The Causes application on Facebook is among the leading fundraising tools for non-profit organizations. Causes is one of the many resources you can use to quickly spread the word of your plans to volunteer abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions, and promote your fundraising goal through your Facebook account.
Causes allows you to set up a personal fundraising page to share with your Facebook network that you need their financial support. Through Causes, your supporters can contribute funds to CCS by credit card, choosing a one-time or recurring monthly contribution.
How does it work?
Causes uses Network for Good, a non-profit organization that promotes and facilitates donating and volunteering online. Network for Good is an industry leader among third party fundraising sites. Donations sent through Causes are processed by Network for Good and remitted to CCS on a monthly schedule, after a small transaction fee is applied to address bank, credit card, and other administrative costs.
What should I know about using Causes?
If you plan to uses Facebook Causes to fundraise your program fee, please note the following:
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Fundraising early is highly recommended to help you successfully meet your program fee due date. Please encourage sponsors to contribute no later than 90 days prior to your start date. We encourage participants to pay any remaining balance of the program fee by the due date, and continue to fundraise. Once paid in full, your account may receive sponsor contributions up to one day prior to the start date of your program and CCS will refund you funds you contributed toward your program fee. Please remember that sponsor contributions received from third party sites require extra processing time.
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Donation amounts indicated on your Causes page will not match your CCS statement. Network for Good will withhold a small percentage of each donation submitted – just 4.75% (as of January 2011). CCS will apply the amount received by Network for Good to your account. For example, if someone donates $25 to your page, ultimately $23.81 will be applied towards your program fee.
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Your name on your Causes fundraising page must match the full name you shared with CCS upon enrollment to ensure that contributions are applied to your program. Donations not associated with your name will be processed as an organizational donation to CCS.
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Sponsors contributing to your CCS program fee through Causes are donating to Network for Good. Sponsors will receive tax receipts from Network for Good and their donations cannot be refunded by Cross-Cultural Solutions.
For further questions about fundraising your program fee to volunteer abroad, please contact CCS staff.
How do I get started?
To start fundraising using Facebook and Facebook Causes, follow these steps:
Get started with Facebook Causes
to fundraise your program fee.
(You will be required to log into Facebook or create a Facebook account)
