instaGiv News
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Free mobile webinar January 20th
January 17th, 2012
Join us for a free online webinar ‘Integrating mobile into your 2012 mobile fundraising strategy’ “Very informative”, ‘Excellent content, some incredible ideas’, ‘Really opened my eyes to the world of text donations’ -Some feedback from Michael’s recent presentation at the IOF Scotland National Convention
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Action for Children go mobile with instaGiv
January 16th, 2012
We are pleased that Action for Children charity have chosen to use intaGiv’s mobile platform Text to Donate services for single, regular giving and outbound SMS module in their mobile fundraising and engagement initiatives. Action for Children’s vision is a world where all children and young people have a sense of belonging and are loved and valued. A world [...]
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Arctic Care choose instaGiv mobile platform
January 12th, 2012
We are pleased to announce that Arctic Care charity have chosen to use intaGiv’s mobile platform Text to Donate services for single regular giving and outbound SMS module in their mobile fundraising and engagement initiatives. Arctic Care is an internationally registered charity with the main objective of relieving poverty in economically disadvantaged African communities. InstaGiv is pleased that the Arctic Care charity [...]
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Toybox charity launches on instaGiv mobile platform
January 10th, 2012
We are pleased to announce that Toybox charity have chosen to use intaGiv’s mobile platform Text to Donate services and outbound SMS module in their mobile fundraising and engagement initiatives. “Toybox is a Christian charity committed to helping street living and street working children and those at risk of becoming so, principally in Latin America. Our vision is of [...]
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Free Mobile Regular Giving Webinar
January 9th, 2012
Join us for a free online webinar on ‘Regular Giving via mobile’ Accept regular donations via mobile without the need for credit card or bank details. “Very informative”, ‘Excellent content, some incredible ideas’, ‘Really opened my eyes to the world of text donations’ -Some feedback from Michael’s recent presentation at the IOF Scotland [...]
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SMS Donations and Volunteering to Boom in 2012
January 5th, 2012
Some interesting mobile fundraising statistics from recent article in Mobile marketing “the proportion of people likely to donate by text, rose from 1 in 10 in 2010, to close to 1 in 4 in 2011″ “70 per cent of charities see the potential of mobile phones to engage with a younger generation of donors.” “2012 [...]
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Amber launches smartphone app on instaGiv platform
January 5th, 2012
We are very pleased to be able to assist AMBER to enable the donation functionality in the new smartphone app. This app helps people concerned about homelessness to find support and resources within a chosen radius of where they are in the United Kingdom. This app allows you to choose what sort of assistance to [...]
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Children1st launch mobile fundraising on instaGiv platform
January 4th, 2012
We are pleased that Children 1st charity have chosen to utiize intaGiv’s mobile platform Text to Donate services and outbound SMS module in their mobile fundraising and engagement initiatives. Children1st have 125 years experience of working with children and families, previously as the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC). Today, we support families under stress, [...]
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Free Webinar Jan 6th
January 3rd, 2012
Join us for a short web session on ‘Introduction to mobile fundraising’ Is your charity ready to leverage the power of 66m mobile phones and 100% payouts on text donations. Register here for the Webinar “Very informative”, ‘Excellent content, some incredible ideas’, ‘Really opened my eyes to the world of text donations’ -Some feedback [...]
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instaGiv launch new charity mobile products.
January 3rd, 2012
We are very pleased to announce that launch of our new range of charity mobile products. Already used by some of the UK’s leading charities, our award winning mobile platform and packages have been specifically redesigned to help charities raise funds via mobile and to interact directly with your supporters. The individual packages include iConnect [...]
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Seven tips to improve your charity’s mobile fundraising
December 29th, 2011
Interesting article re integrating mobile fundraising into your charities fundraising strategy. Tobin Aldrich is the director of fundraising at WWF-UK commented ‘There is much hype about mobile fundraising. In today’s difficult climate we are all looking for something that will radically improve our performance. Mobile isn’t going to do that – yet. But there [...]
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Free Mobile fundraising Webinars
December 28th, 2011
We are pleased to announce the launch of our January Webinar timetable. Join us every Friday morning at 11 am for a free Webinar. How to integrate mobile into your 2012 fundraising and engagement campaigns via our FREE webinars in January. Friday Jan 6th 11 am ‘Introduction to mobile Fundraising’ REGISTER HERE Friday Jan 13th [...]
