Simple and Easy Way to make Donations via your iPhone

January 15th, 2010 | Author: Mark

After every major natural disaster people look for ways to help. Texting “Haiti” to 90999 is a very simple way to donate $10US to the American Red Cross and have the donation earmarked for the Haitian Earthquake Relief efforts.

Yesterday, as I was looking over the crop of FREE apps on my iPhone, I came across one that melded the “tagging” of GoWalla with donating money to worthwhile causes and having Citigroup & Kraft Foods pick up the tab for doing so (they jointed are donating $500,000.00 towards the effort). Simply put, you earn “Karma Points” by checking in a up to 10 locations per day, and you receive 10 Karma points per check in. They points accumulate until you decide which charities will receive your donation. You get points just for signing up, and so far I have donated to the American Red Cross all of my points. A single Karma point is worth 1¢

The causes that you can donate to are:
American Red Cross (www.redcross.org)
Prevent Child Abuse America (www.preventchildabuse.org)
Support a Classroom (www.DonorsChoose.org)
Provide a Meal in the USA (www.FeedingAmerica.org)
Give Clean Water in the Sudan (www.GlobalGiving.org)
Care for an Injured Animals (www.AmericanHumane.org)
Jane Goodall Institute’s Feed a Chimp (www.GlobalGiving.org)
Plant a Tree in the USA (www.AmericanForests.org)
Donate a Book (www.RoomToRead.org)
Offset Carbon (www.CarbonFund.org)