Text to Give for the Poor – LifeWater International

One-billion people don’t have clean water and lack of clean water around the world is a big problem. You can help—Text to give WASH for the poor.

Featured Client: LifeWater International

BACKGROUND  LifeWater International is a Christian organization that strives to treat all people with dignity and respect. Believing that the gospel of Jesus Christ has the power to bring wholeness to all aspects of life–spiritual, physical, emotional, and social–LifeWater works alongside the poor to understand and respond to the complex, systemic causes of poverty. LifeWater believes that we have been given resources to benefit the poor and bring about lasting improvements to health and well-being. Visit www.lifewater.org to learn more.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE  MobileCause is proud to provide text to give services for the poor to Life Water International. Please text WASH to 85944 to make a $5 donation for clean water around the world.

“One-billion people don’t have clean water and their is no quick fix. Life Water is creating solutions for the long haul.”

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Text “BACKPACK” for Blessings in a Backpack and Help Put and End to Childhood Hunger

Blessings in a Backpack “Big Hearted People” 1000 Backpacks Click-a-Thon Empowers Supporters to Make Text to Give Donations for Hungry Kids.

Feature Client: Blessings in a Backpack
Endorsements: Sammy Hagar, Hillary Duff, Miley Cirus, David Kirsh and more

MobileCause is proud to provide text to donate services to Blessings in a Backpack—one of the greatest causes in America. Founded by Stan Curtis (below) Blessings in a Backpack provides elementary children who are on the federal Free and Reduced Price Meal Program with a backpack of food to take home for 38 weekends during the school year. Backpack food includes easy-to-prepare, ready-to-eat foods, like granola bars, juice boxes, mac & cheese, and oatmeal.

There are 20+ million children in this country who are at risk of hunger. The consequences of hunger are much more than a growling stomach. Poor nutrition can result in a weaker immune system, increased hospitalization, lower IQ, shorter attention spans, and lower academic achievement. Children are fed during the school week by federal government programs, but we want to make sure they’re getting nutritional meals over the weekend, too. Visit www.blessingsinabackpack.org to learn more.

Text BACKPACK to 85944 to make a $10 donation

Blessings in a Backpack currently feeds over 55,000 children in 318 schools in 37 U.S. states and Canada, Columbia and Haiti. They are feeding the future of America, one school at a time.

Blessings in a Backpack has many celebrity supporters including Sammy Hagar, Hillary Duff (right), Miley Cirus, David Kirsh and Dwight Howard. Sammy Hagar individually feeds 3000 children every year! Please watch these moving PSAs and remember to text to give “BACKPACK” to 85944 to make a donation. One more thing… if your not moved by these videos… check your pulse!

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Blessings in a Backpack Founder – Stan Curtis

 
 
Blessings in a Backpack Testimony – Liz Murry
 

 

Get Involved in Blessings in a Backpack — Hillary Duff
 

 

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Teleton 24-Hour Fundraising Telethon Raises $245,000 in Text to Give Donations

Participation television Text to Give is big winner for Teleton—$245,000 in additional donations raised for Children’s Rehabilitation Centers in Latin America.

Featured Client: Teleton

Since 1997—on the first weekend of December—Teleton holds a worldwide PTV telethon on Una Vision for rehabilitation centers for disabled children across Latin America. Teleton’s mission is “To provide knowledge about physical disabilities, giving a strong message about respect, equality and support to people in these conditions.” Each year the fundraising goal is to raise the previous years total plus one Mexican Peso. The 2011 slogan was “Let’s Walk Together.”

During this years PTV event many Latin American actors, musicians, athletes, politicians and celebrities promoted the fundraising campaign for disease treatment and physical therapy in children’s hospitals. During this emotional broadcast viewers learned how they could help kids with disabilities walk, talk, play, smile and reach their dreams.

To increase donation amounts in the United States—Teleton partnered with MobileCause to create a Text to Give fundraising opportunity where viewers could easily make up to three $10 text message donations by texting TELETON to 80888 – in which donations were charged directly to donors cell phone bills. Text to Give helped Teleton raise an additional $245,000 from American viewers during the 24-hour fundraising campaign.

In addition to the Television broadcast—the Text to Give opportunity was virally promoted across facebook, twitter, tumblr and other social networks by supporters. See example Tumblr post from Javiar Hernandez Balcazar—futbol forward for Manchester United and Mexican National teams.

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Focus on the Family John 3:16 Commercial Inspired by Tim Tebow—Text John316 to Donate

Text JOHN316 to make a donation to the Tim Tebow John 3:16 Focus on the Family Campaign

Featured Client: Focus on the Family

It is estimated that over 100 million people google searched the bible verse John 3:16 following the Focus on the Family commercial, which was inspired by Tim Tebow, during the Denver Broncos vs New England Patriots playoff game. Focus on the Family and Denver Broncos superstar quarterback Tim Tebow work together to share the life changing message of Jesus Christ’s love.

Interestingly the NFL does not allow Tebow to write John 3:16 on his eyeblack—this picture is from Tebow’s Florida Gators college days.

During the John 3:16 campaign Focus on the Family and Tim Tebow have partnered with MobileCause to help raise funds. Supporters can easily text JOHN316 to 85944 to make a $5 donation to the Focus on the Family John 3:16 campaign and help proclaim God’s word to the world. We are very excited to partner with this cause.

John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

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The Salvation Army of Salinas “Share Your Holiday” raises $93,600—Text SHARE to 85944

Text SHARE to 85944 to donate to the Salvation Army

The Salvation Army of Salinas Annual “Share Your Holiday” fundraising campaign was a tremendous success over the 2012 holiday season. The campaign raised $93,600—7424 toys—9019 lbs. food—994 Turkeys—868 lbs. clothes—346 blankets. Text-to-Give donations resulted in $3000+ from 300+ new Salvation Army donors.

The Salvation Army continues to effectively and creatively use mobile tools for fundraising and engagement to strengthen seasonal campaigns.

Watch the KSBW news clip highlighting the success of the Share Your Holiday campaign.

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