Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Texting Aid Dollars

Much of the financial support for earthquake-stricken Haiti has a high-tech source -- the text message. From $10 donations to the Red Cross (text HAITI to 90999), the Clinton Foundation's Haiti Relief Fund (text HAITI to 20222), and Doctors Without Borders (text DOB to 90999), cell-phone philanthropy has pulled in millions of dollars. We'll talk about the mechanics of the text-message-donation trend.

Guests

Timothy Ogden
Editor in Chief
Philanthropy Action
West Chester, PA

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Segment produced by:Shelley DuBois

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