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Golden rules when building an opt-in mobile messaging list.
December 20th, 2011
Golden rules to consider when building an opt-in mobile messaging list. Stage 1: Building the opt-in list. Don’t buy a list of mobile numbers and start sending bulk text messages. This is spam. Mobile marketing requires an opt-in database – with explicit consent and reconfirmed consent from each recipient that they are happy to receive [...]
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Free January Webinars
December 20th, 2011
We are pleased to announce the launch of our January Webinar timetable. Join us every Friday morning at 11 am for a free Webinar. How to integrate mobile into your 2012 fundraising and engagement campaigns via our FREE webinars in January. Friday Jan 6th 11 am ‘Introduction to mobile Fundraising’ REGISTER HERE Friday Jan 13th [...]
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Charities Commission launch mobile website
December 19th, 2011
The UK Charity Commission has today launched a mobile version of its website to provide information to the public and charities. One of the reasons for developing the mobile site was that the number of people accessing the Commission’s website via a mobile phone has increased in the last year. In November 13,575 accessed the website [...]
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QR code campaign garners 291,000 scans
December 16th, 2011
A US restaurant chain , Chili’s Grill & Bar fundraising campaign for childhood cancer resulted in 291,000 QR code scans that appeared on coloring sheets and table tents created specifically for the effort. “As the latest trend in mobile technology, QR codes gave Chili’s a unique way to say thank you while encouraging guests to [...]
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Mobile Giving grows up
December 15th, 2011
Interesting article highlighing that mobile giving has moved beyond disaster aid. Now, people make all kinds of charitable donations and pledges through wireless smartphones and tablets .A June 2011 poll of 233 nonprofit organizations found that mobile adoption continues to grow and that there is a shift away from texting toward use of mobile Web [...]
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QR code in shop window drive donations
December 15th, 2011
QR Codes in eBay’s Give-A-Toy store window (video below) make it easy for shoppers to donate toys with their mobile devices. The interactive store window features popular toys that represent donation of $2 to $25 to the Toys for Tots charity
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Charity donations in 2012 to remain at 2011 levels
December 14th, 2011
A new study from Fenton and GlobeScan suggests that donations to nonprofits next year will remain at 2011 levels. The survey, which polled nearly 2,500 people in the U.S. and U.K., found that 72% of U.K. respondents and 65% of U.S. respondents say they expect their 2012 giving will remain the same as last year. [...]
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Accenture study finds Generation Y driving Britain to give more
December 14th, 2011
The next generation of British adults is driving the future of charitable donations through an increasing emphasis on technology, according to an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) survey of 1,000 consumers. The study, carried out by Redshift Research on behalf of Accenture and in conjunction with the charity Action for Children, looked at the role technology plays [...]
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FREE MOBILE WEBINAR – DEC 16TH
December 13th, 2011
YOUR SUPPORTERS ARE GOING MOBILE ! ARE YOU FOLLOWING ? Sign up for a free mobile fundraising webinar Alternatively sign up via mobile – Scan the following QR code
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New Report from nfpSynergy
December 12th, 2011
Recent report published by nfpSynergy and the Charities Aid Foundation looks at the potential of the mobile phone for the not-for-profit sector and revealed that 42% of charities now use mobiles or texts for fundraising. And the report predicted: “In time we may see entire cohorts of supporters whose only contact with a charity is [...]
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Webinars, Presentations & other goings on!
December 12th, 2011
We have been very pleased to have presented recently at the IOF Scotland conference in Glasgow , the IOF London Conference and the opportunity to facilitate Third Sectors ‘ Mobile fundraising and engagement workshop’ in London. It is clear that the interest in mobile is continuing to grow. Discussions are clearly moving from tactical to [...]
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Alzheimer’s Society use SMS to Trick or Treat Tesco’s customers
December 6th, 2011
Alzheimer’s in association with Tesco’s launched a ‘Scary’ Campaign for Halloween. Supporters were asked to text the Keyword Scary to 70080 to receive a trick or treat and make a £1.50 donation. The response message was configured to give the supporters 10 random ‘trick or treat’ response messages ranging from jokes to the recipe for [...]
