Haitian relief: Mobile giving passes $16 million

Donations made via mobile phones to organizations helping in the relief efforts in Haiti zoomed past the $16 million over the weekend as several groups have added short codes to enable text message giving in the U.S. and Canada.

The Mobile Giving Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping other non-profits raise funds through mobile contributions said donations grew from $10 millon on Friday to more than $16 million by late Sunday morning. They plan to report new numbers later today.

Groups added to the MGF include the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Habitat for Humanity, National Religious Broadcasters, Oxfam, Save the Children Foundation, UNICEF, World Vision and others.
        
Donating is done by texting a keyword to a designated short code via a mobile phone. A micro-donation of $5 or $10 can be made to aid the millions of people affected by this tragedy, and 100 percent of the donation goes to the recipient charity. The donation appears as a charge on your carrier bill, standard rates may apply.
         
The list of organizations that are responding to this need with mobile*giving efforts, including the following:
         
- Text the word “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5
- Text the word “Yele10” or “YeleTen” to 501501 to donate $10
On behalf of the Yéle Foundation, the leading contributor to rebuilding Haiti founded by Wyclef Jean
http://www.yele.org

- Text the word “QUAKE” to 20222 to donate $10
 On behalf of The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
http://clintonbushhaitifund.org/

         
- Text the word “Haiti”  to 20222 to donate $10
On behalf of the Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief Fund
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/haitiearthquake

- Text the word “Haiti” to 52000 to donate $10
On behalf of the Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

- Text the word “Hope10” or “UNICEF” to 20222 to donate $10
On behalf of UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/

- Text the word “Haiti” to 40579 to donate $10
On behalf of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB)
http://nrb.org/

- Text the word “Save” or “Safe” to 20222 to donate $10
On behalf of Save the Children Federation, Inc.
http://www.savethechildren.org/

- Text the word “Give” or “World” to 20222 to donate $10
On behalf of World Vision Inc.
http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf

- Text the word “Haiti” to 85944 to donate $10
On behalf of the International Medical Corps
https://www.imcworldwide.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=878
         
- Text the word “Haiti” to 25383 to donate $5
On behalf of the International Rescue Committee
http://www.theirc.org/
 

- Text the word “Oxfam” to 25383 to donate $10
On behalf of Oxfam America, Inc.
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/
 

- Text the word “PP” to 25383 to donate $10
 On behalf of Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)
http://www.care.org/
 

- Text the word “Americares” to 25383 to donate $10
On behalf of Americares, Inc.
http://www.americares.org/
 

- Text the word “Habitat” to 25383 to donate $10
On behalf of Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org/

- Text the word “Give” to 25383 to donate $10
On behalf of the MTV telethon, scheduled Jan. 22. Hosted by George Clooney.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1629742/20100114/story.jhtml

- Text the word “AJWS” to 25383 to donate $10
On behalf of the American Jewish World Service
http://ajws.org/

- Text the word “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10
On behalf of the American Red Cross in the U.S.
http://www.redcross.org/

- Text the word “Haiti” to 45678 (In Canada Only)
On behalf of the Salvation Army in Canada
http://www.salvationarmy.ca/

- Text the word “Haiti” to 30333 (In Canada Only) to donate $5
On behalf of the Plan Canada
http://plancanada.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=194

- Text the word “Hope” or “Monde” to 45678 (In Canada Only) to donate $5
On behalf of World Vision Canada
http://www.worldvision.ca/Pages/Home.aspx

- Text the word “CAHAITI” to 20222 (In Canada only) to donate $5
On behalf of the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/what-we-do/clinton-giustra-sustainable-growth-initiative/

For more information on these various campaigns and how mobile giving works, visit the Mobile Giving Foundation site: (www.mobilegiving.com).