mGive Powers Mobile Donations for Earthquake Victims in Chile
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on February 28, 2010 at 10:18:00 AM
mGive Powers Mobile Donations for Earthquake Victims in Chile
Saturday Morning's Magnitude 8.8 Quake Causes Significant Damage; Mobile Accord's mGive.com Division Powering Several Text Donation Campaigns to Help Relief Efforts
DENVER, Feb. 27 -- Within hours of the Magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile, Mobile Accord was asked by several of its nonprofit clients to launch text donation campaigns to aid the victims of the earthquake.
The recent mobile donation campaigns for Haiti highlighted the powerful potential of mobile technology to help relieve human suffering. The text message campaigns for Haiti conducted by charitable organizations and powered by Mobile Accord's mGive system raised more than $38 million in the six weeks since the earthquake struck there.
mGive is working with several non-profits to raise donations for the earthquake victims in Chile. The company works closely with major US carriers and the mGive Foundation to process donations. For those who want to donate to the relief effort, a simple text message pledges $10.
Text donation options for nonprofits providing disaster relief in Chile through mGive include:
-- Friends of the World Food Program, text CHILE to 50555
-- Operation USA, text REBUILD to 50555
-- Convoy of Hope, text 4CHILE to 50555
When prompted, mobile donors should reply with YES to confirm the one-time gift. The $10 one-time donation will appear on the donor's next mobile bill. All donations are tax deductible and receipts can be printed at mGive.org/receipt.
"We are still waiting to get the full picture on the size and scope of this latest disaster. Depending on these reports it is quite possible other nonprofits will follow suit and launch additional mGive campaigns to help in the relief efforts," said James Eberhard, Founder and Chairman of Mobile Accord and mGive.com.
About Mobile Accord / mGive
Mobile Accord's mGive Division is the innovator and leader in mobile technology for nonprofit organizations, powering mobile donations in the United States. Founded in 2005, Mobile Accord was the first company in the U.S. to offer mobile tools specifically built for nonprofit organizations. Mobile Accord and mGive serve more than 250 leading nonprofit organizations and has raised more 95% of all funds raised via text message giving.
Source: Mobile Accord
CONTACT: Tony Aiello, mGive, +1-720-989-3535, taiello@mgive.com; Jody
Peake, OnPR, +1-503-802-4410, mgive@onpr.com
Saturday Morning's Magnitude 8.8 Quake Causes Significant Damage; Mobile Accord's mGive.com Division Powering Several Text Donation Campaigns to Help Relief Efforts
DENVER, Feb. 27 -- Within hours of the Magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile, Mobile Accord was asked by several of its nonprofit clients to launch text donation campaigns to aid the victims of the earthquake.
The recent mobile donation campaigns for Haiti highlighted the powerful potential of mobile technology to help relieve human suffering. The text message campaigns for Haiti conducted by charitable organizations and powered by Mobile Accord's mGive system raised more than $38 million in the six weeks since the earthquake struck there.
mGive is working with several non-profits to raise donations for the earthquake victims in Chile. The company works closely with major US carriers and the mGive Foundation to process donations. For those who want to donate to the relief effort, a simple text message pledges $10.
Text donation options for nonprofits providing disaster relief in Chile through mGive include:
-- Friends of the World Food Program, text CHILE to 50555
-- Operation USA, text REBUILD to 50555
-- Convoy of Hope, text 4CHILE to 50555
When prompted, mobile donors should reply with YES to confirm the one-time gift. The $10 one-time donation will appear on the donor's next mobile bill. All donations are tax deductible and receipts can be printed at mGive.org/receipt.
"We are still waiting to get the full picture on the size and scope of this latest disaster. Depending on these reports it is quite possible other nonprofits will follow suit and launch additional mGive campaigns to help in the relief efforts," said James Eberhard, Founder and Chairman of Mobile Accord and mGive.com.
About Mobile Accord / mGive
Mobile Accord's mGive Division is the innovator and leader in mobile technology for nonprofit organizations, powering mobile donations in the United States. Founded in 2005, Mobile Accord was the first company in the U.S. to offer mobile tools specifically built for nonprofit organizations. Mobile Accord and mGive serve more than 250 leading nonprofit organizations and has raised more 95% of all funds raised via text message giving.
Source: Mobile Accord
CONTACT: Tony Aiello, mGive, +1-720-989-3535, taiello@mgive.com; Jody
Peake, OnPR, +1-503-802-4410, mgive@onpr.com