# Facebook Connect now available on JustGiving

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/18/facebook-connect-now-available-justgiving/
- Published: 2009-09-18T10:51:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The latest update to the JustGiving platform is the ability to spread the word about
donations using Facebook Connect. When people make a donation on a JustGiving fundraising
page, they can now log in to Facebook and publish their donation details to their
Facebook wall and friends’ newsfeeds.

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This means that the sponsor’s friends and family hear about their donation on Facebook–
raising the profile of the charity and a fundraiser’s appeal, Up to 30% of visitors
to JustGiving come from Facebook and it’s the biggest source of traffic to JustGiving.
Anne-Marie Huby, JustGiving’s Managing Director said, “It’s hugely important to 
allow sponsors to spread⌊Facebook Connect⌉ the word about their donation on Facebook,
especially if they have responded to a call to action on Facebook. Even if sponsors
made a donation because of an email message or a tweet, this new feature allows 
them to share the details of who they’ve supported with their Facebook network to
encourage friends and family to support a fundraising appeal too.”

According to Facebook, links posted through Facebook Connect are clicked roughly
three times, so adding Facebook Connect to JustGiving has the potential to increase
the audience for fundraising appeals dramatically. Due to the ease of use of Facebook
Connect, it can really help speed up the spread of an appeal, helping fundraisers
to reach more potential donors and raise more money more quickly.

 

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