Mobile Giving Foundation - 2010 Haiti Earthquake
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http://mobilegiving.org/?page_id=37
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About this facility
- Mission
- The Mobile Giving Foundation brings the power and reach of mobile phones to nonprofit organizations as a new fundraising and donor interaction mechanism. Through the Mobile Giving Foundation, non profits can leverage the ubiquity of mobile without the complexity, expand and cultivate a new base of givers and create permissive donor interaction. Mission Our goal is to enable the “mobile channel” for charitable giving in support of good causes by using the convenience, security and ubiquity of text messaging and other wireless network based billing systems. Nonprofit organizations will find mobile to be an effective channel for new donor acquisition, fund raising and donor interaction. Donors will find the use of mobile to be convenient, immediate, private and secure. Merging philanthropy with the power of the mobile medium serves the broader objective of expanding the pool of contributors to include those who might only be able to afford to make a small gift through a $5 or $10 charge collected through their wireless bill. Donors can immediately respond to a mobile call to action whether it is delivered at point of sale, on television, via print, etc. 100% of each donation is remitted directly from the wireless operators to the Mobile Giving Foundation, which in turns gives 100% to the recipient charity.
- Areas served
- Haiti
- Service
- Temporary
Notes
As more organizations support relief efforts in Haiti, additional short codes are available for making monetary donations to help those affected by the recent earthquake.
By texting a keyword to a designated short code via a mobile phone, a micro-donation of $5 or $10 can be made to aid the millions of people affected by this tragedy. 100% of your donation goes to the recipient charity, and the donation appears as a charge on your carrier bill, standard rates may apply.
AS OF 1/15/10 - There are 6 charities listed.
http://www.mobilegiving.org/?page_id=364
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NOTE:
Reported - http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100115/wr_nm/us_quake_haiti_texting_2
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Wireless carriers Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc, Sprint and T-Mobile USA have waived fees for customers wishing to send mobile donations. Carriers are also letting users know they are not taking a cut of the donations.
"There are no text messaging fees and 100 percent of the $10 donation goes to the American Red Cross," Verizon said in a statement.
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