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Mobile Charitable Giving

Charitable donations from mobile phones have grown more common in recent years. Two thirds (64%) of American adults now use text messaging, and 9% have texted a charitable donation from their mobile phone. Three quarters of these donors (73%) contributed using their phones on the same day they heard about the campaign, and a similar number (76%) say that they typically make text message donations without conducting much in-depth research beforehand.

Yet while their initial contribution often involved little deliberation, 43% of these donors encouraged their friends or family members to give to the campaign as well.

For more, read the full Pew Internet and American Life report at

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/MobileGiving.aspx

Published Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:52 PM by CSL Info
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