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Stephen Joos, June 30th, 2010
A recent report from the Journal of Philanthropy tracked a surprising rise in the number of volunteers in America during the last year. This rise contradicts conventional wisdom which assumes that people tend to “hunker down” during periods of economic stress. The report indicates that nearly 27% of the population said that they had volunteered [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: advocacy, cell phone, human capital, journal of philanthropy, mgive, mobile, mobile accord, mobile donations, mobile giving, red cross, volunteer, volunteerism
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Author:
Stephen Joos, June 7th, 2010
Like milk and cookies, hats and gloves or wash and wax; sometimes two different things are just better when they’re together.
We’re still in the early stages with using mobile technology to advance a social cause, but almost from the beginning, we have been aware of how social media can help accelerate a campaign’s success. We [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: mgive, mobile donations, mobile giving, mobile technology, nptech, red cross, social media, Text Donations, text haiti
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Author:
Stephen Joos, February 3rd, 2010
mGive’s platform processes more than $37 million for Haiti in three weeks
In the three weeks since the earthquake in Haiti, people all over the world have stepped up to help those in need in Haiti. From children donating their allowance to the Red Cross to celebrities answering the phones during MTV’s Hope for Haiti†telethon [...]
Categories: mGive Blog Tags: case study, denver, haiti, hope for haiti, mgive, mGiving, mobile accord, mobile donations, mobile giving, MTV, red cross, sms donations, state department, telethon, text donation, Text Message Donation
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Author:
Stephen Joos, December 2nd, 2009
Telethon Airing on Galavisión to Raise Funds for Mexican Children with Disabilities
DENVER, Colo., December 2, 2009 – For the second year, Mobile Accord’s mGive program will help Fundación Teleton MexAmérica raise funds through $10 donations made conveniently via cell phone during a two-day national telethon carried live on Galavisión, a leading U.S. Spanish-language cable [...]
Categories: Press Releases Tags: 90999, Fundacion Teleton Mexamerica, galavision, mgive, mobile accord, telethon, Teleton, teleton mexamerica
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Author:
Stephen Joos, November 19th, 2009
MOBILE ACCORD RECEIVES MOBILE MARKETING ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
Historic Text ALIVE Challenge Honored; Raised $660,000 for Keep a Child Alive through Mobile Giving
DENVER, Colo., November 19, 2009 — Mobile Accord has received the Mobile Marketing Association’s 2009 Global Mobile Marketing Award for Social Impact in recognition of the company’s historic mGive [...]
Categories: Press Releases Tags: 2009, alicia keys, Global Mobile Marketing Award, Keep a Child Alive, mgive, microdonations, mma, mobile accord, social impact
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Author:
Stephen Joos, November 12th, 2009
Using Mobile Donations at In-Stadium College Events: Capital Area United Way
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Capital Area United Way is recognized as the premier fund raising organization for health and human service needs in the 10-parish Capital Area including Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. Through its leadership, United Way brings together a diverse group of donors [...]
Categories: Case Studies Tags: capital area united way, in-stadium, lsu, mgive, mobile donations, mobile giving case study, sms marketing, stadium mobile promotion, united way, united way mobile giving
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