How to start a JFS fundraiser on Facebook or Instagram

Whether you pop on social media to reconnect with a childhood friend, find a vintage lawn ornament (because you know you’ll find at least 12), or have time to fall into the rabbit hole, you know the platform is undeniably the place to be amused, (sometimes) educated, and always engaged. It’s also a powerful tool to connect your network to causes that are important to you, like JFS. 

Facebook and Instagram let users create fundraisers to raise money for nonprofit organizations through its partnership with PayPal Giving Fund. And because your friends are already using social media, it’s a low-fuss, high-impact way to support JFS! Whether you want to celebrate a birthday, honor a loved one, or do a good deed in your community, helping JFS make the greatest impact for the greater good is as easy as creating, sharing, and promoting. 

Share 

• Once your fundraiser is created, you’ll see a screen where you can invite your friends to donate, share your fundraiser in your feed, add the post to your stories, tag friends and family in the post comments or donate yourself. 

Promote 

Throughout the fundraiser, increase support from your network! Here are a few of our favorite tips to pass along whether you’re new to fundraising or need more tricks. 

• Start by asking those closest to you to donate. Call, text, or email friends and family and point them to your fundraiser. 

• Let others know why you love JFS! Maybe it’s because JFS serves anyone in need – regardless of circumstances, age, ethnicity, race, faith, income, ability, gender identity, and sexual orientation. It could be because JFS plays a fundamental role in building healthy communities where people support one another and work together to improve conditions for those struggling. No matter the reason, share the good work JFS does! 

• Make sure your network knows that any size donation helps—even raiding the change jar everyone has! 

• Tell your network how their donation will help by: 

• Allowing individuals who come to JFS’s food pantries to put meals on their tables, so no one goes to sleep hungry or faces a day without food. 

• Empowering job candidates to expand their skills for better employment opportunities so they can earn living wages. 

• Supporting families struggling to stay in their homes or experiencing homelessness, so they have safe, warm, and reliable shelter. 

If you—or someone in your network prefer—donations can be made from our JFS Facebook page! Just visit and click the blue Donate button to go to our website to complete the gift. 

Remember! Chances are that if people don’t donate to your fundraiser, it’s because they weren’t asked!