Ride for Heart – Make with the widgets!
April 29, 2008 at 8:42 pm Leave a comment
I just registered for the Becel Ride for Heart. If you like bikes, you must do it. Riding on the Gardner and DVP with thousands of other cyclists an amazing experience.
Imagine my excitement when, on the registration page, I was prompted to check my confirmation email for instructions on how to add my personal fundraising page to my Facebook profile. Then, imagine my disappointment when I checked my email and found these instructions:
NEW – Fundraise on Facebook!
Post your personal fundraising page to your Facebook Profile and invite all your friends to support your Ride for Heart. Here’s how:
1. Login into your Facebook account
2. In the left menu, click on Posted Items (you may have to click on More first)
3. On the right side of the page, you will see a Post a Link box. Copy and paste the link to your personal page into this box and click Post.Your Personal Page Link: https://secure.heartandstroke.ca/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=265808&lis=1&supId=178130686
You’re done! Now you can easily share your personal page with all your Facebook friends and watch as they help you hit your fundraising goal.
Props to the Ride for Heart for trying to leverage the power of social media but I would have done this anyway. I was expecting a widget. How cool would it be if my friends could sponsor me directly from my Facebook profile? And then if those donations were announced to my network through the Feed, all my other friends would feel the pressure. I’m not above to using guilt and peer pressure to raise more money! What a missed opportunity.
P.S. Sponsor me!
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