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Philharmonic Orchestra trial sms tickets
December 6th, 2011
The Philimonic orchestra have set up a text mechanism ( on a non charity shortcode) to sell excess last minute performance concert tickets to Students . The Students can purchase the tickets for £5 by texting the Keyword PHIL to a short code and the concert ticket is sent to their mobile or can be [...]
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Could you be a partner?
November 23rd, 2011
COULD YOU BE A PARTNER? Whilst many of the UK’s best known charities are already using our system – Amnesty International, Alzheimer’s Society and Tearfund, to name but a few examples, we’re now seeking to partner with creative, leading-edge marketing and fundraising agencies to offer a unique extra dimension. Yes, we’re totally confident that any [...]
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Integrated Solutions from instaGiv
November 23rd, 2011
INSTAGIV’S INTEGRATED SOLUTION TO MAXIMISE THE FUNDRAISING POTENTIAL OF MOBILE AND SOCIAL MEDIA Digital marketing is revolutionising the way charities can engage with donor audiences. In addition, the potential offered by the mobile phone as a donation mechanism is huge. There are over 60 million in use in the UK today and it is the [...]
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Charities Challenged to do things differently?
November 23rd, 2011
SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGY COMBINE TO OFFER A FUNDRAISING REVOLUTION The inevitable impact of the ongoing recession on charitable donations and an aging donor profile has encouraged many organisations to examine new techniques which are designed to make giving easier and to attract younger donors. In this article, InstaGiv’s Managing Director, Michael Carlin, discusses [...]
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Webinar – Friday 25th @ 11:00am
November 22nd, 2011
Join Michael Carlin MD of instaGiv for a a short web session on: ‘How to set up a successful mobile fundraising campaign’ Is your charity ready to leverage the power of 66 UK million mobile phones and 100% pay-outs on text donations ? Looking to take your mobile fundraising and engagement beyond a single text [...]
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Flash Update October 2011
October 27th, 2011
We’ve been busy beavers all summer updating our award winning fundraising and promotional platform, with clients like Amnesty International, Tearfund and Alzhemier’s Society pushing our innovations you can be sure we’re bringing the goods! But we’re delighted to announce a new special offer pricing structure. Designed to bring the reach of mobile and social [...]
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How do you use your mobile?
October 24th, 2011
As smartphone adoption rates are rising, we have to ask the question, what can we do to extend the donation window to these devices? The answer is both simlpe & complex, as we can do as little as ensure our web sites & donation pages are optimised for mobile, or we can go the whole [...]
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Stunning Study of Charity use of technology by AIME (Association for Media & Entertainment)
October 21st, 2011
AIME, the thought leaders in UK micro payments recently released a study with some important findings for charitable organisations still finding it difficult to make a decision about whether to go mobile or not. Some of the key findings were; There is still a lack of knowledge about how to use emergent tech to forward [...]
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Register now for instaGiv webinar “Mobile Fundraising in 2011 – What’s Changed?”
August 25th, 2011
Our well established webinar series returns in September, with the first focussing specifically on what has changed in (mobile) fundraising? During the session we’ll discuss the key developments this year (JTG, Regular Giving, PPP’s 12th code ) and how they have altered the fundraising styles of so many charities. We’ll also announce our new re designed [...]
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Great use of the instaShare
July 13th, 2011
Great Ormond Street Hopspital Childrens Charity know a good thing when they see it & havng uploaded their new video to the instaShare (available to all instaGiv charities) they decied to take it one step further & embed it on a custom tab on their Facebook page. Take a look here : GREAT ORMOND STREET [...]
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Still doubtful about QR codes? (VIDEO)
June 28th, 2011
This is more of a revolution than a campaign! This year we are really going to see QR codes everywhere! How will you use them? Tesco’s have replaced stores with pictures of stores & Koreans loved it! But the message for us is – The options are limitless & the rewards are potentially enormous. How [...]
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Regular Giving via SMS (PDF Download)
June 27th, 2011
We’re really excited by this, Still to be proven, the idea is simple: Giving by SMS is by far the easiest wasy to give (short of pennies in a bucket!) so Regular Giving by sms is by far the easiest way to make a regular contribution. We have incorporated a Regular Giving module in our [...]
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QR codes mature, using mobile technology to free speech (Video)
June 15th, 2011
Caught a fantastic use of Qr (Quick Response codes, used by smartphones to link offline marketing to online resources). The campaign was run by Reporters without Borders to highlight 3 dictators well known for infringing free speech. We were impressed with the cleverness wih which the QR code integrated with the offline media, in this [...]
