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I don't know if you're planning on this, but I suggest making each donation as public as possible. For example, tweeting/Facebooking every time I make a donation or every month.
This will help spread the site, and help give social proof to people to show that donating to this charity is indeed a good (and popular) thing.
The idea sounds like it might be interesting, but I can't imagine how this works and neither your website nor the facebook page linked at the bottom tell me anything about it. I might suspect that if I signed up with Facebook Connect that there might be more information, but it's not clear whether that's the case - and I wouldn't try it on the off chance. I would suggest that there needs to be more up-front informati…
I don't think I'd be happy signing up for something like this because it seems like something haphazard that can quickly.
I think I'm too cautious with money for this to appeal to me (so obviously not your target market)
Incidentally, my gut response was: Who gets the tax receipt?
I really like this idea, I've thought of it in the past and am happy to see it being implemented. I don't know if you're planning on this, but I suggest making each donation as public as possible. For example, tweeting/Facebooking every time I make a donation or every month. This will help spread the site, and help give social proof to people to show that donating to this charity is indeed a good (and popular) thing.
I really like this idea, I've thought of it in the past and am happy to see it being implemented. I don't know if you're planning on this, but I suggest making each donation as public as possible. For example, tweeting/Facebooking every time I make a donation or every month. This will help spread the site, and help give social proof to people to show that donating to this charity is indeed a good (and popular) thing.
There are places in Christian literature that charity donations should be made generously but completely anonymously.
According to some, it's "Not Christian" to make donations and publicly declare that you've made a donation.
I know that these round-up programs are quite popular -- but it reflects a sloppy-with-money mindset I just don't have. Let's say you're a super-heavy card user -- 5 times a day. And charges are random in the cents value -- so on average a charge yields a $0.50 allocation. Why not just donate (30 days * 5 transactions/day * $0.50/transaction =) $75/month to your chosen purposes (be they personal savings as with BoFA…
It redirects the sloppy-with-money behavior into something that benefits you instead of harming you. A surprising amount of self-control ultimately boils down to that, differing only in the exact level on which they are applied. It is way easier to fool your bad habits or false ideations than actually eradicate them, and you've only got so much self-control to spend, as recent psychology research is demonstrating.
Enroll your credit/debit card today. OK yeah this is going to take some trust.
It only takes a moment to sign up with Facebook. Oh wow I don't want them anywhere near my credit card.
My thoughts went like this: Enroll your credit/debit card today. OK yeah this is going to take some trust. It only takes a moment to sign up with Facebook. Oh wow I don't want them anywhere near my credit card.
The idea sounds like it might be interesting, but I can't imagine how this works and neither your website nor the facebook page linked at the bottom tell me anything about it. I might suspect that if I signed up with Facebook Connect that there might be more information, but it's not clear whether that's the case - and I wouldn't try it on the off chance. I would suggest that there needs to be more up-front informati…
we might need to rethink the fb connect signup (since we heard the same feedback from multiple sources)
also need to put more info on the page ( just for you, its only USA since Yodlee which is the service we're going to use later on is only operating in the states)
Opt Out is super easy (at this time actually we can't do the automatic donation every month so its fully opt in for each donation)
Will improve the site based on the feedback and keep you up to date
Thanks again for taking time to share your experience with us!
I really like this idea, I've thought of it in the past and am happy to see it being implemented. I don't know if you're planning on this, but I suggest making each donation as public as possible. For example, tweeting/Facebooking every time I make a donation or every month. This will help spread the site, and help give social proof to people to show that donating to this charity is indeed a good (and popular) thing.
"optionally" of course. There are places in Christian literature that charity donations should be made generously but completely anonymously. According to some, it's "Not Christian" to make donations and publicly declare that you've made a donation.
But I think the idea that donations shouldn't be public is a terrible thing. Social proof is a great motivator to get people to do things. The fact that most people are "shy" about letting the world know about their donations goes directly against the social proof.