Facebook launched its charitable giving tools within the UK in November 2017. This allows people to donate to their chosen charity or start a fundraising page, directly through Facebook. One of the benefits of this is that it allows people to donate directly to their chosen charity without having to go to a third-party website.
To create a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK log into Facebook and follow these steps:
Click Fundraisers in the menu of your News Feed.
Click Raise Money.
Select Nonprofit or Charity.
Select Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research UK Race for Life or Stand Up To Cancer UK from the list.
Choose a cover photo and fill in the fundraiser details.
Click Create.
Please note, this feature isn't available in every location. If you have an existing Cancer Research UK Giving Page, you can link this to a Facebook Fundraiser. Around a month before your birthday, you may be prompted by Facebook to set up a birthday fundraiser. You can choose to set this up for Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research UK Race for Life or Stand Up To Cancer UK and then share this with your friends on Facebook to raise money.
To find fundraisers on Facebook, you can use the search bar or the dedicated Fundraisers shortcut.
Tap the Search icon (magnifying glass) at the top right.
Sear "fundraisers" and select the Fundraisers shortcut from the results.
Log into Facebook.
In the top-left search bar, search "fundraisers".
Click the Fundraisers shortcut that appears (it usually has a colorful coin icon).
From here, you can browse through "Your Activity" to see fundraisers you've created or donated to.
Alternatively, you can tap your Menu (three lines or your profile picture) and look for Fundraisers in the list of shortcuts (you may need to tap See more).
Facebook Live is a built-in feature that lets you broadcast real-time video streams directly to your friends and followers. To do a live video on Facebook, follow these steps:
Open the Facebook app and tap the "+" button at the top of your Feed, or tap the "What's on your mind?" field.
Select Live or Live Video. Allow camera and microphone access if prompted.
If you’d like, you can add a short description about your fundraiser and tag your friends so they can tune in and support your live video.
Customise your audience by selecting public, friends, or Only Me to practice at the top of the screen.
Tap Go Live.
Tap Finish in the bottom right corner when you are done. You can choose to post or delete the replay.
Go to Facebook and click ‘What’s on your mind?’ at the top of your feed.
Click the Live Video video camera icon option.
Under’ Select a video source’, choose either Webcam to use your computer's built-in camera..
Customise your audience by selecting public, friends, or Only Me to practice in the left-hand menu.
Click ‘Go Live’ in the bottom left corner.
Click End live video when you’re finished.
You can add a donate button to your live video using the Facebook for iOS app or Facebook for Android app.
Tap Live at the top of the News Feed of your profile or eligible Page.
At the bottom, tap fundraiser Raise Money.
Select a nonprofit or fundraiser for people to donate to.
Tap Start Live Video.
Tap Live at the top of your News Feed or Page.
Tap button with ‘...’ in the top right corner.
Tap Add Donate Button and select your fundraiser.
Tap Start Live Video.
When you sign up to fundraise for Cancer Research UK, you will receive a Cancer Research UK Giving Page. There is a link on the page that will allow you to create a Facebook Fundraiser. Once they are connected, if someone donates to either one of the pages, the total amount on both pages will be updated.
After the initial connection, if you change the page name, story or main image on one of the pages, it will not change on the other. This is because of the way that the two fundraising pages are linked together to only send and receive specific information. You will be able to go in to each page and make any changes you want to individually. Once they are connected, if someone donates to either one of the pages then the total on both will update. Facebook displays and shares information with us in a specific way. This means that on your Facebook Fundraisers, you will be able to see the name of who has donated but not a donations amount. If you look at your Cancer Research UK Giving Page you will see Facebook donation and the amount donated.
When you share your Cancer Research UK Giving Page on Facebook you may be prompted to ‘add a donate button’ to your post. If you click yes to this, then Facebook creates a separate, distinct fundraising page for you. The Facebook fundraising pages and Cancer Research UK Giving Pages are entirely separate and in no way integrated. So, although the money will still come to Cancer Research UK, any money donated via the Facebook Fundraiser will not show up in your personalised fundraising dashboard with Cancer Research UK. Money donated via Facebook will also not show up in your ‘total raised’ amount which will be used when we thank you and will trigger milestone messages along your fundraising journey. We want to ensure that you’re being thanked for all your fundraising and that we acknowledge your support. We also want to make it as easy as possible for you to keep track of your fundraising. We have now created an integration with Facebook that means next time you receive a Cancer Research UK Giving Page, you can connect it to a Facebook Fundraiser. This will mean that your total donation amount and number of donations will appear on both pages.
From your Cancer Research UK Giving Page, you are able to share either the whole page, a specific donation or a specific post to Facebook.
To share the whole page, click the blue Share page button, followed by the Facebook icon.
To share a post or donation, click the pink Share icon in the bottom right corner followed by the Facebook icon.
There are several ways to donate on Facebook.
Click Donate below the Page's cover photo.
Click the amount you'd like to give or enter an amount.
Select a payment method.
Click Donate [Amount].
Click Donate on the post.
Click the amount you'd like to give or enter an amount.
Select a payment method.
Read the Gift Aid statement and Gift Aid your donation if applicable.
Click Donate [Amount].
Click Donate at the top of the fundraiser.
Click the amount you'd like to give or enter an amount.
Select a payment method.
Read the Gift Aid statement and Gift Aid your donation if applicable.
Click Donate [Amount].
Yes! Cancer Research UK receives the total amount from all donations received on Facebook. The money is paid out on a fortnightly basis from Facebook to Cancer Research UK.
If you need help with a recent donation you've made, have questions about a fundraiser, or the status of contributions to Cancer Research UK, please visit Charitable Fundraisers and Donations to learn more about raising money for Cancer Research UK on Facebook.
Your donation to Cancer Research UK will only be seen by your friends if you choose to share it. The amount that you have donated will not be shared with friends, only with the fundraiser and the charity. When you donate to a fundraiser, the creator of the fundraiser and the charity will still be able to see your donation even if you chose not to share it. Find out about the information that charities receive when you donate
Gift Aid on donations made to Facebook Fundraisers are claimed by Facebook and passed to Cancer Research UK on a regular basis as anonymous bulk payments. Because the Gift Aid payments are received by Cancer Research UK without names attached, it isn't possible for us to add the amounts to the Giving Page. However, you can still let people see the amount of Gift Aid you’ve raised on other platforms. You just need to add the Gift Aid amount onto your Cancer Research UK Giving Page as an ‘offline donation’.
When you create a Facebook Fundraiser, the fundraiser will automatically close after 14 days. You can edit the date that your Facebook Fundraiser will close, quickly and easily, following the steps below:
Go to your Facebook Fundraiser
Click on the button with the three dots just underneath your cover photo
Select Edit Fundraiser.
Find the section titled, 'When should your fundraiser end?’
Specify that date you’d like your Facebook Fundraiser to close.
Click ‘Save’.
You can choose to close your Facebook Fundraiser using Facebook.
Go to your Facebook Fundraiser and click on the button with the three dots just underneath your cover photo.
Select 'End Fundraiser'.
If you would like to delete your fundraiser, repeat this process and select 'Delete Fundraiser'. If you choose to close your Facebook fundraiser, all the money raised will still be sent to Cancer Research UK. Donations will not automatically be refunded to donors. If a donor would like a refund from Facebook they must request this directly from Facebook.
If you need further support with online fundraising, would like to report a problem, or give us feedback, our friendly Supporter Services team is ready to help you.
Find all the links and information you need to set up and get the most out of your online fundraising.
