Robert Weiner
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
In the wake of the huge number of donations given to Haiti earthquake relief via text mesage, MobileActive has published Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide. It describes the process of raising funds via SMS from the donors' and the nonprofits' perspectives, including costs and tips for getting started.
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 23, 2023
In fact, here’s my list of 7 ‘must do’s’ when thanking donors, so the donor feels warm and fuzzy about the donation they just made and is receptive to giving the next time you ask. Your email thank-you should arrive immediately after a donation is made online. Your donation makes it possible for us to provide food for more people.
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Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
In the wake of the huge number of donations given to Haiti earthquake relief via text mesage, MobileActive has published Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide. It describes the process of raising funds via SMS from the donors' and the nonprofits' perspectives, including costs and tips for getting started.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 17, 2010
FourSquare is definitely starting to catch on with enterprising techie folks that love to be early adopters. For example, yesterday I checked-in to Lowe’s who is donating $1 million to Haiti relief (forgot to mention they are donating the funds to the Red Cross). That’s a good a sign.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. Definitely a best practice! Check out their “Donate Now&# page on their mobile website.
Care2
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
There are definitely some benefits to having your Executive Director or CEO being present on social media channels. One of the best examples Fritz sites is a comparison of the average donation made during the 2004 Tsunami ($208) and the recent Haiti earthquake ($109). I get asked this question a lot.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 11, 2010
However, most of the donors were definitely social media contacts with whom I have had more in-depth conversations. Even after I created an incentive to use the hash tag (a ¢5 donation for each mention), it did not pick back up. The donation process needs to be as simple as possible. One donor was a friend of a friend.
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