Tag: donations

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Purina bolsters charity donations via QR codes

Published: December 7, 2011

Pet food manufacturer Nestle Purina is using on-package QR codes to drive donations to its charity that supports pet shelters.

Red Cross expects increase in competition for donated dollar in 2011

Published: November 29, 2010

More nonprofits will enter the mobile giving ecosystem in 2011, increasing the competition for the donated dollar, according to the American Red Cross.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure encourages involvement in the cause via mobile

Published: November 3, 2010

Millions of Susan G. Komen for the Cure followers can keep up with the latest news on breast cancer with the launch of a mobile Web site.

Red Cross Haiti campaign attracts 3M unique mobile donors

Published: August 27, 2010

NEW YORK - The Red Cross received donations for its Haiti campaign via SMS from 3 million unique donors, of which 20,000 opted in to receive ongoing email communications from the nonprofit.

Carriers, post-Haiti, enable 100pc text donations for Chile

Published: March 1, 2010

By Jim Manis

Here is what Jim Manis, chairman/CEO of the Mobile Giving Foundation, had to report from Hawaii just hours after the catastrophic Chilean earthquake.

Haiti: The SMS donation tipping point

Published: January 28, 2010

By Alan Pascoe

Haiti has shown the best of carriers, which have expedited donations to organizations, cut surcharges to subscribers and charities, and revealed the power of SMS donations.

Why every charity needs an SMS short code

Published: January 25, 2010

The past few days have shown the power of SMS and common short codes to mobilize consumers with little notice to donate to disaster relief efforts in the wake of the Haiti earthquakes.

How Haiti changed mobile forever

Published: January 19, 2010

By Gary Schwartz

Historically, mobile business has been driven by unassuming but universally adopted communication services such as SMS. Haiti and the American Red Cross underscore this.

Mobile charitable fundraising to reach $2M in 2009, says expert

Published: October 28, 2009

Mobile charitable giving this year is expected to end with $2 million in pledges, an exponential increase from last year’s $350,000. So what is the state of mobile fundraising?

Peace Cup soccer tournament promotes SMS charity donations

Published: July 31, 2009

The Peace Cup's "It's not a game" campaign is raising funds for the nonprofit Peace Dream Foundation through premium SMS donations.