Take Action!

Mobile fundraising has taken off in 2010.  In mid-January, the American Red Cross launched a text message based fundraising campaign that more than doubled the total amount given to all charities the previous year.  They accomplished this in less than 48 hours with the help of new social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Thanks to Mobile Cause, a leading service provider for mobile giving, you can now encourage your friends to support Uplifting Athletes by texting “UPLIFTING” (space) and your DONATION AMOUNT to 27138.  You can also text "UA" to 85944 and reply "YES" to simply have a $10 donation added to your phone bill that month.  Try it out for yourself…then add it to your email signature to help spread the word!  

We kicked off the campaign on the Big Ten Network with a public service announcement produced by Anshey Bhatia (VPVinteractive.com) that features the voice of Steve Jones (3WZ & WPSU).  You can check it out on our facebook or twitter pages, too.

Last but not least, you can download our iPhone app to get the latest news, photos and videos.  Just search the app store for “UGive,” then scroll down to the Uplifting Athletes logo.  For more information, please visit www.upliftingathletes.org made possible by Media Barn Inc.