March 14 - Mobile Giving to Help Japan

The images from the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan have been unbelievably sad!  Seeing the images of the water rushing through the streets, carrying away cars and homes.  It is so hard to wrap your mind around all that is happening.  They are now saying that 2000 bodies have washed up on a Japanese shore and no one knows how many more Are you looking for a way to help?  Is there something you can do to make a difference?  Many charities have established mobile donation campaigns to help the victims of the earthquake that devastated Japan early Friday morning.

Similar to the campaigns that benefited Haiti, donations for the Japanese earthquake victims can be sent via cellphone text messages. Each pledge is for $10 and will be routed to nonprofits providing disaster relief. The charge will appear on the giver’s cellphone bill.

Listed below are several mobile giving campaigns that have been organized by the mGive Foundation, a Denver-based charity that manages mobile donation programs. MGive says it vets and certifies the organizations it works with. Some campaigns are being managed by the the Mobile Giving Foundation, another nonprofit that helps other nonprofits raise funds through mobile technology.

• Donate to ADRA Relief, the humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, text SUPPORT to 85944
• Donate to American Red Cross Relief, text REDCROSS to 90999
• Donate to Convoy of Hope, a faith-based organization that does community outreach and disaster response, text TSUNAMI to 50555
• Donate to GlobalGiving, which focuses on “grassroots projects in the developing world,” text JAPAN to 5055
• Donate to International Medical Corps, a nonprofit focused on health care training, relief and development programs, text MED to 80888
• Donate to Mercy Corps, a global aid agency that works on disaster response, sustainable economic development and health services, text MERCY to 25383
• Donate to Save the Children, an independent organization dedicated to helping children in need, text JAPAN to 20222
• Donate to The Salvation Army, text JAPAN or QUAKE to 80888
• Donate to World Relief Corp., the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, text WAVE to 50555
• Donate to World Vision, a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization, text 4JAPAN or 4TSUNAMI to 20222

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July 25 (Day 147) Easy Like Sunday Morning...

How about a nice easy way to make a difference...

Sunday's are the day of respite in a busy week. Spending time with loved ones, Worshipping, playing, resting! Who doesn't love a nice afternoon nap on a lazy Sunday afternoon?!

I thought today I would post a simple way to make a difference.... something that doesn't take a lot of time and doesn't require a lot of money!  Seems like everyone from small child to senior citizen has a cell phone these days.  (How did we get along without them?)  Well, let's all use our cell phones for good today...



MOBILE GIVING!  Mobile giving is becoming a very popular way for causes to raise funds. There is no need for donors to write a check, fill out a form or call someone—just send a text message in reply and the giving or participation cycle is complete. The time period from notification to contribution or action can be seconds rather than days, weeks or months with the contribution appearing on the donor’s phone bill.  And it is so EASY to make a difference!!





Choose a cause below to support and send out your text!


American Diabetes Association...       Text:    ADA   to   25383   and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill. (Diabetes Research)


Big Brothers Big Sisters of America...      Text:    BIG    to   40579  and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.    (mentoring children)
 
 
Children’s Miracle Network...       Text:    MIRACLE  to  85944  and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.  (Children's Hospitals)


Michigan Humane Society...     Text:    PAWS   to   20222  and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.     (animal rescue)


The Humane Society of the United States...   Text:  HUMANE  to  20222  and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill. (animal rescue)


Share Our Strength, Inc.  ...     Text:   SHARE   to  20222  and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.    (US Childhood Hunger)


Soles4Souls...            Text:    SHOES   to   20222   and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.    (International Aid) 


Big Cat Rescue Corp...      Text:   TIGER   to   20222   and a $5. donation will be added to your mobile phone bill. (Big Cat Rescue)



Won't you help make a difference today?