Following Wednesday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, talk of donations and relief efforts have crowded the airways. And rightfully so. But are the days of sending a check or calling with your credit card number over? Red Cross International Response Fund is accepting $10 donations via text message. You can simply text “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross (through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department). Funds will go to support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

I participated yesterday and the process was easy. I am told I will see the $10 charge on my next monthly bill. Today I began to question if my wireless carrier would get a cut of my donation, so I did a little more research. The campaign is run through mGive and their site FAQs state: “100% of your text donation is delivered to the International Federation of the Red Cross to support relief efforts in Haiti.”

I hope the ease of donating a small amount of money adds to this great organization’s fundraising efforts. I noticed there is even an mGiving Red Cross Facebook Application. Props to the Red Cross for embracing technology to support their mission. Impressive.