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How will your charity use mobile? (PDF Download)
June 13th, 2011
To help charities integrate mobile fundraising into marketing & promotional plans instaGiv have developed a new product brochure that highlights some of our most popular features. Having launched multiple new fundraising & marketing platforms we’ve been keen to show how these can facillitate more donations, more supporter engagement and more reach. Many Charities in the UK [...]
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Text Donations helping to preserve woodlands of The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough
April 28th, 2011
Working with instaGiv, The Wildlife Trust BCNP are using mobile fundraising to encourage vistors to the beautiful reserves they are responsible for. Interact with the instaShare below to find out more about their campaign. ?
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InstaGiv welcomes Scottish Huntington’s Association to mobile fundraising.
April 20th, 2011
InstaGiv is pleased to announce Scottish Huntington’s assocation is aboard as a text fundraising client. The Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) is a small Scottish Charity that was established by families living with Huntington’s disease (HD) in the late 1980s. Experiencing directly the dearth of services available to them, the organisation pursued the goal offsetting up [...]
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instaGiv is pleased to support the Prince’s Trust with mobile fundraising.
April 19th, 2011
instaGiv is pleased to be of assistance to The Princes’s Trust , a youth charity that helps change young lives. The Prince’s Trust gives practical and financial support, developing key workplace skills such as confidence and motivation. We work with 14 to 30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or [...]
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New Mobile Fundraising Partner
April 19th, 2011
instaGiv is pleased to announce that IFAW , a charity dedicated to saving animals in crisis around the world, is aboard as a text fundraising partner . Since 1969, IFAW has been saving animals in crisis around the world. When natural disasters strike, like the recent devastation in Australia and Japan, our emergency teams rush [...]
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Urgent Announcement – mobile operators to give charities 100% of text donations
April 18th, 2011
Everything Everywhere (The UK’s largest network) has announced that it has suspended text donations fees. The announcement means that UK operators (Orange, T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone, ) will now pass 100% of text donations to the charity. Is your charity ready to leverage the power of 66 UK million mobile phones ? Just one SMS text will [...]
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Are you coming to Digital Fundraising 2011 ?
April 18th, 2011
instaGiv partners with Third Sector to produce the 2011 Digital Fundraising Conference. This is THE event for anyone interested in discovering how to set-up and develop an ROI-driven mobile fundraising strategy, and maximise social media fundraising by growing your community and converting followers into donors. Also learn how to: Strategically integrate your digital channels to [...]
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looking for a way to excite your corporate supporters?
March 2nd, 2011
The video below is review of The 2010 Pedigree adoption drive a campaign by Hyper for Pedigree to highlight the plight of abandoned dogs. The creativity used in integrating offline & online is to be admired, for anyone looking for a way to excite their corporate supporters there are some whopping hints in here! We provided the sms [...]
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English National Opera & Britten Sinfonia join instaGiv platform
March 1st, 2011
English National Opera & Britten Sinfonia join the swelling ranks of Arts organisations using the instaGiv platform.
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Ulster Orchestra release new mobile fundraising video
February 28th, 2011
The Ulster Orchestra society, NI’s largest Arts Charity have released a new mobile fundraising video. Embedded in the instaShare widget, they are hoping to highlight the work they do within the community & raise some funds towards their ongoing outreach work.
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YouTube Launches 4th annual charity video awards
February 25th, 2011
See3 Communications, the leaders in online video for nonprofits, and YouTube, the world’s largest online video platform, announced today the launch of the 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. The Case Foundation will generously award a total of $10,000 in grants to the best videos of 2010 found in the YouTube Nonprofit Program—a special program [...]
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How to use your short code with a billboard!
February 24th, 2011
Fantastic use of a text shortcode with a billboard. Honda & JCD Decaux have really pulled of a great piece of work here.
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Alzheimer’s Society launch new iPhone App with embedded text donations
February 1st, 2011
??? Alzheimer’s Society is pleased to announce the release of their first iPhone app, Brain Map. Brain Map has been developed so that everyone can learn more about the brain and dementia. You can snap a photo of your friend’s brain and then rotate our 3D model to examine the different parts of the brain [...]
