At RainbowTribe.ME we want to be part of the solution. This is a time where we need to pull together as a community.

If you plan on using text to donate for your fundraising or marketing, here are a few ways a keyword and toll free number can facilitate donations.

As a development professional, you wear many hats. Your job is to figure out how to bring money into the organization. You may have little time or resources for broader marketing initiatives. But what you do is, in fact, marketing, so here’s a starting point for marketing your nonprofit.

Since your screen will automatically refresh frequently, you can just set it and forget it. As donations come in, the progress bar totals will dynamically update, you’ll get text alerts in real time, you’ll receive email updates every 15 minutes, and your mercury will rise to the new levels — all without your having to do anything!

Some members won’t want to download an app; offer them text to give. Others won’t want to give by texting. Offer them an app. Use both to help you bring in more money.

Why would a person want to give a donation by text? Well, there are a lot of reasons. It’s simple. It’s fast. It’s easy, to name a few. Everyone knows how to send a text message. And everyone carries their phone with them pretty much 24/7. So, there you go.