The Drawbacks to Text Giving
August 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
Rethinking How to Calculate Mobile-Giving’s Benefits
… Ten days after the Haiti earthquake, text-message donations accounted for more than $30-million, or 14 percent of all donations raised.
Yet the strategy can have its drawbacks. While»
U.K. Mobile Operators to Provide 100% of SMS Donations
July 29, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
02, the U.K.’s largest mobile phone operator, has joined Vodafone in providing charities 100% of monies received via SMS.
From 1 August 2010, UK-based registered charities will receive the full amount donated by the network’s customers using a five-digit shortcode»
Texting Donations, a Bad Idea?
June 6, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
The reasons that donations via text message are a good thing are also why they’re problematic; it is instantly gratifying, but in that instant, there’s no transparency about the organization receiving funds. Without that knowledge, you could be signed up»
The NTEN 2010 Conference: Lessons Learned
April 25, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
Two Jewish Agency attendees weigh in on the recent NTEN 2010 Conference.
by Florence Broder and Ziva Haller Rubenstein
This year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta was a buzz: continuing many of the trends from the»
Text Giving: A How-to Guide
March 15, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Best of the Blogs
from MobileActive.org:
Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide to Mobile Fundraising
In aftermath of the January 2010 Haiti earthquake text donations to the Red Cross and other charities received enormous publicity, and generated a significant outpouring of donations. (SMS»
A 21st Century Pushke
March 10, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Jewish Philanthropy, The Blog
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»











