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It Might Take 3 Months For Your Text Donations To Get To Japan

One of the easiest things to do to help people in times of disaster is to give donations by texting. This system worked really well for Haiti, people gave over 25 million dollars and the carriers handed off the money to Haiti immediately. But for Japan, the money might not get there until three months later. Why?


January 17, 2010
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Haiti Text Message Donations Top $US10 Million

In an “unprecedented mobile response,” mGive and the Red Cross have collected over $US10 million in relief for Haiti.


January 15, 2010
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Text Message Donations To Haiti Pass $US4m

mGive, a non-profit organisation working with Red Cross to collect donations via text message, has announced that they have collected over $US4 million for Haitian relief. Jenifer Snyder, mGive’s executive director, said that donations are coming in at the rate of $US200,000 an hour, though they have capacity to take on more.