Jonathan Waddingham

Posted on: Monday, June 20th, 2011



JustGiving’s new Facebook application

We love fundraising. We also love Facebook. So we’ve put them together to make a new Facebook application that will help JustGiving fundraisers raise even more. What’s not to like?

This is the first time in the UK that people wanting to sponsor their friends will be able to do so without leaving Facebook so we’re sure it will enable people using JustGiving to raise even more than before.

If you’re fundraising on JustGiving, this is what the app does:

  • It allows you to share your JustGiving page on Facebook.
  • It means your friends can sponsor you without leaving Facebook.
  • It makes it easy for your friends to tell their friends about your fundraising.
  • It allows you and your friends to start conversations about your fundraising by leaving comments on your page which also appear in their friends’ newsfeeds.

Start using the app now at http://apps.facebook.com/jgdonation

All you need to do is put in your JustGiving page url (that’s the bit after the justgiving.com/ for your fundraising page) and share with your friends. Simple!

Watch this space…

This is just one of the great new ways we’re helping you raise money with Facebook. Last month, we introduced the ability to log in and create an account on JustGiving using your Facebook details, meaning one less password to remember!

And in the next few weeks and months, we’ll be releasing even more new features that will put the social into fundraising – like a new version of this app which will allow you to donate to your favourite charity without leaving Facebook.

If you want even more advice on using Facebook to fundraise, our app isn’t the only way to go – check out our top tips on using Facebook to fundraise. And to keep up to date with our latest Facebook updates, and hear tips from other fundraisers, join the community on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/justgiving.

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  • http://twitter.com/jon_bedford Jonathan Waddingham

    Hi Henry – sadly there is an issue if people are using browsing Facebook using a secure connection. This doesn’t mean the app isn’t secure, it’s just we only switch to using a secure site when people start the donation process (so all personal and card details are encrypted) and not on fundraising pages. Facebook added this feature whilst we were building the app, so we are looking at how we can improve the app in the future so it works for people who do browse Facebook on a secure connection.

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  • http://twitter.com/jon_bedford Jonathan Waddingham

    Hi David, thanks for the comment.
    You can add the app to a Facebook page and link it to a specific fundraising page, or a charity’s donation page. See instructions here: http://www.slideshare.net/JustGiving/just-giving-how-to-receive-donations-on-facebook

  • Mattdale73

    Hi iv’e started using the app on FB. I shared it with friends, but when they clicck on the link it comes up that there is a problem and wont go to my page!!

  • http://twitter.com/jon_bedford Jonathan Waddingham

    Hi Matt, thanks for the comment. I’ve checked and it looks like there is a bug and the app is sharing a link that doesn’t work. Assuming your page is http://www.justgiving.com/Matt-Dale2012, the link it should share is http://apps.facebook.com/jgdonation/Matt-Dale2012?targetdevice=embed so if you put that on Facebook, your friends will be able to go to your page on Facebook and donate. We’ll look into this and make sure we fix it soon, so thank you for letting us know.