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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | MOBILE COMMONS NOVEMBER 14, 2012  Occupy SMS Connects Families in Need with On-the-Ground Volunteers They’re using mobile technology to connect people in need with the people who want to help. If the volunteer chooses to accept responsibility for this need request, it will be taken out of the SMS database. By using SMS, OccupySMS lets people without Internet access or smart phones get connected with citizens who want to help. But there’s still a lot more work to be done. | MOBILE COMMONS JANUARY 15, 2013 Franciscan Friars are Taking Your Prayer Intentions – via Text Message Father David Convertino, executive director of the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province, said in a statement, “With technology changing the way we communicate, we needed to offer people an updated way to ask for prayers for special intentions and needs either for themselves or others…If the pope can tweet, friars can text!”. The program is exactly what you think – the friars invite anyone to send prayers in a modern form of communication, SMS. All Posts Blog Calls to Action nonprofit npo Use CasesBut what about sending a text to God? | | | | | |
| MOBILE COMMONS OCTOBER 4, 2012  The Pregnancy Text Campaign Won a Smarty! So, in an update of the classic “egg baby,” they sent teenagers an SMS “phone baby” that texted out its demands to be fed, nurtured, and played with … and not always at the most convenient hours. The campaign also took great advantage of our Tell-a-Friend technology – motivating teenagers to pass the message on to their peers. We won a Smarty! | MOBILE COMMONS NOVEMBER 4, 2011 5 Tips to Launch Your Mobile Campaign This post was originally published on Connection Cafe , a blog written by Convio employees about the ways in which nonprofits, everyday citizens and communications professionals can harness the power of the Internet and Web 2.0 Mobile campaigns can be extremely valuable for organizations, and the best news is that you don’t need to be chasing the newest technology. The most effective mobile campaigns utilize the more mature technologies that we all use daily – text messaging, phone calls and even the mobile web. for good. Build a mobile list now. | MOBILE COMMONS JANUARY 26, 2012 Mobile Commons & New York MTA Launch Bus Time – Press Release Nearly all cell phones have the ability to support SMS text messaging, and 91 percent of Americans carry a cell phone. When a rider sends a text, Mobile Commons queries the MTA Bus Time Server, and texts back real-time bus information in seconds,” said Benjamin Stein, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Mobile Commons. Mobile Commons is a New York-based software company that enables hundreds of companies, nonprofits, and government agencies to make their data accessible via text message. MOBILE COMMONS POWERS TEXT MESSAGES FOR NEW MTA BUS TRACKER IN NEW YORK CITY. | MOBILE COMMONS OCTOBER 30, 2012 GigaOm Features Mobile Commons: “The Beauty of SMS Engagement” As the article writes, This year political and nonprofit organizations are increasingly turning to mobile democracy platforms that integrate social media, the mobile web, SMS, and big data to connect citizens with candidates and causes. We’re delighted that the article features Mobile Commons in a section entitled “The Beauty of SMS Engagement.” GigaOm writes: Mobile-democracy platforms may not need all of that fancy technology and data to increase civic engagement across the country. Mobile is still a relatively young technology for political campaigns. | | | | | | | |
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MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 Nonprofit Quarterly Features the “Elegant Simplicity” of Text Messaging
Today the Nonprofit Quarterly published an article that highlights mobile as “a simple, inexpensive way for nonprofits to reach their constituents” – and features the work of Mobile Commons and our customers. Any article that calls text campaigns “sexy” is all right by us, but the NQ piece also provides a great overview of the skyrocketing use of SMS as a way for organizations to engage with communities. All Posts Blog nonprofit npo PressText messaging is too simple, too unglamorous. But it engages us in the way we like to engage. MORE >> -
MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010 Mobile Commons Helps Non-Profit Organizations Responding to the Chile Earthquake
NEW YORK – March 8, 2010 – In the aftermath of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile, nonprofit organizations raced to mobilize aid and plan recovery efforts, while also raising resources and funds to support their humanitarian programs in Chile. Mobile Communications and Mobile Fundraising have become critical components to nonprofit outreach programs. AmeriCares is a nonprofit international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, which delivers medicines, medical supplies and aid to people in crisis around the world. Your donation. MORE >> -
MOBILE COMMONS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008 Interview with Jim Manis of the MGF
While at m-Qube, I led an effort in partnership with the US wireless carriers and the CTIA, when both Katrina and the Asian Pacific Tsunami occurred to enable emergency relief donations with a 100% pass through using a premium SMS transaction on your mobile device. Well, what was missing was the operational layer between carriers and nonprofit organizations so that both parties could have confidence in the system and that the process itself enabled an acceptable rate of pass through to the recipient foundation. Fundamentally, it’s a way for nonprofits to reach their donors. MORE >>
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