April 30, 2006
Ringtones raise money for charities
On April 28, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund began a three-month fund-raising campaign focusing on selling master ringtones donated by Pearl Jam, Jars of Clay and OK Go, among others. Fans text the word "heal" to a short code dedicated to each ringtone to receive the download in exchange for a $5 charge to their phone bill.
... "Amnesty International also plans to extend the Make Some Noise effort to include mobile full-track and ringtone downloads.
Mobile content developer Airborne Entertainment has created an entire suite of mobile content focused on socially conscious themes called Just Cause." [via SThe Washington Post]
Other fund raising schemes involving ringtones:
-- Ringtone as a gift - after a donation to the Red Cross
-- Links to ringtones which raised funds for tsunami relief
-- Downloading ringtones to raise money
-- Ringtones raise money for schools
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