Use your birthday to change the world!

We all get things we don’t need for our birthdays, why not use this special occasion to raise money for a cause you really care about? This feature allows any Facebook user to create a Birthday Wish and ask their friends to donate to the cause of their choice as a birthday present.

Cause will walk you through really simple steps to create your wish and promote it to your family and friends.

Get started on your wish: http://wishes.causes.com

Tips

• Make it personal – pick a cause that is meaningful to you and reflects your interests. Your friends will feel more invested in supporting your cause if they know why it means something to you.
• Don’t be afraid to ask. Your friends can’t donate to your birthday wish unless they know about it! Use our tools to send emails and set status messages, but don’t forget to talk to your friends about it, post the link everywhere you can think of, and get the word out.
• Say thank you! Don’t forget to thank your friends who donate; we’ll let you know who donated and remind you to thank them. A personalized heartfelt thank you means a lot.
• Tweet about it! Shout about it! Planning an event or birthday party? Include a link to your wish in the invite.

Check out our Causes page here: http://www.causes.com/causes/202643-paterson-habitat-for-humanity