide for the setting, the atmosphere and the primary reasons why the scenario calls for charity from people who have way more than what the recipients may have. Given that the text will be placed in Facebook, which is, of course, a social networking site, the tone of the notes will have to be more personalized rather than formal.

After writing down convincing, sincere-sounding notes, the organizer must provide videos or photos that will serve as testaments to the truth and the immediacy of the cause. All of these visuals, together with the notes, will lure prospective donors into giving.

Another part of the unique mechanics in Facebook fundraising is transparency. This is so because the site enables the donors to monitor the progress of the fundraiser’s work. More often than not, it is difficult for people to fake the entire fundraising endeavor given that information about the area and the people who will receive the aid is readily available in the Internet. Also, it is unlikely for someone to loot the funds from family, yes? Comprehensive, transparent data can be pasted on the fundraising page. Here, information and monitoring are all in their proper places. This can help the prospective donors understand the objectives and ideas set forth by the fundraiser.

However, one may ask about the financial aspect of the entire thing. How can one be assured that the money will be sent to the organizer or fundraiser safely?

Fortunately, a very efficient and helpful Facebook application called Coinjars (www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6489937223) can be used. When installed on the fundraising page, the application would allow the donor to send his/her donation and the fundraiser to receive the money online. The Coinjars application is free and the transaction fee between the donor and fundraiser is always free. This is all free of charge. This kind of money transfer is solely within the mechanics in Facebook fundraising. With Facebook, the organizer is assured of a crowd that could relate to him/ her personally in terms of his/ her endeavors. Furthermore, the site provides for means and ways for him to raise those needed funds. On the side of the donor, transparency, information and financial safety are all within his or her reach.

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