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Text Donations for the Pakistan flood appeal

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Pakistan Floods Appeal

Text 70707 with the word GIVE to donate £5. A standard network rate charge will apply. Terms & Conditions here.

Over 1,000 people are reported to have died with that number likely to rise as more information becomes available. About 2.5 million people are believed to have been affected by the floods which may worsen as further rain falls and water moves downstream. In the aftermath of the floods there is a serious risk to survivors from potentially deadly diseases which will spread as a result of contaminated surface and drinking water.

The Disaster Emergency Committee has opened the ‘DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal’ and special broadcasts will run from Thursday (05.08.10) on the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, Channel Five and independent radio stations.

The money raised will help fund the life saving work in Pakistan of the DEC’s Members, which are the leading UK aid agencies, and their partners.

Text 70707 with the word GIVE to donate £5. A standard network rate charge will apply. Terms & Conditions here.

SANE GOES LIVE WITH VIR2 TEXT DONATION SERVICE

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14th May 2010

Vir2 the UK’s leading specialist SMS service provider to charities today launched a text donation service for SANE the national mental health charity. SANE works to improve quality of life for people affected by mental illness. The agreement is to provide a text donation service and it is evidence of the growing importance of mobile phone technology in the rovision of charity and fundraising services.

The agreement means that members of the public can now donate £3 by texting SANE to 70300. A donation of £3 enables SANE to provide 10 minutes of high-quality emotional support to someone in distress.

Text donations raise £3.4M for Sport Relief

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Sport Relief 2010 has so far raised a ground breaking £31.6 million, with £3.4 million generated during this year’s campaign via £1, £5 and £10 mobile donations. This year’s Sport Relief campaign is the first time Comic Relief has used a £10 text donation mechanic. All text donations made by the public have benefitted from 100% out payments thanks to mobile network operators waiving their usual fees.

Donate by text to support the Haiti disaster

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15th January

Following the successful use of charity short codes for the Children in Need appeal (see news story here), text donations are now available for the Disasters Emergency Committee's Haiti appeal.

Operated via UK Aggregator Mobile Interactive Group, you can donate £5 by texting GIVE to 70077 from your UK mobile phone. £5 goes to DEC. Each participant pays £5 plus their standard network charge.

Mobile Donations raise £1.75m for BBC Children In Need

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25 Nov 2009

Mobile Interactive Technology's MIDAS platform delivers 376,568 mobile interactions
Potential income from Gift Aid over £500k

BBC Children in Need launched SMS donations on Monday 26th October 2009 and has raised an incredible £1.75m via mobile through £5 donations, marking a first for the charity. The public have donated knowing that every penny has gone directly to BBC Children in Need thanks to mobile network operators waiving their usual fees and the Treasury confirming no VAT charges. Gift Aid has also been available meaning an additional £1.40 for every eligible £5 donation – Meaning a potential extra income of over £500k.