Facebook’s fundraising campaigns were previously only available to nonprofits and other charitable organizations, but now any user who is at least 18 years old can set up a campaign to raise money for expenses that fall into one of the following eight categories:
1. Education
2. Medical
3. Pet medical
4. Crisis relief
5. Personal emergency
6. Funeral and loss
7. Sports
8. Community
Facebook takes a $0.30 fee and 6.9 percent from all donations to cover payment processing, security and fraud protection and fundraiser vetting, according to the report.
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