Entries from October 2008
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Katie Maxfield, October 15th, 2008
In honor of Blog Action Day (today), John Haydon has written an article exploring the relationship between technology and social activism. Citing Twitter as an example, he discusses how online social networks are making it increasingly easy for individuals with common humanitarian concerns to connect, communicate, and spread the word. It’s clear that new technologies [...]
Categories: Recent News Tags: blog action day, John Haydon, mgive, mgive news, Mobile Donation, social actions, twitter
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Author:
Katie Maxfield, October 14th, 2008
mGive launched nine (9), yes nine, new mobile donation campaigns yesterday. This means that mGive now has over 40 campaigns for nonprofits LIVE as of today. This is exciting news, as we have been working hard to streamline the launch and approval processes for our non-profit clients! To see all of our campaigns and nonprofit [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: Children Affected by Aids, Fight With Tools, Flobots, Girls for Change, Mapendo, Mapendo International, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, mgive, mobile accord, mobile donations, mobile giving, Operation Smile, Sheltering Arms, Sheltering Arms Senior Services, Special Olympics, Special Olympics Colorado, Text Message Donations, The Children Affected by Aids Foundation, Toys for Tots
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Author:
Stephen Joos, October 9th, 2008
In 1950, UNICEF became a Halloween tradition when a group of children in Philadelphia donated $17 they received on Halloween. The Trick-or-Treat UNICEF box has become a staple each Halloween season. The small orange boxes are handed to children at schools and at various retail locations. To date, these boxes carried by children as they [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: 864233, mgive, mobile donations, mobile giving, text or treat, text or treat for unicef, tot, unicef
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Author:
Stephen Joos, October 7th, 2008
Last month, The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) asked the nation to join in making the first annual National RESPECT! day on September 19. This new observance is designed to raise awareness of domestic and dating violence and to encourage positive discourse about prevention by teaching respect.
The launch included employee rallies at more than 600 [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: family biolence prevention fund, fvpf, give respect, mobile doantion, mobile fund raising, text respect
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Author:
Katie Maxfield, October 7th, 2008
USA Today published an article on the new generation, saying that charitable giving is characterized by tendencies and preferences of Millennials and Generation Xers. The article discusses mobile donations, and points to the successful mobile giving campaigns of Keep A Child Alive (text ALIVE to 90999) Children’s National Medical Center (text NATS to 90999). It also [...]
Categories: Recent News Tags: Andrea Stone, childrens national medical center, Keep a Child Alive, mgive, mobile accord, mobile donations, Text Message Donations, USA Today
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Author:
Katie Maxfield, October 2nd, 2008
mGive is pleased to announce the launching of several new mobile donation campaigns- each with promising plans for promoting mobile giving in order to reach untapped audiences of potential donors.
In concurrence with National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation will be promoting their newly launched mobile giving campaign throughout [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: call + reponse, dystonia medical research foundation, FFAWN, komen, komen mobile, komen text message, mgive, mobile doantions, parent project muscular dystrophy, ppmd, race for the cure, safe blood for africa, susan g komen
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