All Posts Blog nonprofit Text Messages Use CasesFor millions of people around the world, becoming a United States citizen is a long-held dream, the doorway to opportunity. But many immigrants find that, once they arrive on American soil, the actual process of becoming a citizen is a confusing legal morass. Many can’t afford the costly price of lawyers. Many more don’t know where to turn for help at all. Fortunately, CitizenshipWorks is launching a new SMS campaign to connect both English and Spanish-speaking immigrants with informational services. SMS for Citizenship. MORE >>

All Posts Blog Inspirations nonprofit Use Cases Why Mobile CommonsNational Safe Place is an incredible organization that connects teens in trouble with convenient places they can get help in an emergency – schools, fire stations, libraries, and other friendly locales where they can be safe if they’re threatened. For years, their TXT4HELP program let teens text in to find the closest safe place near them. They just texted “help” and their address to 69866, and were immediately returned the nearest place.  Once teens text in, they are still sent the location of the closest safe place. MORE >>

All Posts Blog nonprofit Use CasesIn the wake of the tragic and racially fraught shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Marton, the Justice for Trayvon movement has gained a huge crowd of vocal supporters. Now, backing the movement has become as easy and immediate as sending a text. By texting TRAYVON to 30644, supporters enter a quick text conversation that allows them to sign the Justice for Trayvon petition.  All they have to do is text back their name, email address, and zip code. To sign the petition, text TRAYVON to 30644 – or visit Color for Change’s Trayvon Martin page to learn more. MORE >>

Blog nonprofit Use CasesAs schools face more and more budget cuts, arts education is often the first thing on the chopping block. But passionate arts students are doing something about it through the Make Art. Save Art. campaign at DoSomething.org. This innovative campaign invited students to text in their images via MMS. Sharing with state and local representatives is also really important. They’re the ones who decide what schools need to include in their core curriculum. So, be sure to share your artwork on your state senator and state Representatives facebook and twitter pages! MORE >>

All Posts Blog Collateral nonprofit Our ProductsOne of the biggest challenges of running any outreach campaign is keeping track of all the information. That’s That’s why Mobile Commons syncs all of our campaign information with our CRM partners. So if you’re a Blackbaud customer looking to create a mobile marketing campaign, we make it easy to add mobile reach to your existing marketing efforts. Here’s how it works. Mobile Commons’ integration with Blackbaud Sphere effortlessly synchronizes information between your CRM database and Mobile Commons. Path 1: User texts to your organization. MORE >>