Staci D. Kramer
Jan 19, 2010 9:24 PM
Tuesday night, CNN raised more than $7 million for Haitian relief during an quickly planned telethon on Larry King Live. That was small compared to the massive effort led by George Clooney and MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) will reach across the world. Star-studded telethon Help for Haiti Now will air…
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Tricia Duryee
Jan 18, 2010 4:15 PM
Donations by text message have now exceeded $22 million to the Red Cross alone for the Haiti earthquake relief effort. Update: Tallies are being kept by two primary organizations, both Denver-based mGive and Bellevue, Wash.-based Mobile Giving Foundation, which offer competing services to various non-profits. Together, they are helping more…
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Tameka Kee
Jan 14, 2010 8:53 PM
Remove the barriers to giving, and people will give. That seems to be the lesson many charities are learning in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday. Within 36 hours, mobile donations to relief efforts for Haiti have topped $7 million, according to the Mobile Giving Foundation. The…
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Tricia Duryee
Jan 13, 2010 3:45 PM
Donations are pouring into the Red Cross by text message to support the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The campaign, which lets you donate $10 using your cellphone bill, is spreading quickly on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. Within hours of operation, the program had raised $800,000 $750,000, and…
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