Mobile

Ted Hart speaks with Kendall Webb, founder and executive director of JustGive.org, about online and mobile giving on his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

Soon, the holiday sounds of coins clinking into red kettles may disappear, replaced by the silence of a credit card swipe. The Salvation Army has begun shifting into digital donations, as fewer and fewer shoppers carry much change or bills.

This year, the charity is testing the use of Square, a mobile payments startup that allows anyone to accept credit card payments via mobile devices.

Zoove, the exclusive provider of the StarStar mobile platform, announced the availability a new mobile giving option for making donations via mobile phone. Users can automatically make a $10 donation to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project when they call HERO (4376) from their mobile phones.

At Facebook's developer conference, f8, Artez Interactive, a multichannel fundraising solutions provider, announced a new Facebook app that enables friends to share the charities and social causes they support through the Facebook Platform.

Artez created the app for several high-profile charities who will soon launch the feature including Free The Children, Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian Red Cross, Kids Help Phone, SickKids Foundation, The Baycrest Foundation and the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia.

Corduro, a mobile solutions payment provider, is breaking new ground in nonprofit fundraising through its PayMobile application. Available soon for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, PayMobile allows individual users and companies to make and take donations directly from their smartphones. Corduro has coined this program "Mobilize Your Army."

Currently more than 100 organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the USC Alumni Association and A Good Idea are using the application.

In support of the upcoming 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, American Express announced the launch of the I WILL VOLUNTEER Facebook application, powered by HandsOn Network, the volunteer activation division of Points of Light Institute. This new app is designed to connect volunteers across the country to service projects in their communities.

The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance is a federally recognized initiative being led by MyGoodDeed and HandsOn Network.

Payfone, a leading mobile payment processing service, and Mobile Accord, an innovator and leader in mobile technology for nonprofit organizations, announced a strategic partnership to expand the mobile donation channel for nonprofits and non-governmental entities worldwide. Through the partnership, nonprofits will be able to expand the power and reach of mobile donation offerings through alternative payment options allowing donations in real-time from any device, such as PC, smartphone, tablet or Wi-Fi, via Mobile Accord’s mobile giving platform, mGive.

Ted Hart talks with Artez Interactive President Mark Sutton about how fundraisers can get the most out of e-philanthropy, social media and mobile on his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

The Museum of Fine Arts launched a campaign to raise more than $1 million to buy the “Lime Green Icicle Tower.’’

The MFA quietly began the campaign last week by adding a donation box next to the piece and sending an e-mail to museum members pointing them to the contribution website. This week, they plan to add tweets and Facebook posts to spread the word.

The MFA’s public appeal includes, for the first time, a chance for museum visitors to give online and by texting on their phones.

Four fundraising experts discussed donor giving trends and what they mean for fundraisers at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater New York Chapter's Fund Raising Day in New York. SankyNet CEO Harry Lynch discussed online giving.