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The <a href="/wiki/Talk:Mobile_donating" title="Talk:Mobile donating">talk page</a> may contain suggestions.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2012</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mobile donating</b> refers to donating (to an organization) using a <a href="/wiki/Mobile_device" title="Mobile device">mobile device</a>. Mobile donating is primarily done through an <a href="/wiki/Short_Message_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Short Message Service">SMS</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Telephone_call" title="Telephone call">phone call</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mobile_donating_process">Mobile donating process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mobile_donating&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mobile donating process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Premium SMS donations</b>: Text messaging, or <a href="/wiki/SMS" title="SMS">SMS</a>, is the primary means of mobile donating. Mobile phone users can make donations by texting a keyword to a specific SMS <a href="/wiki/Short_code" title="Short code">short code</a>. Keywords are determined by the fundraising organization, and usually pertain to the organization's cause or purpose. Donation amounts are predetermined, commonly at $5 or $10, and users often have a limit of how many <a href="/wiki/Micro-donations" class="mw-redirect" title="Micro-donations">micro-donations</a> they can send via sms to a single campaign in one month.<sup id="cite_ref-mobile_fundraising_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mobile_fundraising-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After donating, users receive a confirmation <a href="/wiki/Text_message" class="mw-redirect" title="Text message">text message</a> and the donation amount is added to their monthly phone bill. Donations can take up to 90 days to be processed.<sup id="cite_ref-90_day_delays_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90_day_delays-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>WAP donations</b>: Mobile donating can also occur through a mobile <a href="/wiki/Wireless_Application_Protocol" title="Wireless Application Protocol">WAP</a> website. Cell phone users can access WAP donation pages by sending a specific text message to a designated keyword and receiving a link to the page in response, or by navigating to the page from a referring site. Upon reaching the WAP donation page, users are prompted to enter their cell phone numbers. Donations are confirmed with a text message sent to the donor's mobile phone, and the donation is added to the donor's monthly phone bill. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mobile_fundraising_campaigns">Mobile fundraising campaigns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mobile_donating&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mobile fundraising campaigns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2008 Text 2HELP campaign, the <a href="/wiki/American_Red_Cross" title="American Red Cross">American Red Cross</a>, in collaboration with the Wireless Foundation, has raised over US$190,000 through 38,091 text messages to provide relief for victims of natural disasters like <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Gustav" title="Hurricane Gustav">Hurricane Gustav</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In South Africa, <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>'s charity raised $85,000 USD in July 2008 with the cooperation of Zain, a South African mobile operator, using Mandela's 90th birthday as the 'call to give'; well-wishers from around the world could text in a birthday wish and make a donation at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-how_does_mobile_giving_work_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how_does_mobile_giving_work-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The hitherto most successful mobile donating campaign has been organized in support of the relief efforts for the <a href="/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake" title="2010 Haiti earthquake">2010 Haiti earthquake</a>. The American Red Cross has raised over $32 million within one month after the disaster, and has demonstrated the unprecedented potential for small text-message donations.<sup id="cite_ref-Red_Cross_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Red_Cross-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Drawbacks_to_mobile_giving">Drawbacks to mobile giving</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mobile_donating&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Drawbacks to mobile giving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mobile giving can be a convenient way to donate to charity, but charity watchdog group the <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Philanthropy" class="mw-redirect" title="American Institute of Philanthropy">American Institute of Philanthropy</a> has warned that there are some pitfalls to cell phone giving, including concerns that service providers may charge fees or take a cut of the donations. AIP also warns that it can take as long as 120 days for a charity to actually receive a text donation and that wireless carriers may limit the number of times per month a user can donate via text.<sup id="cite_ref-charitywatch.org_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charitywatch.org-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The watchdog group cautions, "A charity will generally receive your donation faster if you mail a check or donate directly to the charity online using its secure web site."<sup id="cite_ref-charitywatch.org_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charitywatch.org-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Scammers may also take advantage of natural disasters by posing as legitimate charities.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mobile_donating&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-mobile_fundraising-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mobile_fundraising_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJesse_Feiler,_ed.Katrin_Verclas2010" class="citation web cs1">Jesse Feiler, ed.Katrin Verclas (February 4, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100420141952/http://mobileactive.org/mobile-fundraising">"Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide to Mobile Fundraising"</a>. 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