How to Add Social Media Share Buttons to Your Donation Receipt

Encouraging your donors to share their support on social media is a great way to extend your reach and attract new supporters. With a simple share button, your donors can amplify your mission and invite their networks to get involved.

Creating Share Buttons for Social Media

Below are step-by-step instructions for generating share buttons using either the official tools from each platform or simple custom links you can copy and paste.

🐦 X (formerly Twitter)

Option 1: Use the Official Share Button Generator

1. Visit https://publish.x.com/

2. Select “X (Twitter) Buttons”, then choose “Share Button”

3. Customize your message (e.g., “I just donated to @YourOrg! Join me → [Your URL]”)

4. Click Copy Code

5. Save the code for pasting into your donation receipt (see instructions below)

Option 2: Manual Share Link (Text or Image)

Or with an image icon:

✅ Tip: Always URL-encode special characters in your share text.

📘 Facebook

Option 1: Use the Facebook Share Button Generator

1. Go to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/share-button

2. Enter your campaign or donation page URL

3. Choose a button layout

4. Click Get Code and copy the HTML snippet

Option 2: Custom Link or Image

Or with an icon:

💼 LinkedIn

Option 1: Use the LinkedIn Plugin Generator

1. Visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tools

2. Enter your URL and customize settings

3. Click Get Code and copy the HTML

Option 2: Manual Link

Or with an icon:

📩 Adding Social Share Buttons to Your Donately Donation Receipt

Now that you have your share button code, here’s how to add it to your donation receipt email in Donately.

🔧 Steps to Add Buttons in Your Receipt:

1. Go to your Donately dashboard

2. Navigate to:
   Account Settings → Email Settings → Donation Receipt

3. Scroll to the message body

4. Paste your social share code where you'd like it to appear—typically after your thank-you message and donation summary

5. Save your changes

6. Send a test email to ensure it displays properly across inboxes

📝 Example Snippet:

Need help crafting your message or getting it to look right in your receipt?
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