RSM 2000 acquires text donation business from Vir2

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DIRECT DEBIT AND CARD PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER RSM 2000 LTD HAS ACQUIRED THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, STAFF & BRAND OF THE UK CHARITY TEXT DONATION AND MARKETING SPECIALIST, VIR2.

 

At a time when charities are worried about reputational risk from their suppliers, the purchase is the first time that a charity text donation provider has been bought by a fully regulated & compliant payment service provider. RSM 2000 can now provide a full range of payment solutions including text donation to charities under one roof and tick all the boxes for compliance and expertise at the same time.

For the full press release please read here: RSM 2000 acquires text donation and SMS marketing business from Vir2 final

19th Feb 2016 Charity Text Donation Seminar

Download your Seminar information pack here: Charity Text Donations Seminar Event pack 19Feb16

This one day free seminar organised jointly by the Premium Rate Regulator PhonepayPlus and the Association for Interactive Media and Entertainment (AIME) provides the opportunity for charities to learn how to get started and maximise text based donations, Gift Aid, post donation marketing, regular gifting and competitions.

Text fundraising has grown to a £120 million pound opportunity with most charities finding new donors and differing demographics through this easy mechanism. Are you maximising your donation footprint in this growth market?

During this seminar, you will learn about:

  • Why 70xxx shortcodes are important
  • How to get started with text donations
  • Codes of practice for text donations
  • Latest developments in Gift Aid
  • The emerging role of a Gift Aid intermediary
  • Improving marketing footprint
  • Effective post-donation marketing
  • Competitions with donation elements
  • Proposed changes to regular donations

If you don’t currently use text donation for your fundraising, this seminar will provide a good introduction for you.

If you are already using text donations, this event will be looking at improving your skills and maximising your donation and Gift Aid opportunities.

With several expert speakers already lined up and more to be announced this will be an informative day not to be missed.

If you are a charity you can get your FREE tickets (maximum 2 per charity) here: Seminar Tickets

Download your Seminar information pack here: Charity Text Donations Seminar Event pack 19Feb16