Orange's new media expert, Tony Aiello, in the capacity of CEO at mGive, led the company through mobile fundraising efforts for Haiti earthquake relief that raised over $40,000,000 in $10 donations all through text messaging. mGive worked closely with the Red Cross, US State Department, CTIA, Entertainment Industry Foundation and other non-profit organizations to educate the public about the new way to donate through text messaging. A coordinated effort of major media appearances and grassroots viral communication prompted millions of Americans to respond with a $10 text donation changing the face of philanthropy forever by truly democratizing the giving process.




$40 Million donated via tex
1.33% of US population donated in this manner
81% conversion rate on double opt-in (users responding
with YES to confirm)
peak periods yielded over $1 million per hour in text
donations
james eberhard
co-founder & chairman at mobile accord
jenifer snyder
executive director at the mgive foundation
bradley blanken
coo at mobile accord
american red cross
us department of state
entertainment industry foundation
ctia
at&t
verizon
sprint
t-mobile
cricket wireless
msnbc
npr
pbs
us news
abc news
mobile commerce daily
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