Pacific Creative » American Red Cross http://pacificreative.com/pacificreative Sun, 09 May 2010 15:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Haiti Crisis: Mobile Helping the Cause http://pacificreative.com/pacificreative/2010/02/16/the-haiti-crisis-mobile-helping-the-cause/ http://pacificreative.com/pacificreative/2010/02/16/the-haiti-crisis-mobile-helping-the-cause/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:28:54 +0000 Alec http://pacificreative.com/pacificreative/?p=362 Americans have used there mobile phones to now contribute thus far $9 million to the relief efforts in Haiti.

I think this is an amazing in the way that technology has allowed me to contribute to a crisis and immediately. It is interesting to note that in 2009 via mobile phones, there was a total of $4 million contributed. Leading the way is the American Red Cross where mobile users can text HAITI to 90999. In addition here are other text message codes to donate:

- Text the word “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti foundation.
- Text the word “HAITI” to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief Fund.
- Text “HAITI” to 25383 to donate $5 to the International Rescue Committee.
- Text “HAITI” to 85944 to donate $10 to the International Medical Corps.

What kind of effect do you think mobile phone texting donations would have had on the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts?

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