Awareness Haiti Phone Raise 
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 20, 2010
Sure, technology isn't necessarily air-dropping supplies and ferrying in doctors, but it's raising millions of dollars, helping the right people connect where they're needed, and making all of us distinctly aware that something horrible is happening and needs our attention. The goal is to help desperate families find their loved ones.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
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. Drilling deeper, 60 percent of respondents aged 18-34 were aware of mobile giving, and 12 percent had made a text-to-give donation.
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NTEN
AUGUST 30, 2011
FEMA updated their Facebook account with survival tips, like how to navigate around a flooded city, and information on how to access FEMA on your mobile phone. They also suggested that followers pass the information on to those who may have lost power.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Technology offers an assortment of ways to engage with supporters, and nonprofits are becoming aware of this. 1] And not just that, according to Gartner Research, by 2013 mobile phones will take over PC’s as the most common web access device. [2] The best thing supporters can do for you, is to tell their friends to support your cause!
Connection Cafe
MARCH 3, 2010
My mobile phone’s GPS has also changed getting me to the right place mostly on time. Of all the communication technology the mobile phone is probably as disruptive as any. million people used their cell phone to donate. 77 percent of respondents were aware of the Haiti text-to-donate efforts.
sgEngage
JULY 6, 2011
Every day, someone at a nonprofit is looking for a donor’s address or phone number online, Googling a name for past giving or searching for some biographical information on LinkedIn. Individuals are also more accessible on these platforms than they would be by email, mail or phone. Obviously, we will raise less.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
More than $250 million was raised online for Haitian relief efforts in the first 21 days after the quake through Convio powered emails, websites, and other campaigns (up from approximately $120 million in the same period during Katrina). Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A
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