Today we’re finally blogging about a partnership that’s been growing for a few months, and holds great potential for non-profits who want to let people donate money through their cell phone with a simple text message.

Let’s step back. In the US, the “standard rate” text message is between $0.00 and $0.20 per message; Now, you’ve probably seen ads for services that cost between $.50 and $1 per text. This is called “Premium SMS” and is usually the underwhelming, underperforming underbelly of the texting world. The cell phone companies keep over half the proceeds. Victims end up paying $0.99 for a “joke of the day”, ringtone, or “sexytexty” delivered to them. Gag me. Inevitably you’ll have to manage complaints from people who felt they were tricked into expensive texting.

In contrast, MobileCause is one of the few companies who is approved to pass on nearly 100% of all text message donations, as long as the proceeds go to a non-profit (schools and churches, are you listening?). They’re also just great people to work with.

You can use Poll Everywhere’s PowerPoint text-to-screen and text message voting as ways to get people involved in MobileCause mobile giving campaigns. Call us for details! +1 (800) 388-2039