<p>The mobile firm Revolution Messaging and Democratic technology provider NGP VAN are partnering to provide text-to-donate services and SMS tools to Democratic campaigns and organizations.</p><p>Initially, mobile fundraising will consist of web-friendly contribution forms, but the plan is to eventually allow client campaigns to receive contributions via text message. In the meantime, political committees can send rapid response, GOTV and mobilization texts to supporters on their cell phones.</p><p>"We're still waiting on a few carriers, but our integration with NGP VAN is completed," Revolution Messaging CEO Scott Goodstein tells C&E. "Our systems are communicating with each other, so we're able to pass data back and forth."</p><p>Goodstein says the text donation component will be ready within a few weeks, but clients can immediately take advantage of the link between the two systems. Campaigns can collect supporter emails at their events and drop them into an NGP VAN account. They're also able to text follow-ups and send links to an NGP landing page.</p><p><a href="http://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/327567/ngp-van-and-revolution-messaging-partner.thtml">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/09/democratic-tech-company-adds-m.php">Democratic Campaign Tech Firm Adds Mobile Tools</a> (National Journal)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dswxJ16WN5O67OM5C6puFia61_-0M">2 additional articles.</a></p>