Lately I have been seeing my Facebook friends donating their statuses to certain causes.
John Doe is the 1,345,489th person to donate his status to support saving the tuna.
I think it is great to make people aware of your cause but as far as getting real results I would hope organizations dig a little deeper into their strategy. I worked with a business who insisted on using Paypal “Donate” buttons on their website. There is some debate with using Paypal. Personally I think if you want to make it ultra easy for someone to make a donation it is a solid choice.
Most people I have talked to have a Paypal account, even my mother who struggles with the right-click. I have heard some people calling it un-professional or ‘cheap’ looking. Yeah I guess it’s not the cutest little payment button I’ve ever clicked but when your talking non-profit your talking no scrill.
I donated $10 one time to my friends snowboarding fund about 6 months ago. I had some money from an ebay transaction I felt I could part with. I would do it again if I had the chance but she never sent a thank you email. Not a big deal but definitely send an acknowledgment email if your going to take peoples cash.