The most crucial line to me is this one: "As for text-message donations—that money never hits the account until the person who sent them pays their cell phone bill weeks later, a circumstance that affects charities large and small alike."
So whether to Yele or to any other group, much better to donate directly than through text messages (though better to text a donation than to make none, of course).
texted donations don't get paid until your phone bill is paid
Have you seen This article about donating to Yele?
The most crucial line to me is this one: "As for text-message donations—that money never hits the account until the person who sent them pays their cell phone bill weeks later, a circumstance that affects charities large and small alike."
So whether to Yele or to any other group, much better to donate directly than through text messages (though better to text a donation than to make none, of course).