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A Global Summit about
Mobile Technology for Social Impact
October 13-15, 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa

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Wireless Technology for Social Change

Read the new report on trends in mobile use by NGOs:

Wireless Technology for Social Change.

The report was commissioned by the UN Foundation/Vodafone Group Foundation Partnership and written by Katrin Verclas and Sheila Kinkade.

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Human Rights Campaign

file under:
buyers guide, Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Trans Issues, GLBT, Human Rights and Civil Liberties

operates in:
United States

contact:
http://www.hrc.org/

From an HRC press release:

In an effort to empower supporters to take action on important issues anywhere, at any time, the Human Rights Campaign today launched the HRC Mobile Action Network to deliver up-to-the-minute news and legislative action alerts directly to cell phones.

In an era of 24/7 news and information, the need to deliver important messages to supporters has never been more critical. By launching the Mobile Action Network, HRC can call on a virtual network of passionate supporters and alert them to take immediate action.

References / Past Projects

Read more about HRC on the MobileActive blog.

Turning Shopping into Advocacy via a Mobile Phone

January 22, 2008 | CorinneRamey

file under:
GLBT, Human Rights Campaign, mobile advocacy, omniconsumer, pervasive computing, sms, sms infochannel

Ever wondered how Walmart ranks when it comes to supporting gay and lesbian employment equality? What about Starbucks, Coca-Cola, or Microsoft? Employment equality is an issue that the gay and lesbian community has advocated for for years. It has now moved into the cellphone age with point-of-purchase company information for conscious consumers. The U.S.-based Human Rights Campaign recently launched a new tool: An SMS buyers guide that that brings instant information about businesses' support of gay and lesbian equality straight to your mobile phone.

Human Rights Campaign Launches Info Line on Corporations

December 21, 2007 | MattBieber

file under:
GLBT, HRC, mData, mobile, Mobile Commons, search

Human Rights Campaign, an American NGO focused on gay and lesbian rights, launched a mobile ampaign that allows users to learn about their favorite companies’ inclusiveness policies via text message. Users text in the word “shop” and then the name of a company to receive a text message rating of that company’s policies towards gay and lesbians. (Give the service a whirl: text SHOP and then the name of a company – SHOP KELLOGG, for example – to short code 30644. This service works only in the United States)