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I'm not on facebook, but from what I've seen there doesn't seem to be an easy way to broadcast your donation. I wonder if people would be more inclined to donat

by columbo 13y ago

I'm not on facebook, but from what I've seen there doesn't seem to be an easy way to broadcast your donation. I wonder if people would be more inclined to donate if it also broadcasted "columbo gave $2" over "columbo likes this". If it sorted the highest donations to the top it'd even encourage large companies to donate for the free advertising - "Nissan gave $2,500"

camus 13y ago
it's up to them to create a facebook app that will broadcast messages on their page whenever someone donates. And I can help , they can hire me since I can do it ! ;)
- rurounijones 13y ago
  Yep, they could easily add this to their donation system, I am kind of surprised they didn't do this already. Hell, this is one instance where they wouldn't even have to be sneaky about this like some scummier apps. A big "Post this donation on my facebook page" checkbox/link etc would be enough since a good number of people would probably want that feature. It seems we are living in an age of increasing open'ness (dare I say narcissism?). Might as well harness it.
  - waps 13y ago
    Because the vast majority of UNICEF money comes from having friends inside governments and employing the -usually moronic- kids of foreign government officials, to give them salaries exceeding the President's pay. Just like most worthy causes, money comes from relatively few (still hundreds to thousands in the UNICEF case) very big donors. Small donations just transfer money to banks.
- omni 13y ago
  All they would have to do is ask; surely someone would be willing to build something simple like this for them as a contribution.
vbuterin 13y ago
Bitcointip already solved this problem, but it only works on Reddit unfortunately. Unfortunately I don't really see a way to implement an analog for Facebook or Google+ without official support since they're not public forums in the same way Reddit is.
arbuge 13y ago
Misses the point I think. There might be a large class of people out there who believe that liking/sharing without any donation is sufficent to help.
- waps 13y ago
  How about an alternative ? Actually visit Africa. Look at what UNICEF is doing there and how. Never give a dime to them again and know you're doing the world a favour. Visit New York, see where most of UNICEF's money is being spent and how, talk to them if you can. Note the car they're driving, ask who their dad is, and where they live. Suppress the feeling to shoot them. Give to an organization that isn't focused on money and would never in a million years pay off dictators, doesn't use external people/materials to build it's buildings, teaches local people instead of handing out stuff, builds hospitals, actually maintains contact, and is extremely, extremely reluctant to just solve problems with money. Frankly, give to the church (one of the big ones), if you want to help African children. And yes I've seen the luxury of the Vatican, the luxury the pope is surrounded with, it's not enough to get my blood boiling, and most people there are actually dedicated to either the museums or communication with the churches around the world - both of which I find worthy causes. UNICEF - giving money to dictators if they hurt children. And a cushy job to the kids of their posse.

by columbo 13y ago

camus 13y ago

it's up to them to create a facebook app that will broadcast messages on their page whenever someone donates. And I can help , they can hire me since I can do it ! ;)

rurounijones 13y ago
Yep, they could easily add this to their donation system, I am kind of surprised they didn't do this already. Hell, this is one instance where they wouldn't even have to be sneaky about this like some scummier apps. A big "Post this donation on my facebook page" checkbox/link etc would be enough since a good number of people would probably want that feature. It seems we are living in an age of increasing open'ness (dare I say narcissism?). Might as well harness it.
- waps 13y ago
  Because the vast majority of UNICEF money comes from having friends inside governments and employing the -usually moronic- kids of foreign government officials, to give them salaries exceeding the President's pay. Just like most worthy causes, money comes from relatively few (still hundreds to thousands in the UNICEF case) very big donors. Small donations just transfer money to banks.
omni 13y ago
All they would have to do is ask; surely someone would be willing to build something simple like this for them as a contribution.

vbuterin 13y ago

Bitcointip already solved this problem, but it only works on Reddit unfortunately. Unfortunately I don't really see a way to implement an analog for Facebook or Google+ without official support since they're not public forums in the same way Reddit is.

arbuge 13y ago

Misses the point I think. There might be a large class of people out there who believe that liking/sharing without any donation is sufficent to help.

waps 13y ago
How about an alternative ? Actually visit Africa. Look at what UNICEF is doing there and how. Never give a dime to them again and know you're doing the world a favour. Visit New York, see where most of UNICEF's money is being spent and how, talk to them if you can. Note the car they're driving, ask who their dad is, and where they live. Suppress the feeling to shoot them. Give to an organization that isn't focused on money and would never in a million years pay off dictators, doesn't use external people/materials to build it's buildings, teaches local people instead of handing out stuff, builds hospitals, actually maintains contact, and is extremely, extremely reluctant to just solve problems with money. Frankly, give to the church (one of the big ones), if you want to help African children. And yes I've seen the luxury of the Vatican, the luxury the pope is surrounded with, it's not enough to get my blood boiling, and most people there are actually dedicated to either the museums or communication with the churches around the world - both of which I find worthy causes. UNICEF - giving money to dictators if they hurt children. And a cushy job to the kids of their posse.