Czechs are the first to make charitable gifts by text message - 18-01-2007 - Radio Prague

Czechs are the first to make charitable gifts by text message - 18-01-2007 - Radio Prague: "Czechs are the first to make charitable gifts by text message
[18-01-2007] By Ilya Marritz

Like most small nations, Czechs are proud of their inventions. Pilsner beer, the word 'robot' and even the soft contact lens are some of the contributions made to world culture and science by Czechs. A more recent technological innovation, the DMS, or Donors Message Service, is a big success inside the Czech Republic, and the inventors think it will soon catch on elsewhere too.
Last year, Czechs gave 38 million crowns, or about 1.7 million dollars to a variety of non-profit and charitable groups, just by hitting SEND on their mobile phones. No licking envelopes, no reading credit card numbers over the phone.
Veronika Bruhova is project coordinator of the donor's message service at the Czech Donors Forum. She says the DMS, really just a variant on the SMS or text message, is the most technologically-advanced way to make a charitable gift."