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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

There’s no doubt that mobile fundraising has increased in popularity over the last few years, primarily due to Text-to-Give ( also referred to as Text-to-Donate ). Text-to-Give lets a supporter contribute to their favorite cause with the stroke of a few keys on their mobile phone. The average donation size for text fundraisers is $107.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

There’s no doubt that mobile fundraising has increased in popularity over the last few years, primarily due to Text-to-Give ( also referred to as Text-to-Donate ). Text-to-Give lets a supporter contribute to their favorite cause with the stroke of a few keys on their mobile phone. The average donation size for text fundraisers is $107.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Examples from Haiti. Let’s look at a couple of the main examples from the Haiti earthquake response.

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7 Ways for Nonprofits to Use Mobile Phones to Rake in Cash Monies

NTEN

moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. But what you may not have anticipated was that $41m of these dollars flowed through mobile phones via “premium text messages.” Text message donations. Text to voice donations. This, you expected.

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Cause Camp: From Humble Roots to Must-Attend Conference

NonProfit Hub

In 2010, the event had a transformation. Most nonprofits don’t do traditional marketing/branding to sell a product but to gain financial donations or recruit volunteers.”. The Conference “Curse” While so much good was happening with Cause Camp, the first instance suggesting a “Cause Camp Curse” happened in 2010.

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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more. Apps by TechSoup Donation Partners. Microsoft's HelpBridge.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. At the time of the Haiti earthquake, very few people in the country were using Twitter, but it was enough to get news of needs out to the world. For others it was not so clear.