One Movement, Three Ways to Give

Author: , November 13th, 2012

We have Thanksgiving. We have Black Friday. We have Cyber Monday. And now we have #GivingTuesday. On Tuesday November 27, 2012, charities, families, businesses and individuals are coming together to transform the way people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. It’s a simple idea driving a national movement. People give in three ways [...]

Americans Can Help Achieve Global Equality through Text Donations

Author: , June 22nd, 2012

June 22, 2012 For Immediate Release Americans Can Help Achieve Global Equality through Text Donations Denver, CO—The U.S. Department of State has launched a text donation campaign that allows Americans to donate to the mGive International Response Equality Fund.  Donations will help to further programs and initiatives aimed at advancing human rights, fostering equality, advocacy, [...]

mGive equals mGood

Author: , December 21st, 2011

Ask anyone around the halls of mGive what their favorite time of year is, and the response will almost always be the holidays. And no, it’s not because we finally receive our precious winter powder in the Rocky Mountains (note: we’re avid snowboarders and skiers!). It’s because during the holidays we see how creatively our [...]

Mobilize Your Holiday Giving: 7 Steps to Creative Holiday Giving Campaigns

Author: , October 28th, 2011

Why use mobile for the holiday giving season? Donors who first give in December have a 3-year cumulative value that is 51.8% higher than donors who start giving in January through November*. Now imagine if they were giving via mobile too. With a 97% open rate of text messages, I’d say there is a natural [...]

Make a Difference in the Life of a Child: Text-to-Donate Today!

Author: , April 12th, 2011

April is National Child Abuse Awareness month. The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides an extensive outline of the history of this advocacy month. The first official Federal child protection legislation, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), was passed in 1974. In the early 1980’s, legislation further recognized the need for child abuse prevention [...]

March is Music in Our Schools Month: Keep the Music Alive With a Text!

Author: , March 18th, 2011

March 18th, 2011: March is Music in Our Schools Month and with 13 days left in the month, there is still plenty of time to support music programs for today’s youth. The National Association for Music Education explains that state and local legislators are attempting to make up for funding shortfalls in this difficult economy [...]