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Press Release: First Year of Mobile Giving Out Performs First Year of Online Giving

First Year of Mobile Giving Out Performs First Year of Online Giving
New technology proves to be a viable fundraising tool for nonprofit organizations

DENVER (Dec. 30, 2008) - In 1997, online donations in the United States totaled a mere $300,000. In 2007, online donations were pinpointed at $10.44 billion reflecting exponential growth in overall giving and [...]

Red Cross Text Donations Raise $190,000

Today The American Red Cross announced record-breaking accomplishments of its Text2HELP mobile fundraising campaign. Created in partnership with VeriSign, Inc., and The Wireless Foundation, the campaign has raised over $190,000 since September to provide relief for victims of natural disasters like Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Similar to The Mobile Giving Foundation, The Wireless Foundation was [...]

The Latest Mobile Giving News

The Cool Factor About Mobile -Alexandra Rampey
Rampey (aka “Social Butterfly”) discusses the innovative role of mobile phone services in humanitarian and fundraising efforts. She highlights mGive and several of our successful mobile donation campaigns.
Keep A Child Alive Ties TV Commercial to Mobile Giving -Michael Stein
Stein’s short article commends the creativity behind Keep A Child [...]

New mGive Campaigns On The Block

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 [...]

The New Face of Giving

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 campaigns of two mGive clients – Keep A Child Alive (text ALIVE to 90999) and Children’s National Medical Center (text NATS [...]

Mobile Donation Receipts

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 [...]