Entries from August 2008

Flobots Text Message Donations

Author: Shaun Snowden, August 27th, 2008

Ordinary people have the power to affect the world in which they live. They can hold their leaders accountable, protest, and petition. They can also make a small impact by donating to the causes of their choice, joining along with the efforts of others in order to work towards a common goal. [...]

Stern Grove Music Festival and Mobile Donations

Author: Shaun Snowden, August 22nd, 2008

The crowd emulates with emotions as the closing band performs it final number. The setting is a natural amphitheatre in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band takes the stage and plays a song that calls for change, for a world of hope rather than fear, and for individualism. This is the perfect [...]

Mobile Donation Receipts

Author: mGive, August 20th, 2008

Most people are willing to do charity work without recompense. I know that I would gladly spend an afternoon working in a soup kitchen, donating money, signing a petition, or holding a sign for a good cause. There is something enjoyable about giving of yourself without asking for anything in return. But it certainly isn’t [...]

Promoting Mobile Giving With Video

Author: mGive, August 18th, 2008

Television has, from the time of its invention, been an ideal medium for advertising.
It takes the human brain eight seconds to retain information, and just a fifteenth of a second to make a decision. So when watching television it only takes the span of a 10 to 30 second car commercial to make an impression, [...]

Raising Money From Text Message Donations

Author: Stephen Joos, August 15th, 2008

Michael Stein, an internet strategist for NPOs, wrote a nice post about mGive on his blog. He outlined mGive’s services and pricing structure. He also mentioned Keep a Child Alive and their flash web widget. You can view their flash widget here: http://keepachildalive.org/media/index.php?p=textalive.
Read the Post Here

Mobile Giving & Obama’s VP

Author: mGive, August 13th, 2008

In the past, presidential nominees have announced their running mates to America via their televisions. But it seems that Barack Obama has decided to take a minimalistic approach, and has opted for a smaller screen. Monday, registered Obama supporters received this text message on their cell phones:
“Barack will announce his VP candidate choice through txt [...]