mGive Foundation Assists Relief Organizations in Japan

(Mar 15 2011) 4G

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   The devastation in Japan is tragic. In less than a week, there are thousands dead, thousands missing and the many thousands who are trying to recover from this disaster while evacuating areas unsafe due to radioactivity. Needless to say, this is a catastrophe that requires massive amounts of support. This is where an organization like The mGive Foundation can help you to help those in need.

   Shortly after the disaster struck, The mGive Foundation (www.mgive.org), the leading 501(c)(3) public charity enabling and processing mobile donation campaigns in the United States, began working with several nonprofits to process donations for the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. 

   Your mobile donation can make an immediate impact on the unrest in Japan by helping relief organizations find the missing and repair the destroyed. Please see below for a list of participating nonprofits and their respective campaigns, and join in the effort by making a donation today.

   • The American Red Cross:  Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10.

   • Convoy for Hope:  Text TSUNAMI to 50555 to give $10.

   • GlobalGiving:  Text JAPAN to 50555 to give $10.

   • Operation Blessing:  Text BLESS to 50555 to give $10.

   • Project Hope:  Text HEALTH to 90999 to give $10.

   • World Relief Corp. of National Association of Evangelicals:  Text WAVE to 50555 to give $10.

   When prompted, mobile donors should reply with YES to confirm a one-time gift. The $10 one-time donation will appear on the donor’s next mobile bill. All donations are tax deductible and receipts may be printed at mGive.org/receipt. Message and data rates may apply.
   
   Nonprofits working with The mGive Foundation, who fully vets and certifies nonprofit clients, to support their mobile giving campaigns receive 100 percent pass-through of funds raised.
   
   The 2010 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 facilitated through The mGive Foundation raised more than $41 million.
   
   - Jenifer Snyder, Esq., executive director of The mGive Foundation
   Jenifer is dedicated to expanding the scope and reach of the mobile giving channel. She brings years of leadership experience in the mobile industry to the position. In 2006, she founded the Mobile Giving Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to facilitate mobile giving. She served as General Counsel, Treasurer, and co-chair of the foundation’s mobile giving standards committee until September 2009, when she joined with wireless pioneers to form The mGive Foundation.
   
   
   About The mGive Foundation
   The mGive Foundation (www.mgive.org) is a 501(c)(3) established to make it easy for nonprofits to quickly execute effective mobile giving campaigns – and for mobile operators to support them. The mGive Foundation has partnered with more than 60 of the nation’s leading mobile carriers (covering 99 percent of U.S. mobile customers) to enable nonprofits of all sizes to increase overall donations and reach new audiences using affordable, reliable and regulation-compliant text-based mobile giving campaigns. The mGive Foundation has supported more than 7,000 mobile giving campaigns for more than 500 nonprofit clients and processes around 85 percent of all mobile donations made today.
   
   
   

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