Care2
MARCH 12, 2011
Looking to help the victims of the Japan earthquake and Tusanmi, but don’t know where to start? The American Red Cross , who made mobile fundraising history after the Haiti earthquake is doing a terrific job in getting the word out about their texting to donate campaign to help with relief efforts. By Roberto Maxwell.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S.
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Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
The internet is not new. A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. People believe in the internet. Impacts to Philanthropy.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 12, 2012
Real Time Charitable Giving | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project : Yet while their initial contribution often involved little deliberation, 43% of these donors encouraged their friends or family members to give to the campaign as well.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The WISER mobile app is available for Apple, Windows, Blackberry and Palm devices.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
2009 total mobile fundraising: $4 million. 2010 Haiti earthquake mobile fundraising: $30+ million. Pew Internet, in their report on " Social Media and Young Adults ", reveals that the number of teen bloggers has plummeted since 2006. Have they discovered Japan's mobile phone novels fad ?
Tech Soup
MAY 13, 2011
In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Miles Orkin, National Director for Mobile and Web forAmerican Cancer Society Fundraising Focus: Mobile. Over and over again.
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