Donate Now Through Facebook

In the wake of super storm Sandy, Facebook Inc., is pleased to announce a new test feature on Facebook Gifts. This new test allows you to contribute on Facebook’s 11 partnered non-profit organizations. FacebookGifts allows you to send presents to your Facebook friends through Facebook, of course, on holidays or special occasions. You will have a list of goods and services to choose from. But this time, Facebook is adding a new twist.

Instead, gifts can be in form of a charitable donation of the sender/recipient’s chosen charity organization. Facebook has currently partnered with 11 non-profit organizations for this test. Here’s the complete list:

·         American Red Cross

·         Blue Star Families

·         Boys and Girls Clubs of America

·         DonorsChoose.org

·         Girls Inc.

·         Kiva

·         LIVESTRONG

·         Oxfam America

·         RAINN

·         St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital

·         Water.org

Anyone can make a change for the better. And with this new feature, Facebook hopes to raise funds to support non-profit organizations’ causes in making the world a better place to live in. We’re just hoping that more non-profit organizations will be added on the list as there are thousands of them doing charitable acts with less monetary support. So act now and send in your heartily-given gifts to them!