So Facebook has a tradition. Whenever it’s your Birthday, you can choose to ask friends to donate to a certain charity. Then you have the numbers that back that up. Facebook Birthdays Raise 300 million in charity.

So yesterday they celebrated the first anniversary of birthday fundraisers. Here, users can create a donation drive to their favorite charity. Also keep in mind there are over 750,000 charities to choose from. Furthermore, keep in mind this feature isn’t in all nations yet. So you can expect this to keep growing. But wait…there’s more. New features are coming to this birthday donation feature.

What if can’t choose which charity we want to support on our birthday? Then Facebook will give you more info on them in the feature selection tool. That way, you can learn about each and every charity you may be considering. They’re also letting Pages create and donate to these causes. Then add matching donations with other charities. With these new features coming out, you can even set up a monthly donation. So far, the most popular charities are St. Jude’s Hospital, The American Cancer Society and the ASPCA. They used to have a fee for this service, but that ended back in November 2017. That means you can be confident that all of the money is going where it is needed most.

I’m talking about this because you read so much negativity about Facebook and other IT support companies. It’s nice to report about something good. One customer from our Boston computer service shop put up a birthday button on his Facebook. On his one birthday, he raised over $2,000 to the Jimmy Fund, a local organization that help kids fight cancer. This works. I often see my own Facebook friends use this feature. It worked for them. Facebook birthdays raise 300 million in charity. Which charity are you picking for your birthday?

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