| Depending on the type of cell phone plan or calling | | | | donations; |
| plan that you have on your smart phone or cell | | | | There are some other companies out there, and |
| phone, you can text a donation to the victims of | | | | this is why you should get text messaging with |
| Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tsunamis, | | | | your cell phone calling plan, just in case you wish |
| Tornadoes, or Floods. In fact, millions of people did | | | | to make a donation and be part of something |
| just that after the Haiti Disaster and it is was a | | | | larger than yourself. Namely, the relief efforts to |
| huge success raising $30 million in donations in a | | | | help those who have no way to help themselves, |
| very short amount of time. | | | | so, please consider all this if it is your intention to |
| If you are on the Sprint Network have a prepaid | | | | donate. |
| plan, you can even use your mobile-phone | | | | Always ask, about the program you are donating |
| account to text a donation which will appear will | | | | to, in order to make sure it is legitimate, not all of |
| be deducted from your prepaid phone account. | | | | these donation programs make sense, or give in |
| Other major networks and cell phone carriers like | | | | the way they have been advertised. Check with |
| AT&T, Verizon, and others will add your donation | | | | the BBB, and make sure the company is |
| to your cell phone bill. Some have limits to how | | | | legitimate, that they are not on an FBI or FTC list |
| much you can donate by text messaging, but | | | | as being questionable. Lots of fraud occurs during |
| that is okay. You see, it is the numbers these | | | | crisis, because scamsters realize how vulnerable |
| non-profits are after. Even if everyone just gave | | | | the public is, in such emotional times of |
| a few dollars, it adds up fast. | | | | catastrophic world events. |
| Perhaps, this is why Hollywood got involved, and | | | | One rule of thumb is to watch for information on |
| the first lady asking people to donate through | | | | a major TV network covering the crisis, or find a |
| texting their gifts (text money) directly to where | | | | government agency which tells you how to use |
| it would be needed most? Virgin Mobile USA | | | | your cell phone or smart phone to donate to the |
| supports text donations, but some carriers do | | | | relief or rescue efforts. Indeed, please be careful |
| not. MGive is a company that supports texting | | | | and thanks for caring. |