Comments on: Beware scammers and text charges when helping Haiti with donations

By: Text donations gear up again for Chile | Going Cellular

Text donations gear up again for Chile | Going Cellular — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:50:13 +0000

[...] time around with Chile, text donations can again be made for free, meaning if you don’t have a texting option on your wireless plan, [...]

By: Four apps for donating to charity | Going Cellular

Four apps for donating to charity | Going Cellular — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:27:50 +0000

[...] hard by tragic events. All four wireless carriers eventually pledged not to charge anyone for these charity texts, even if they weren’t subscribed to a text messaging plan. At last count, more than $4 [...]

By: Reponding to Crisis in the Internet Age « Technosophe

Reponding to Crisis in the Internet Age « Technosophe — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:03:10 +0000

[...] the inevitable debate about the actual benefits of a cash donation at this early stage of aid and the risk of your money going to a fraudulent entity, the text/twitter/web contribution apparatus signals a major shift in how non-profits will [...]