Comments on: Mobile donations are making a difference in Haiti

By: alvins456

alvins456 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:52:36 +0000

I agree that the current usage of mobile donations is a quick and easy way to support a cause or relief fund. The is proves that the mobile phone is slowing becoming a digital wallet just as it is used for money transfers in countries like Kenya in East Africa.

Hopefully in the future it will take faster than 90 days for charity organizations to receive the funds.

By: yuhsuanchen

yuhsuanchen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:02:25 +0000

Thanks for the mobile donation information. After reading this week assignment, I realize there are more players behind carriers in the mobile market. They share the revenue and have a mechanism to handle the cash flow. However, I am surprised at that it would take up to 90 days for the charity to get the donation. As we know, one of the mobile values is prompt such that we can communicate with others without delay, but the donation throught mobile is slower than traditional channels. They should create a new way to efficiently transfer donation to the charity, especially in urgency.

By: Amy Rainey

Amy Rainey — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:25:36 +0000

I’ve also been pretty amazed by the response to this mobile donation campaign. I donated via text the other day after reading news coverage and seeing countless tweets about it. During Hanson’s Town Hall talk last week, he talked about the term, Slacktivism. People often fan a cause on Facebook or retweet a message and feel like they’ve done their part for a cause (without actually doing much of anything). In this case, people have gone beyond that initial easy step and taken their involvement to another level (granted, the donation-via-text was an easy, simple step to take).