Donors Message Service
Encyclopedia
Donors Message Service is a mutual project of the Czech Donors Forum and the Association of Cellular Networks Operators launched on April 1, 2004. The aim of the DMS project is to offer foundations and other non-profit organizations the opportunity to obtain contributions from individuals via cellular phone in the form of SMS
messages. This service will function on non-commercial principles.
in Slovakia (more than 296 thousands DMS) and the most successful ever was the public collection for Asia. Czech people
(10 million inhabitants) sent more than 1.5 million Donors SMS (text: 'DMS ASIE') to help the stricken Southeast Asia region
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The price of Donors SMS is 30 CZK from the beginning, while the target organization receives 27 CZK and mobile operator company keeps the rest. Service also provides options to donate 30 CZK every month for one year.
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
messages. This service will function on non-commercial principles.
Donors SMS (DMS)
The first successful collection was for the Tatra mountainsTatra Mountains
The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains...
in Slovakia (more than 296 thousands DMS) and the most successful ever was the public collection for Asia. Czech people
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
(10 million inhabitants) sent more than 1.5 million Donors SMS (text: 'DMS ASIE') to help the stricken Southeast Asia region
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
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The price of Donors SMS is 30 CZK from the beginning, while the target organization receives 27 CZK and mobile operator company keeps the rest. Service also provides options to donate 30 CZK every month for one year.
External links
- Donors SMS (Official Site, Czech)
- Czech Donors Forum
- Czechs using novel SMS donation system to aid Indian Ocean victims (incentraleurope.radio.cz)
- Czechs out in front when it comes to SMS aid donations (Radio Praha)
- How record SMS donations helped launch the ADRA foundation's good ship 'DMS Asie' (Radio Praha)
- Actual results: DMS Asie, DMS SriLanka, DMS Indonesie and DMS Tatry