Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

In fact, here’s my list of 7 ‘must do’s’ when thanking donors, so the donor feels warm and fuzzy about the donation they just made and is receptive to giving the next time you ask. Your email thank-you should arrive immediately after a donation is made online. Your donation makes it possible for us to provide food for more people.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

My mobile phone’s GPS has also changed getting me to the right place mostly on time. Of all the communication technology the mobile phone is probably as disruptive as any. The most recent development with mobile technology is that of a giving platform. million people used their cell phone to donate.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Additionally, the people donating personally know the individual promoting your fundraiser. Unlike general donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns leverage the personal aspect of fundraising—wouldn’t you donate more if it was your friend, coworker, or family member advocating for a cause as opposed to a stranger?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Impacts to Society.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In the nonprofit realm, the Red Cross' text message donation platform offers the best real-life illustration to the power of SMS. When following the January 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti, the Red Cross quickly mobilized a text donation campaign that raised an astounding $32 million.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. textPlus, a mobile app, offers users free texting with group text capability. textPlus, a mobile app, offers users free texting with group text capability.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Pitch #2: Hiraa Khan of Givemob @hiraak @givemob • Givemob is a mobile app that allows people to make charitable donations with simple clicks, and brings new projects to users'' attention. • At Givemob, we believe this is because nonprofits are not reaching Millennials where they live - on mobile devices. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. Planning for Integration First.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising that mobile giving has proven to be a highly effective form of fundraising. Advantages to Mobile Giving Campaigns. But what makes mobile giving so quick and painless? Is mobile giving secure?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

2) Mobile technology. According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4 63% of online consumers planned to use the Internet to donate to charity in the last quarter of 2009, up from 51% in 2008.1.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. The Ushahidi platform was created and deployed by this group in about three days. We got to know Ushahidi mere months after the platform launched.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2010

There’s a ton of apps and social platforms for nonprofits and do-gooders to sift through these days. Two years later, The Extraordinaries has blossomed into a powerful mobile app that has helped over 200 organizations ranging from the environmental Campaign 1Sky to KaBoom!, The Extraordinaries.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

There is a constant need to reach out to more supporters who exist on different (evolving) social platforms, and cultivate a personal relationship with them. is through mobile devices! Why Go Mobile? Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] 3] Did you get an adrenalin rush?!

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. Let’s face it -- we have seen a virtual explosion of mobile marketing campaigns in the past year alone.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. Let’s face it -- we have seen a virtual explosion of mobile marketing campaigns in the past year alone.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. The resulting website was named "Ushahidi" from the Swahili word for "testimony."

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new green IT developments like how nonprofit solar electricity is thriving in Haiti. All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. Green IT: Glad Tidings from Haiti. I want to tell you about Nonprofit Tech For Good , a great nonprofit technology news resource. Open Data in Africa.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The iPad's release next month is best considered as another milestone in the phenomenal expansion of mobile computing. Millions more are already using Google's Android mobile operating system and, additionally, a Google tablet prototype was unveiled recently. New Platform = New Opportunities. New Platform = New Opportunities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

One of the most well-known examples of 21st-century statecraft occurred in June 2009 when Jared Cohen, former member of the State Department policy planning staff, asked Twitter to postpone scheduled maintenance during the Tehran election protests in order to allow protesters to continue to use the social media platform to communicate and organize.

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