Comments on: To pay by phone, push “G” http://www.beaconfire.com/blog/2007/09/06/to-pay-by-phone-push-g/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.beaconfire.com/blog/2007/09/06/to-pay-by-phone-push-g/comment-page-1/#comment-15195 Jeff Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:54:19 +0000 http://www.beaconfire.com/blog/2007/09/06/to-pay-by-phone-push-g/#comment-15195 The main problem with SMS donations - is the ownership of the name once a donation or response has been made. During Katrina, the American Red Cross had the ability to gather donations via these types of sources, but it wasn't worth the 5$ donation as it would be downgrading many of the donors on file that regularly give over $100 during these times. The further problem is the cultivation of the SMS donor - how does this occur when an organization may only get a name and cell phone number (but even that would be breaking privacy policies of many cell carriers.) I think it's still a long way off from being a method to make donations or do any 'real' fundraising. Jeff The main problem with SMS donations – is the ownership of the name once a donation or response has been made. During Katrina, the American Red Cross had the ability to gather donations via these types of sources, but it wasn’t worth the 5$ donation as it would be downgrading many of the donors on file that regularly give over $100 during these times. The further problem is the cultivation of the SMS donor – how does this occur when an organization may only get a name and cell phone number (but even that would be breaking privacy policies of many cell carriers.)

I think it’s still a long way off from being a method to make donations or do any ‘real’ fundraising.

Jeff

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