A 21st Century Pushke
March 10, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP
Tamar Snyder writing in The Jewish Week:
The pushke, or charity box, may well be a relic of the past to many members of the younger generation of Jews. In fact, promotional materials for eCharityBox paint the small»
Five Steps to Creating a Mobile Campaign
March 2, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Resource Library, Using Technology Wisely
If nonprofits found a silver lining behind the Haiti catastrophe, it was learning how fast a mobile campaign can raise a lot of money in a hurry.
Jim Manis, chairman and CEO of the Mobile Giving Foundation in Bellevue, Wash,»
State-of-the-Art Giving
February 11, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Using Technology Wisely
Tamar Snyder writing in The Jewish Week:
Mobile phone giving has hit a tipping point, says Lucy Bernholz, a longtime adviser to philanthropic foundations who is also a well-respected blogger and analyst of philanthropic trends. Among Jewish organizations,»
FrontGate and MobileGive Create Text-Giving Strategy
February 1, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
FrontGate Media has announced an agreement with MobileGive to provide text-based, mobile fundraising strategy and services to the faith-based market.
According to the Mobile Giving Foundation $30 million has been raised for Haiti relief via text donations. That’s»
Pros and Cons of Donating via Text Messaging
January 17, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The Mobile Web, Using Technology Wisely
from Business Week:
Haiti Earthquake Provokes Wave of Text Donations
It’s unclear yet whether the text campaigns will succeed in raising more money overall for Haitian relief efforts by convincing the younger generation to give, or whether the phenomenon»
Disaster Donations in An Age of Disruption
January 17, 2010 by eJP
Filed under New on eJP
by Lucy Bernholz
Never before have people donated money to disaster relief at the scale and speed and ease that they did on Wednesday in response to the devastating earthquake in»
Are You Mobile Friendly?
January 11, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The Mobile Web, Using Technology Wisely
Welcome to the mobile Internet!
No question, Internet users are leaving their laptops behind in favor of phones, and organizations that aren’t prepared to ride the mobile wave are likely to lose a share of their audience. It’s a real»
CharityFinder Coming to iPhone
September 15, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
from The NonProfit Times:
iPhone users will soon be able to make donations to their favorite charity directly through their phone once a new application gains approval from Apple.
CharityFinder 2.0 will include more than 1,800»
Mobile Giving: Coming Soon to a Phone Near You
August 5, 2008 by eJP
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
What is Mobile Giving?
Mobile giving, the act of donating to a cause through one’s cell phone, is the newest thing in philanthropy.
Spurred by the Millennial Generation (born 1982-2002), mobile giving is taking off. The technology has advanced to»
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