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Facebook has expanded the charity aspects of its platform, making it possible for users to launch personal fundraisers. These fundraisers are available across six different categories, including Education, Crisis Relief, Medical, Personal Emergency, and more. Those who use the platform to raise funds will pay about seven percent in a fee that goes toward Facebook’s various costs including vetting and fraud protection.
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I see Facebook donate feature being useful for raising money from older and less tech savvy people who usually don't have an account at a site like GoFundMe, but are more likely to have a Facebook account.
I think some people rather use Facebook to donate money than lesser known fundraiser sites which may have bad security, and your username and password could get hacked because of outdated website software like php, MySQL, and an older outdated version of a CMS like WordPress or Joomla which is less safe to use.
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I see Facebook donate feature being useful for raising money from older and less tech savvy people who usually don't have an account at a site like GoFundMe, but are more likely to have a Facebook account.
I think some people rather use Facebook to donate money than lesser known fundraiser sites which may have bad security, and your username and password could get hacked because of outdated website software like php, MySQL, and an older outdated version of a CMS like WordPress or Joomla which is less safe to use.