Piryx widgets for the first-time enable donations directly from Fan Pages so that money is immediately routed directly to charities, not left sitting in accounts until checks are disbursed by third party vendors. The new Piryx widgets also let every organization's supporters immediately and instantly become an online fundraiser by placing a badge on supporters' personal profile page where funds can be donated.
These new tools create revolutionary new opportunities for organizations to drastically reduce their costs to raise funds while also slashing fees and wait times that burden other online fundraising tools.
"These new widgets are going to unlock very powerful fundraising capabilities for causes and organizations to turn social media awareness raising into social media fundraising," said Tom Serres, CEO and founder of Piryx. "All these organizations will benefit from the viral capabilities that allow their fans to instantly spread the word of their support for causes to their entire network on Facebook."
More than half of Facebook's 500 million users around the world visit the site everyday, offering causes and organizations an unprecedented and active audience. With Piryx's Facebook widgets, every non-profit can empower their fans to help them raise money and every fan can be a fundraiser for their favorite causes.
"Piryx provided us with an easy way to promote our cause through social media networks and quickly raise money for our cause," said Shay Boone, Interactive Project Manager of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. "Fundraising becomes a lot more viral with these Facebook widgets and badges in a way that no other tool can do. We saw our first Facebook widget donation come in shortly after we posted it to our Fan Page. This is a true breakthrough in leveraging social media for fundraising efforts for non-profits and charities around the world."
The two widgets are Facebook Cause Donate Tab, which can be placed directly on Fan Pages to enable donations, and Supporter Badge, a widget that fans and donors can place on their personal Facebook pages to advertise their support of causes or organizations. Additional details on the new Facebook widgets include:
Facebook Cause Donate Tab
- Easily create a Give Now tab on your Facebook Fan Page
- Supporters can add a My Cause tab on their Facebook Personal Profile Pages
- Donors can give without leaving the Facebook environment
- Your donor base can promote your fundraising page to their online networks
- Supporters can easily find your fundraising page through search
Facebook Supporter Badges
- Supporters who click on the badge will be directed to your fundraising page
- Give your supporters a link so they can add a badge to their Facebook Personal Profile Page
- Your Supporter's friends can add a Supporter badge to their profiles
- Choose between different pre-made badges
- Customize your own badges for specific fundraising issues
- Upload your own badge images or request a custom one from Piryx
Earlier this year Piryx announced its Giving Stream platform, on which donors can collectively show their support and join a conversation with other donors. The model transforms the shape of fundraising by putting a repository of political ideals and social causes directly under the noses of those who care about them. Connected with these causes, individuals can engage in a meaningful way with the political and non-profit sectors.
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About Piryx.com
Piryx provides an easy way to promote an issue through social media networks and quickly raise money for a cause. Piryx harnesses the power of social media to bring causes and political issues to a mass and targeted audience. The model transforms the shape of fundraising by putting a repository of political ideals and social causes directly under the noses of those who care about them. Piryx is part of the Microsoft BizSpark One program, an invitation-only program designed to accelerate the growth of selected high potential startups through a one-on-one relationship with Microsoft and a global community of advisors, investors, and peers. For more information about the company, visit www.piryx.com.
