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Charities want you to text in your donation. Does it work?

Texting a donation took off after the Haiti earthquake. But some question whether the phenomenon will last.
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Chile earthquake relief: Cellphone donations struggle compared to Haiti

While $21 million in cellphone text-message donations poured into Haiti in the first 48 hours after the earthquake, only about $100,000 in total phone text donations have gone to Chile since the Feb. 27 earthquake.
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Chile earthquake relief: Want to help? Just send a text.

Anyone wishing to donate to Chile earthquake relief efforts can now do so just by pressing a few buttons on his or her cellphone. After the Haiti earthquake in January, text donations totaled more than $40 million.
Aid after Haiti earthquake: Faster, but will it be bigger?

Americans gave more aid to Haiti in the first four days than for any other disaster, including hurricane Katrina.
In Haiti, Red Cross, Wyclef Jean change charity a text at a time

Charities including the American Red Cross and hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean's Yéle Haiti have raised millions of dollars for earthquake relief through texted donations.
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Want to help Haiti? Just send a text.

Group's like Wyclef Jean's Yéle Haiti and the Red Cross are offering services in which you can donate $5 or $10 for Haiti relief efforts just by sending a text message from your cellphone. But watch out for scams.