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Lauren Archer Samantha Lee
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Within 10 days, Americans sent text messages pledging more than $30 million for Haitian relief efforts 14% through text messages, 12% by telephone, nearly 23% via the Web, 5% by e- mail, and 39% in person
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The Mobile Giving Foundation and mGive arranged text-message donation program with the four major wireless carriers Relief groups have teamed up with wireless carriers: Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T- Mobile, as well as smaller carriers Vowed to expedite donations to the American Red Cross and to other agencies (normally takes 30-60 days), which will be added to their mobile phone bills.
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Text the word "QUAKE" to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Text the word “HAITI" to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief Fund. Text the word "GIVE" to 25383 to donate $10 to the MTV telethon.
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Jeffrey Nelson of Verizon Wireless called the campaign "the largest outpouring of charitable support by texting in history — by far." Within 36 hours after the Jan. 12 quake, "donations made via mobile phones for Haiti earthquake relief... surpassed $7 million"
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"In all of 2009, all mobile giving (via texting) to all charities totaled just under $4 million for the year" Text message donations were only $400,000 for Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and $200,000 for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
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How many of you have donated to the Haiti cause? If so, which form of donation? In person Texting Web/Email Phone Why did donating through text messaging have such a successful outcome?
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Choney, Suzanne. "Mobile giving to help Haiti exceeds $30 million." MSNBC. 21 01 2010. NBC, Web. 25 Jan 2010..
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