Mobile
March 14, 2011
Charlotte Brandin of World Childhood Foundation USA and Fredrik Oscarson of Mobiento shared ways that WCF, Doctors Without Borders and Amnesty International implemented mobile fundraising and advocacy at the 2011 Nonprofit Mobile Day.
March 11, 2011
mGive will provide the technology platform behind several mobile donation campaigns raising funds for the Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami relief efforts, including:
• The American Red Cross – Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10
• Convoy of Hope – Text TSUNAMI to 50555 to donate $10
• GlobalGiving – Text JAPAN to 50555 to donate $10
• World ReliefCorp of National Association of Evangelicals – Text WAVE to 50555 to donate $10
March 7, 2011
The American Cancer Society's Miles Orkin explained why mobile matters for fundraisers at DMA Nonprofit Mobile Day and shared best practices for implementing a mobile program.
March 1, 2011
Here are seven ways nonprofits can solve the mobile giving puzzle by using cell phones to rake in the cash.
March 1, 2011
When the mobile-giving revolution does pop, let your inner Integrator answer the call (or text, if you will), but remember that there's no such thing as a silver bullet, no magic pill, no one strategy that will ensure an organization's fundraising success in perpetuity. The one and only, true Next Big Thing is, was and always will be integration.
February 15, 2011
There is a growing number of apps in the app store that claim to provide some kind of fundraising benefit to nonprofits, and they approach the challenge from a variety of angles. But the most effective fundraising app of all may not even claim to be one: Facebook.
February 4, 2011
Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has launched a mobile giving campaign to benefit Educare Arizona, a platform of the Steve Nash Foundation. The Phoenix Suns designated Friday, Feb. 4 “Educare – Early Learning Night at the Phoenix Suns,” while Nash and the home team match up against Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
U.S. cell phone users can make a $10 donation to the Steve Nash Foundation in its support of Educare Arizona by texting NASH to 20-222.*
February 2, 2011
Mobile donations serve as a great complement to more traditional giving channels such as direct mail, e-mail and online giving, according to recent findings from a survey commissioned by The mGive Foundation. The survey revealed that 86 percent of respondents who give to an organization via SMS-based mobile campaigns would consider giving larger dollar amounts via alternative giving channels.
In addition, 80 percent of survey respondents who were regular online and/or direct mail donors indicated that donating money via text would not preclude them from giving a larger amount via alternative channels.
February 1, 2011
Check out 10 of Heather Mansfield's 22 ways nonprofits can use QR codes for fundraising and awareness campaigns.
January 18, 2011
DENVER, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The mGive Foundation (www.mgive.org), the leading 501(c)(3) public charity supporting U.S. mobile donation campaigns, today announced it has partnered with to provide regional-area wireless subscribers with the capability to participate in mobile giving campaigns – a first in the regional wireless industry. GetLisa is a regional carrier aggregator that provides service to 40 regional wireless carriers. Through GetLisa's infrastructure messaging solutions, subscribers in rural areas can access the mobile giving channel quickly and easily to donate to
