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Are Qwerty Monsters the Nonprofit Donors of the Future?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you skip that, your mobile tactics won’t yield much impact or learning. What we witnessed over a year ago with SMS donations to the Haiti disaster is not going to be the norm for nonprofits. Qwerty Monsters are teens, age 13-17, who have gone mad for texting on their mobile phones. Maybe that first step is research.

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors. What is the path that brought you to this work?

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The Future of Mobiles for Nonprofits

NTEN

By Edward Granger-Happ, Global CIO, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Chairman, NetHope. I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors. The Teen Party.

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